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Recollections of Edinburgh

and a few recollections of other places in Scotland

Contributors

Message From ...

Recollections of ...

 

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Maxine ADAM
Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Corstorphine

Margaret ADAMS
Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Leith Docks

Holyrood Palace

Dorothy ADDISON
(
nee JENKINS)
Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

Dorothy Addison  -  one of the players in a 1949 concert at Joppa ©

Abbeyhill

Joppa

Lothian Crisp Factory

Portobello 1950s

Towerbank School netball team

Portobello Rag and Bone Man

Alex
Surname known, but Alex does not wish it to be added to the web site

East Thomas Street

Bill ALDRED
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Bruce Peebles  workers 1957

Kerry ALEXANDER
Gracemount, Edinburgh

Dumbiedykes  families

St Anthony's School

Norma ALLAN nee HARDY
Edinburgh

Murrayburn School

Christine ANDERSON nee KEITH
Duddingston, Edinburgh

East William Street

Dumbiedykes  People and Play

Phil ANDERSON

Edinburgh Slang

Jacqui ANDERSON
Camberley, Surrey, England

Gilmerton Main Street

Mags ANDERSON nee SUTHERLAND

Pleasance  No 132

Emmeline ARIS nee PARDY
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Dumbiedykes Dalrymple Place

Dumbiedykes  Penny Tenement

Thomas ARIS
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Dumbiedykes  Penny Tenement

Irene ATKINS
Ashford Kent, England

Craigmillar - 1940s

 

B

Katherine Fraser BAILEY
Kamsack, Saskatchewan Canada

Studio Portraits  The Carbray Family

David Bain
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

Edinburgh Slang

Isabel BAKER (nee MUNRO)
Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA

Flora Stevenson School

Robert BAKER
Brooklyn, Connecticut, US

Flora Stevenson School

Joan BALLANTYNE
Darlington, NE England

Assembly Rooms  School Concerts

John BALLANTYNE
Boswall, Edinburgh

Dumbiedykes Arthur Street Accidents

Dumbiedykes  Arthur Street

James Clark School  Class Photo

Heart of Midlothian Foresters FC

Sandra BARR
Edinburgh

St Mary's Street

David BARRIE
Adelaide, South Australia

Hamilton Street

Travel - Leith to Corstorphine

Douglas BEATH
Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Boswall Estate  1940s

Commercial Transport

Cowgate

Craighall

Edinburgh Slang

Ferryfield  1940s

Fleshmarket Close

Fraser Estate  1940s

Gas-powered Buses

Granton  1940s

Granton Castle  1940s

Granton Railway  1940s

Leith Ice Cream Shop

Newhaven Fishwives  1940s

Prefab Housing  1940s

Shops  Cash handling equipment

Shrubhill  Parcels Depot

Wardie Farm  1940s

Irene BEAVER (nee BROWN)
Kirkliston, West Lothian

Boroughmuir School

Jeannie Dean's House

Elizabeth BELL
Murray Bridge, South Australia

Abbeyhill

Jean BELL (nee BOTTOMLEY)

Jean Bell - taken from a photograph of the 'leftovers' from Class 4A.  i.e.those  who were too young to leave the school at Easter, 1949 ©

Dumbiedykes   people and play

James Clark School  1949

Alastair BERRY
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Granton Middle Pier

Granton Harbour  1930s

Royston from 1930s

Jan BIRNIE
Muskoka, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

Dumbiedykes  searching for people

Donaldson's Hospital

Dean Village Orphanage and Public School

Averil BISHOP
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Sparta Boxing Club

John BISSET
Los Angeles, California, USA

St Ann's School

Liz BLACK
California, USA

Prefab Housing

Tim BLACK
Basel, Switzerland

Portobello  Skylark

Gillian BLACKBURN
Leith, Edinburgh

Leith  tea rooms

Katrina BLACKBURN
Kent, England

Leith  wild cat

Rab BLACKWOOD

Rab Blackwood at 41 Dumbiedykes Road around 1955

Dumbiedykes  people

Bill BLAIR

Broughton School

Alex BLYTH
Greendykes, Edinburgh

Dumbiedykes  shops

Greendykes

Geoff BONNEY
South Africa

Old Chain Pier

Martin BONE
Currie, Edinburgh

Campbell Harper  photographers

Jeanette BOON
Welland, Ontario, Canada

Dumbiedykes  Coronation Party

Dumbiedykes  Lower Viewcraig Row

Dumbiedykes  people

Dumbiedykes  shops

Charles Kelt BOTTOMLEY

Dumbiedykes  Fergusson Buildings

Peter BOTTOMLEY

'The Embers'  A group from Dumbiedykes ©

'The Scotchie'

Alfred BOUCH
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Leith Walk

Eric BOWER
Corstorphine, Edinburgh

Portobello  Skylark

Kate BROCK
Edinburgh

Dumbiedykes  Penny Tenement collapse

Jeannie Veich's  sweetie shop

Paddy BROCK
Liverpool, England

Dumbiedykes  Penny Tenement collapse

Florence BRODERICK
(nee McGHEE)

Muriston, West Lothian, Scotland

Castle Hill Primary School

Castle Hill School Photo

Darroch School

South Bridge School

Janice BRODIE
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Dumbiedykes  streets

Norma BRODIE
Auckland, New Zealand

Wingy Robertson's Outing  Leith 1930s

Nick BROMFIELD

Moubray House

David BROWN
Craigmillar, Edinburgh

Craigmillar

Frances BROWN nee BARNUM
New Bern, North Carolina, USA

East Thomas Street

East William Street

Helen BROWN nee MUNRO
Gilmerton, Edinburgh

South Bridge School

South Side

Tenements  Carnegie Street collapse

J BROWN
Perth, Western Australia

Canongate

Leith Pubs

Maureen BROWN

Piershill Barracks

Jim BULL
Old Town, Edinburgh

Bathgate Park

Norma BUTLER

Granton  1950s to 1970s

 

C

Marion CAGNEY
Australia

Yardheads Brewery

Stuart CAIE
Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Sinclair Fountain

Yvonne CAIN nee DORR
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Yvonne Cain (nee Dorr) taken from a photograph of a Wardie School Class in the 1950s ©

Brunswick Street Cafe

Cycling

East Thomas Street

Edinburgh - 1950s

Fleshmarket Close

Granton - 1950s

Ross Bandstand

Stockbridge

Swimming Certificate 1961

Wardie School - 1950s

Waverley Market

Elma CAIRNS (nee REID)
Flint, Texas, USA

Boroughmuir School

Jim CAIRNS
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jim Cairns  -  One of the pupils on a Castle Hill School, Primary 1 class photo, taken in 1949 ©

Castle Hill School Photo

Castle Hill School Recollections

Castlehill

Edinburgh Slang

Princes Street Elephant Parade

Royal Procession c.1953

Jim CAIRNS
Clermiston, Edinburgh

Leith Shipping

Sheila CAIRNS

St Ann's School

Pauline CAIRNS-SPEITEL
Old Town, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Names

Fleshmarket Close

Margaret CALDER
Craigmillar, Edinburgh

Craigmillar

4 boys at Puddockie ©

Jim CALLENDER
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Canonmills School  - 1945

Puddockie

Spitfire Fund Concert  - 1940

Brian CAMERON

Gilmerton Recollections

Eileen CAMERON

Polton Farm

Betty CAMPBELL
Northfield, Edinburgh

Duddingston Camp

Brian S CAMPBELL
Agassiz, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Merchiston Motors

Darren CAMPBELL
Edinburgh

St Cuthbert's Stables

Jim CAMPBELL
St Fillans, Perthshire, Scotland

Portobello - 1950s

Portobello  sledging

Portobello  Cassidy family

Liz CAMPBELL

Craigmillar

Vincent CANALE
South Edinburgh

Dumbiedykes  Penny Tenement

Malcolm CANT
Greenbank, Edinburgh

Asa Wass

Simon CAPALDI
Sheriffhall, Edinburgh

Asa Wass

Edinburgh Slang

Graham CARLIN
Edinburgh

Richmond Street  fishwives

Dumbiedykes  Forbes Street

Phyl CARRUTHERS nee ALLAN
Belford, Northumberland, England

St Margaret's Convent

Carolyn
Dorset, England

East Thomas Street  neighbours

John CASSIDY
Glasgow, Scotland

Middleton Residential School Camp

Graham CATANIA

Dumbiedykes  Forbes Street

Morag CATANIA

Glasgow Co-op Picnics

John Cavanagh
County Durham, England

Hamilton Street

Douglas CHATHAM
Edinburgh

Haymarket

Anna CHROBAK

East Thomas Street

Brian CLAPP

Edinburgh Cycle Tracks

Blackfriars Street

Betty CLARK
Canada

Hunter's Garage

John CLARK
Canada

©

Chambers Street

Cinemas

Collecting Football Cards

Craigmillar  1940s

Dalry

Darroch School

Dumbiedykes  searching for people

East Thomas Street  1940s

Edinburgh Slang

Fountainbridge

Granton from 1940s

Great King Street

Men's Fashions

Merchiston

St Stephen's Church

Waverley Market

Rob (or Rab) CLEARY
Johannesburg, South Africa

Bingham

George CLEMENTS
Manchester, NW England

Dumbiedykes  searching for people

George CLYDESDALE
Edinburgh

State Cinema

Capitol Picture House

Swimming

Avril COATS
Longstone, Edinburgh

Longstone

Bill COCKBURN
Comely Bank, Edinburgh

Dumbiedykes  factories and shops

Dumbiedykes  people and play

Dumbiedykes  Tusi's ice cream shop

Fountainbridge  Asa Wass

Pleasance  backgreens

Prince Albert Buildings

Bob COCKBURN

Leith Street  restaurant

Pleasance  tenements

Portobello  1940s

Joanne COCKBURN

East Thomas Street

East Thomas Street  1953 street party

Eddie COLLIE
North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Edwards' Bakery  Granton

Devlin's Yard

Alexander COLLINS
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Burdiehouse School

Frank CONNOR
Hadlow, Kent, England

Dumbiedykes   Music Groups, 1960s

The Pleasance

Lena Mary CONWAY nee MORAN
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Fountainbridge  1927-33

Niddrie  1933-45

Bingham  1945-60

Lesley CONWAY
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Fountainbridge  1927-33

Greendykes  prefab housing

Niddrie  1933-45

Bingham  1945-60

Rev. Deborah CORNISH
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Granton  1940s

Judy CORR (nee VALERSKY)
Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA

St Margaret's Convent

Jackie COUPE

Gilmerton Recollections

Gus COUTTS
 Duddingston, Edinburgh

Gas-powered Buses

Bob COWE
Leith, Edinburgh

Leith Milk Deliveries

Terry COX
Fairmilehead, Edinburgh

Asa Wass

Edinburgh Slang

Royal Procession c.1953

Tollcross

Joe COYLE
The Inch, Edinburgh

East Arthur Place

Holyrood Park

St Ann's School

Jack CRAIG
Silverknowes, Edinburgh

Chambers Street

Hislop & Day

Jeanie Deans' Cottage

Newhaven Shop

Old Chain Pier

Michael CRAIG
Edinburgh

Glenburn Hotel

Juniper Green

Baberton House

Tam CROAL
Edinburgh

The 'Slidey Stane'

Violet CROUSE (nee CUNNINGHAM)
Canada

Preston Street School

Doris CROOK (nee McCRAW)
Grange, Edinburgh

St Leonard's School

Sheila CULL nee Clark
 Australia

Canongate Girls' Club  -  around 1958 ©

Canongate Girls' Club

Dumbiedykes  Coronation Party

Dumbiedykes Road

Miles CUMMING
Edinburgh

Cairngorm House

Portobello Open Air Pool

Charlie CUMMINGS
Bolton, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Chester's Farm  Polton

Bill CUNNINGHAM
Leith Edinburgh

Joug Bars

Leith Poem

Leith Pubs

Jim CURRIE
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Castlehill School

Joe CURRIE
West Lothian, Scotland

Black Bull and Moir's Bar

 

D

Margaret DAKERS
nee Szawluk
Edinburgh

Baberton

John (Ian) DAVIE
 East Lothian, Scotland

Craigmillar

Jimmy DAVIDSON
East Lothian, Scotland

Clubs and Discos 1960s

Jimmy Clark's School

John DAVIE

Dumbiedykes Shops

Arthur DAVIES
 Essex, England

Davidson's Mains

Irene DAY (nee SHARROCK)
Wigan, Lancashire, England

Christening Pieces

East William Street

Leith Walk Primary School

Newhaven  Police Box and Market Buffet

Norton Park Secondary School

Pilrig

Southside  Fringe Plays

Marion DEIGHAN
Edinburgh

My First TV

DEREK

Leith Pub - wild cat

John DEVLIN also known as
John EDWARDS

Sun City, Florida, USA

Devlin Fountain Presentation

People of Dumbiedykes

Thomas L Devlin  trawler owner

Darney DEVLIN
b.1921
Inverleith, Edinburgh

Granton Harbour  Brown, Blacksmith

Granton Harbour  early-1900s

Granton Harbour  1950s to 1970s