History of Social and other Events in Sighthill during the early to mid 20th Century.

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Photos of various events, happenings etc from the Sighthill area during the 20th Century.

Coronation Mugs 1953
Coronation Mugs 1953

Coronation Mugs 1953

Presented to Christine and Stuart Laidlaw on 2n...
Invitation to the Coronation Party on Sighthill View 1953

Invitation to the Coronation Party on Sighthill View 1953

Rare example of an Invitation to one of the man...
Coronation Street Party on Sighthill View 1953

Coronation Street Party on Sighthill View 1953

Christine Johnson 2nd left Front Row Thanks ...
Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Place 1953

Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Place 1953

Street Party in Sighthill Place held in 1953 t...
Coronation Party on Sighthill Gardens1953

Coronation Party on Sighthill Gardens1953

Elizabeth Hamilton 2nd front row 7th from the l...
Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Road 1953

Coronation Street Party on Sighthill Road 1953

Gordon Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, Doreen MacLean...
Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Grove 1953

Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Grove 1953

Children were given a Coronation Mug filled wit...
Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Gardens 1953

Coronation Street Party on Parkhead Gardens 1953

1st Right Back row Keith Walker 4th Right Fron...
Coronation Party on Parkhead Loan 1953

Coronation Party on Parkhead Loan 1953

Mr Scotland kneeling far left, Mrs Scotland and...
Coronation Party on Parkhead View 1953

Coronation Party on Parkhead View 1953

Janice Guthrie Front row 8th right hands in poc...
Home Guard Unit 1940

Home Guard Unit 1940

This is the the Second Battalion of the Home Gu...
Farms at Sighthill in 1945

Farms at Sighthill in 1945

The farms were all situated between the Union C...
Picnic at Shaws Farm off the Old Calder Road Sighthill.

Picnic at Shaws Farm off the Old Calder Road Sighthill.

Shaws Farm was on the Broomhouse side of the ol...
Children of Parkhead Drive Sighthill 1946

Children of Parkhead Drive Sighthill 1946

Front row:- Ronnie Anderson, Margaret Burnie, B...
Sighthill Bowling Club Members 1948

Sighthill Bowling Club Members 1948

Identified so far Peter Brown-Front Row 2nd fr...
Life in the old P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill.

Life in the old P.O.W. Camp off the Old Calder Road Sighthill.

Christmas inside a Nissen hut in the Camp. T...
Dancing in the street in Sighthill in the1950s.

Dancing in the street in Sighthill in the1950s.

Ronnie Macleod in the kilt and Barrie Hauxwell ...
Guides and Brownies in Wooden Church Hall in Broomhouse circa 1950s

Guides and Brownies in Wooden Church Hall in Broomhouse circa 1950s

Taken in one of the overspill Wooden Huts used ...
Outdoor Service at St Nicholas Church Huts 1950s

Outdoor Service at St Nicholas Church Huts 1950s

Built sometime in the 1950s, these Huts were bu...
St Nicholas Church Sunday School Picnic 1952

St Nicholas Church Sunday School Picnic 1952

Left to right;- Margaret Baxter, Graham Foster...
Health and Welfare in the 1950s

Health and Welfare in the 1950s

Prior to the formation of the NHS in 1948,Healt...
Sighthill Health Centre 1955

Sighthill Health Centre 1955

Little known about this group of pensioners pla...
Accident on the Old Calder Road 1955

Accident on the Old Calder Road 1955

Opposite the shops at junction with Parkhead Ga...
Fancy Dress Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Fancy Dress Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Fancy Dress Party, probably in mid 1950s, held ...
Halloween Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Halloween Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Halloween Party, probably in the mid 1950s, hel...
St Nicholas Church Sunday School Picnic 16th June 1956

St Nicholas Church Sunday School Picnic 16th June 1956

One of the yearly highlights of going to Sunday...
St Nicholas Church Womans Guild circa 1956/7

St Nicholas Church Womans Guild circa 1956/7

1st right 2nd Back Row Mrs Dobbie 3rd left Fro...
St Nicholas Church Womans Institute circa 1950s

St Nicholas Church Womans Institute circa 1950s

Maisie MacGregor on the left and Mrs Graham, th...
Beetle Drive at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Beetle Drive at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Old School Hall was used by Cubs, Scouts, Brown...
Shopping in Sighthill during the 1950s and 60s.

Shopping in Sighthill during the 1950s and 60s.

Permanent shops and services in the area were s...