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The entire Calders Prefab Estate 1947

1947
The entire Calders Prefab Estate 1947
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Wester Hailes Primary School was built around 1948 off the Wester Hailes Road.
The Prisoner of war Camp was demolished around 1955 to make room for the industrial estate.

Stuart Laidlaw Added by Stuart Laidlaw

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Location:
Sighthill Calders Prefab Estate Sighthill
Categories:
Childhood Daily Life Environment
Contributor:
Stuart Laidlaw
Scrapbooks:
Maureen’s Scrapbook Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Prefabs of Sighthill Edinburgh 1946-1966

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