Stuart Laidlaw's History of the Old Calder Road Sighthill from 1946-1970s - Edinburgh Collected

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Stuart Laidlaw’s History of the Old Calder Road Sighthill from 1946-1970s

Pictures and descriptions of Calder Road Sighthill as it was.

Scrapbook created by Stuart Laidlaw

The Calders Prefab Estate 1960

The Calders Prefab Estate 1960

The Calders Prefab Estate up to1965

The Calders Prefab Estate up to1965

The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes up to1965

The Calders Prefab Estate and Wester Hailes up to1965

The Old Calder Road up to 1965 [Part One]

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Old Canal Bridge Sighthill

Old Canal Bridge Sighthill

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

Ploughing next to the Union Canal.

Ploughing next to the Union Canal.

Old Sighthill Bus Terminus1950

Old Sighthill Bus Terminus1950

Sighthill Bus Terminus 1950s

Sighthill Bus Terminus 1950s

Sighthill Bus Terminus around 1957/8

Sighthill Bus Terminus around 1957/8

Railway Bridge at the bottom of Cultins Road Sighthill. 1957

Railway Bridge at the bottom of Cultins Road Sighthill. 1957

Sighthill Industrial Estate 1953 - The Scottish Orlit Co.

Sighthill Industrial Estate 1953 - The Scottish Orlit Co.

Wester Hailes Primary School by David McMillan - Part Four

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Sighthill Industrial Estate-William Thynes Factory 1960

Sighthill Industrial Estate-William Thynes Factory 1960

William Thynes War Memorial - St. Nicholas Church Sighthill

William Thynes War Memorial - St. Nicholas Church Sighthill

Sighthill Industrial Estate-Burtons Biscuit Factory 1960

Sighthill Industrial Estate-Burtons Biscuit Factory 1960

Sighthill Industrial Estate-Golden Wonder Crisp Factory 1960

Sighthill Industrial Estate-Golden Wonder Crisp Factory 1960

Official Opening Of The National Coal Board Scotland Computer Centre At Sighthill 1963

Official Opening Of The National Coal Board Scotland Computer Centre At Sighthill 1963

Sighthill Industrial Estate - Bankhead Ave Govt Buildings

Sighthill Industrial Estate - Bankhead Ave Govt Buildings

HMSO Sighthill Industrial Estate

HMSO Sighthill Industrial Estate

Sighthill Farm Workers Cottages 1947

Sighthill Farm Workers Cottages 1947

The Old Calder Road up to1965 [Part Two]

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Sketch Map 0f Wester Hailes Road Sighthill in the1950s

Sketch Map 0f Wester Hailes Road Sighthill in the1950s

Old Esso Garage on the Calder Road

Old Esso Garage on the Calder Road

Memories of Sighthill Bowling Club

Memories of Sighthill Bowling Club

Sighthill Bowling Club Members 1948

Sighthill Bowling Club Members 1948

Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963

Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963

Sighthill Inn 1961

Sighthill Inn 1961

Sighthill Inn 1961

Sighthill Inn 1961

The Sighthill Inn on the old Calder Road 1963

The Sighthill Inn on the old Calder Road 1963

Sighthill Inn in the 1970s

Sighthill Inn in the 1970s

Sighthill Inn Calder Road 1987

Sighthill Inn Calder Road 1987

The Sighthill Health Centre - Old Calder Road 1953

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Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

New Health Centre Calder Road Information Booklet 1953 {1}

New Health Centre Calder Road Information Booklet 1953 {1}

New Health Centre Calder Road Information Booklet 1953 {2}

New Health Centre Calder Road Information Booklet 1953 {2}

Sighthill Health Centre North Entrance 1955

Sighthill Health Centre North Entrance 1955

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre North Side entrance 1960

Sighthill Health Centre North Side entrance 1960

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Health Centre 1953

Sighthill Fire Station 2015

Sighthill Fire Station 2015

Old Calder Road from Broomhouse Road towards the City.

Old Calder Road from Broomhouse Road towards the City.

Accident on the Old Calder Road 1960s

Accident on the Old Calder Road 1960s

Saughton House Entrance on the Old Calder Road (Picture 2)

Saughton House Entrance on the Old Calder Road (Picture 2)

The Silver Wing Pub

The Silver Wing Pub

Hewitt the Butchers on the Old Calder Road.

Hewitt the Butchers on the Old Calder Road.

Martins the Bakers on the Old Calder Road

Martins the Bakers on the Old Calder Road

St Cuthberts Co-Op on the Old Calder Road 1965

St Cuthberts Co-Op on the Old Calder Road 1965

Calder Road in the 1970/80s

Calder Road in the 1970/80s

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