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Mobile Library Van in the 1950/60s

1955
Mobile Library Van in the 1950/60s
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A familiar sight on the estate was the Mobile Library Van which came round every two or three weeks.
It would usually park up on the spare land opposite St Nicholas Church.
This image shows the interior.

Stuart Laidlaw Added by Stuart Laidlaw

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Location:
Sighthill Sighthill and Wester Hailes
Categories:
Childhood Daily Life Education
Contributor:
Stuart Laidlaw
Scrapbooks:
Stuart Laidlaw's History of growing up on the Calders Prefab Estate Sighthill in the 40s, 50s and 60s

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