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Stuart Laidlaw’s selected memories of Post War Sighthill 1945-1970

The entries in this Scrapbook have been taken from my other scrapbooks showing the Calders, Sighthill, Parkhead,and Broomhouse areas prior to the massive reconstruction in the years following 1970.

Scrapbook created by Stuart Laidlaw Stuart Laidlaw
ARCON Prefabs on Calder Terrace Sighthill 1955
ARCON Prefabs on Calder Terrace Sighthill 1955
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AILOH and ARCON Prefabs on Calder Drive Sighthill 1949
AILOH and ARCON Prefabs on Calder Drive Sighthill 1949
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11 Calder Drive Sighthill
11 Calder Drive Sighthill
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Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp
Wooden Huts at Sighthill P.O.W. Camp
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Picture A - Wester Hailes Primary School and the Swedish Wooden Houses.
Picture A - Wester Hailes Primary School and the Swedish Wooden Houses.
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Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963
Wester Hailes, Sighthill and Parkhead Estates1963
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Hailesland before 1965
Hailesland before 1965
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St Nicholas Church in the early 1970s
St Nicholas Church in the early 1970s
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Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s
Flooding on the Sighthill estate in the 1950s
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Broomhouse Bus 1965
Broomhouse Bus 1965
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The Old Calder Road 1965
The Old Calder Road 1965
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Demolition of St Joseph's Primary School 2002
Demolition of St Joseph's Primary School 2002
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Saughton House off the Old Calder Road (Picture 1)
Saughton House off the Old Calder Road (Picture 1)
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Contributor:
Stuart Laidlaw

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