Lady Haig's

Poppy Factory

65 Canongate, Edinburgh

The Poppy Factory

Three Workers, one on a guillotine

   Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate: Men working, one on the guillotine

© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Betty Hepburn (née Boland), Waikanae, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand

 

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     Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate: Men working, one on the guillotine ©

 

Lady Haig's Poppy Factory

Old Photos

Thank you to Betty Hepburn for allowing me to reproduce this photo of workers from the Lady Haig Poppy Factory, 65 Canongate Edinburgh.  Betty's Granddad used to work at this factory.  It opened in March 1926.

This is one of three photos of the workers at the factory that Betty sent to me.  Here are all three.  The third one was published in the Edinburgh newspaper, 'The Evening Dispatch'.  When was it published?  The other two may have been published there as well.

   Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate: Men working, onte on the guillotine ©      Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate: Workers and Visitors ©      Lady Haig's Factory at the Canongate: Ten workers with wreaths ©

Acknowledgement:  Betty Hepburn (née Boland), Waikanae, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand:  Nov. 10, 2011

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Workers

The worker in the centre of this photo is William Benham, grandfather of Betty Hepburn who sent me these photos.  Do you recognise either of the other workers in this photo?

When might the photo have been taken?

 

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