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Saughton House off the Old Calder Road – Fire Report.(Picture 4) 2nd February 1918

1918
Saughton House off the Old Calder Road - Fire Report.(Picture 4) 2nd February 1918

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Newspaper report from the Daily Record dated the day after the fire.

The House was put up for sale in March 1918 following removal of anything salvageable.

The House remained a shell and was demolished on a date unknown.

The present Broomhouse Primary School now occupies the site.

Stuart Laidlaw Added by Stuart Laidlaw

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