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The Green

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Children playing on railings at Greenside

Children playing on railings at Greenside

Margaret Lee - Playing in the High Green (South of the Wooden Bridge) .

Margaret Lee - Playing in the High Green (South of the Wooden Bridge) .

Children Playing In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1948

Children Playing In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1948

Playing Golf In The Back Green 1940s

Playing Golf In The Back Green 1940s

Margaret Lee - Playing Peevers, other Street Games, Hallowen and Bonfire Night.

Margaret Lee - Playing Peevers, other Street Games, Hallowen and Bonfire Night.

Young Women On The Putting Green 1920s

Young Women On The Putting Green 1920s

Boys With Bicycle In Back Green At 10 Bellevue Street c.1955

Boys With Bicycle In Back Green At 10 Bellevue Street c.1955

Two Sisters In The Back Green 1949

Two Sisters In The Back Green 1949

Three Bowling Champion-Winning Sisters 1980s

Three Bowling Champion-Winning Sisters 1980s

Young Boy In The Back Green At 38 Dumbiedykes Road c.1950

Young Boy In The Back Green At 38 Dumbiedykes Road c.1950

Children's Birthday Party In The Back Garden At 10 Bellevue Street 1960

Children's Birthday Party In The Back Garden At 10 Bellevue Street 1960

Three Children In The Back Green At 17 Murdoch Terrace 1948

Three Children In The Back Green At 17 Murdoch Terrace 1948

Brother And Sister At Play In Garden c.1933

Brother And Sister At Play In Garden c.1933

Two Boys In Cowboy Outfits 1950

Two Boys In Cowboy Outfits 1950

Family In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1948

Family In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1948

Child Asleep In Pram In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1949

Child Asleep In Pram In Back Green At East Thomas Street c.1949

Girl Standing By Rocking Horse In Back Grarden 1940

Girl Standing By Rocking Horse In Back Grarden 1940

Children Playing In Garden At Clermiston Road North 1968

Children Playing In Garden At Clermiston Road North 1968

Family Standing In The Back Green At 100 Slateford Road 1953

Family Standing In The Back Green At 100 Slateford Road 1953

Three Young Men On The Bowling Green c.1930

Three Young Men On The Bowling Green c.1930

Young Woman Sitting In Deckchair In Back Green At 39 Northfield Crescent 1959

Young Woman Sitting In Deckchair In Back Green At 39 Northfield Crescent 1959

Reading The Newspaper In The Back Garden At 39 Northfield Crescent c.1957

Reading The Newspaper In The Back Garden At 39 Northfield Crescent c.1957

Man Working On Vegetable Plot In His Back Garden At 39 Northfield Crescent c.1957

Man Working On Vegetable Plot In His Back Garden At 39 Northfield Crescent c.1957

Man Polishing His Shoes In His Back Garden At 39 Northfield Crescent c.1957

Man Polishing His Shoes In His Back Garden At 39 Northfield Crescent c.1957

Young Man Swinging Off A Clothes Post, July 1968

Young Man Swinging Off A Clothes Post, July 1968

Woman With Girl In The Back Garden, late 1930s

Woman With Girl In The Back Garden, late 1930s

Greenside Youth Club

Greenside Youth Club

Woman In Workclothes In Garden At Lochend 1940s

Woman In Workclothes In Garden At Lochend 1940s

Woman With Young Boy In Pedal Car Outside Ramsay Technical College c.1937

Woman With Young Boy In Pedal Car Outside Ramsay Technical College c.1937

Four Men And Woman Posing With Sporting Equipment 1950s

Four Men And Woman Posing With Sporting Equipment 1950s

Adults And Children Outside Back Of Ramsay Technical College At Portobello c.1937

Adults And Children Outside Back Of Ramsay Technical College At Portobello c.1937

Children Sitting In Doorway c.1935

Children Sitting In Doorway c.1935

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Picture taken on the Wooden Bridge with the High Green and Hawthorn Terrace in the background.

Picture taken on the Wooden Bridge with the High Green and Hawthorn Terrace in the background.

The Guthrie Family In The Back Green At Elgin Terrace c.1920

The Guthrie Family In The Back Green At Elgin Terrace c.1920

John Codona One-Man Band Playing Along Dumbiedykes Road c.1954

John Codona One-Man Band Playing Along Dumbiedykes Road c.1954

Children In The Back Green 1951

Children In The Back Green 1951

Children Playing In Back Garden At Blackhall c.1962

Children Playing In Back Garden At Blackhall c.1962

Young Girl Climbing Up Ladder Outside Home At 28 Upper Gilmore Place 1963

Young Girl Climbing Up Ladder Outside Home At 28 Upper Gilmore Place 1963

Young Girl Dressed Up In The Back Garden 1959

Young Girl Dressed Up In The Back Garden 1959

Two Girls Standing In The Garden With Their Dolls 1930

Two Girls Standing In The Garden With Their Dolls 1930

Children Playing With Toy Inflatable Yogi Bear On Balcony Close Of 38 Prince Albert Buildings In Dumbiedykes 1962

Children Playing With Toy Inflatable Yogi Bear On Balcony Close Of 38 Prince Albert Buildings In Dumbiedykes 1962

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