Parkhead and Sighthill Estates in the 1960s
1960
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By this time the estates are bordered on the north by Broomhouse and on the West by the Calders Prefab Estate.
The land to the south is still agricultural land and the Murray Burn is not yet culverted.
Thanks to Peter Stubbs of edinphoto for permission to show the map.
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