Stuart Laidlaw's History of Wester Hailes Primary School Sighthill in the 1950s - Edinburgh Collected

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Stuart Laidlaw’s History of Wester Hailes Primary School Sighthill in the 1950s

Memories and photographs of my time at the school.

Scrapbook created by Stuart Laidlaw

Wester Hailes Primary School 1963

Wester Hailes Primary School 1963

Stuart and Christine Laidlaw 1955

Stuart and Christine Laidlaw 1955

Sketch Map 0f Wester Hailes Road Sighthill in the1950s

Sketch Map 0f Wester Hailes Road Sighthill in the1950s

Memories of Wester Hailes Primary School Sighthill 1949-1957 (Part One)

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Memories of Wester Hailes Primary School Sighthill 1949-1957 (Part Two)

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Christine Laidlaw and Class of 1949/50 Wester Hailes Primary School

Christine Laidlaw and Class of 1949/50 Wester Hailes Primary School

Wester Hailes Primary School School Photo 1951

Wester Hailes Primary School School Photo 1951

Christine Laidlaw and Miss Freer's Class of 1952/53 Wester Hailes Primary School

Christine Laidlaw and Miss Freer's Class of 1952/53 Wester Hailes Primary School

Wester Hailes Primary School - Miss Cowe's Class P1- 1953

Wester Hailes Primary School - Miss Cowe's Class P1- 1953

Wester Hailes Primary School - Miss Mitchell's class 1953/4

Wester Hailes Primary School - Miss Mitchell's class 1953/4

Wester Hailes Primary School - Mr Sutherland's Class 1953/54 "A"

Wester Hailes Primary School - Mr Sutherland's Class 1953/54 "A"

Wester Hailes Primary School - Mr Sutherland's Class 1953/54 "B"

Wester Hailes Primary School - Mr Sutherland's Class 1953/54 "B"

Miss Allison and Class 1950s (Brownlee Camp)

Miss Allison and Class 1950s (Brownlee Camp)

Wester Hailes Primary School Football Team of 1954

Wester Hailes Primary School Football Team of 1954

Christine Laidlaw and Class of 1955 Wester Hailes Primary School

Christine Laidlaw and Class of 1955 Wester Hailes Primary School

Wester Hailes Primary School - Class of 1955/6 Teacher Unknown

Wester Hailes Primary School - Class of 1955/6 Teacher Unknown

Wester Hailes Primary School Dux Medal 1955/6 Christine Laidlaw

Wester Hailes Primary School Dux Medal 1955/6 Christine Laidlaw

Wester Hailes Primary School Football Team 1956/7

Wester Hailes Primary School Football Team 1956/7

Christine Laidlaw Careers Advice 1955

Christine Laidlaw Careers Advice 1955

Letter to Christine Laidlaw from School Headmaster.

Letter to Christine Laidlaw from School Headmaster.

James Gillespies Acceptance Letter to Christine Laidlaw 1956

James Gillespies Acceptance Letter to Christine Laidlaw 1956

Certificates from the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 1955 and 1956

Certificates from the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 1955 and 1956

Burns Scottish Literature Certificate

Burns Scottish Literature Certificate

Wester Hailes Primary School Uniform-1955

Wester Hailes Primary School Uniform-1955

My first Teacher at Wester Hailes Primary in 1954/5

My first Teacher at Wester Hailes Primary in 1954/5

Stuart Laidlaw and Miss Simpsons Class of 1955/56 Wester Hailes Primary School

Stuart Laidlaw and Miss Simpsons Class of 1955/56 Wester Hailes Primary School

Wester Hailes Primary School - Class of 1955/56Teacher unknown

Wester Hailes Primary School - Class of 1955/56Teacher unknown

Stuart Laidlaw 1957

Stuart Laidlaw 1957

Wester Hailes Primary School-Class 3b Prize 1955/6

Wester Hailes Primary School-Class 3b Prize 1955/6

Wester Hailes Primary School Prize Label - 1955

Wester Hailes Primary School Prize Label - 1955

Wester Hailes Primary School - Invitation to Prize Giving 1955

Wester Hailes Primary School - Invitation to Prize Giving 1955

Wester Hailes Primary School Prize List 1955

Wester Hailes Primary School Prize List 1955

Stuart Laidlaw Report Card 1956

Stuart Laidlaw Report Card 1956

Wester Hailes Primary School-Class 4b Prize 1956/7

Wester Hailes Primary School-Class 4b Prize 1956/7

Wester Hailes Primary School Religious Knowledge Prize 1957

Wester Hailes Primary School Religious Knowledge Prize 1957

Beetle Drive at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Beetle Drive at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Map showing site of Wester Hailes Primary School 1960

Map showing site of Wester Hailes Primary School 1960

Picture A - Wester Hailes Primary School and the Swedish Wooden Houses.

Picture A - Wester Hailes Primary School and the Swedish Wooden Houses.

Wester Hailes Primary School Fancy Dress Party 1950s

Wester Hailes Primary School Fancy Dress Party 1950s

Fancy Dress Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Fancy Dress Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Fancy Dress Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

Fancy Dress Party at Wester Hailes Primary School.

My Last Dux Medal

My Last Dux Medal

Wester Hailes Primary School by David McMillan - Part One

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Wester Hailes Primary School by David McMillan - Part Two

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Wester Hailes Primary School by David McMillan - Part Three

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Wester Hailes Primary School by David McMillan - Part Five

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WESTER HAILES PRIMARY SCHOOL C.1955

WESTER HAILES PRIMARY SCHOOL C.1955

Wester Hailes Primary School 1975

Wester Hailes Primary School 1975

Middleton Residential School camp 1955

Middleton Residential School camp 1955

Site of Wester Hailes Primary 2021

Site of Wester Hailes Primary 2021

Jim Alcorn - Memories of the Prefabs and Wester Hailes Primary School

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Jim Moore - Memories of the 1950s

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Jim Moore - Memories of Wester Hailes Primary School Class P5b-1957

Jim Moore - Memories of Wester Hailes Primary School Class P5b-1957

Jim Moore - Memories of Wester Hailes Primary School Class P4b-1956

Jim Moore - Memories of Wester Hailes Primary School Class P4b-1956

Wester Hailes Primary School Old and New

Wester Hailes Primary School Old and New

Wester Hailes Primary School circa 1950 Teacher unknown (Mr Sutherland ?)

Wester Hailes Primary School circa 1950 Teacher unknown (Mr Sutherland ?)

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