Janbo1874 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 21 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Those swings must be long gone now I can remember the swings and also there was a tall climbing frame thing that you would never get away with now with health and safety never mind litigious snowflake parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANOJAMBO Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, joondalupjambo said: To the right of the Burton's shop, perhaps a bit down but certainly before the corner where the John Lewis entrance is now was there not a dirty book shop? Not a shop that was not clean but a shop that sold adult reading material😄 Cough , cough. A friend tells me it wasn't a dirty book shop but some kind of health or "medical" shop which had all kinds of sex manuals ( not Playboy etc) or books on sexual health on display in the window. my friend remembers it well from his schooldays. ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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¼½¾ Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: St Joseph's Primary. Calder Road going across the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Janbo1874 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Lemongrab said: St Joseph's Primary. Calder Road going across the bottom. No Gauntlet or The Market at the foot of Broomhouse Grove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Janbo1874 said: No Gauntlet or The Market at the foot of Broomhouse Grove. See near the bottom right corner, there's a building on the far side of the Calder Road. I've only known the area with the dual carriage way. We're buildings demolished to make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Lemongrab said: See near the bottom right corner, there's a building on the far side of the Calder Road. I've only known the area with the dual carriage way. We're buildings demolished to make it? Posted ages ago on this thread but I think this is the best out of the pre dual carriageway phots. Not sure if that is the school grounds to the left of the big trees are but the road goes right through that area now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obua Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: Posted ages ago on this thread but I think this is the best out of the pre dual carriageway phots. Not sure if that is the school grounds to the left of the big trees are but the road goes right through that area now. Is that where the silver wing is, In the middle of the top pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 6 hours ago, obua said: Is that where the silver wing is, In the middle of the top pic. Theres two flat roofed builgings on the right hand side of the road as we look at it in yhe middle of the picture. The furthest away one is the co-op and the one with the cars outside, a row of shops. On top of thst there looks like a funny rounded roof- thats the Silver Wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: 1961 My old house is just out of shot to the right. Those high flats were a great place to grow up. I'm glad they're gone though, as I now have a cracking view of Caerketton Hill and the ski slope when I'm taking a dump. Edited January 9, 2021 by Governor Tarkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 14 hours ago, NANOJAMBO said: Cough , cough. A friend tells me it wasn't a dirty book shop but some kind of health or "medical" shop which had all kinds of sex manuals ( not Playboy etc) or books on sexual health on display in the window. my friend remembers it well from his schooldays. ☺ Did you, sorry did he also get embarrassed when walking past? I just remember glancing so you, sorry your friend could well be right but good to know that there were a display of body parts of sorts, not going senile or mad just quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 15 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Scored a few in that very goal myself Played for SCAB Hearts on that very pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 1962 - Near Sighthill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Cash and Carry promotion. Buy coffee and win a telly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANOJAMBO Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 53 minutes ago, joondalupjambo said: Did you, sorry did he also get embarrassed when walking past? I just remember glancing so you, sorry your friend could well be right but good to know that there were a display of body parts of sorts, not going senile or mad just quite yet. 😂 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NANOJAMBO Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Cash and Carry promotion. Buy coffee and win a telly Reminds of the "great coffee" shortage (around the time there was also a great shortage of bog rolls/sugar) when it seemed cheaper to buy a TV than a jar of coffee. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Heriots v Edinburgh Accies late 1940's Where would this match been played at ? Goldenacre ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 1963 - Road Bridge still under construction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Pentland Laundry, Stevenson Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Don't see many sidecars now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Miele's Fish and Chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Continental Hair Stylist shop Brougham Street 1963. Made a song and dance about it as it was opened by Jack Milroy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Miele's Fish and Chips Our chippy of choice growing up in Abbeyhill in the 1960''s & early 1970''s. Run by a lovely family ( The Miele's) IIRC two brothers & a sister some of whom lived locally in Brunton Terrace. Their chips didn't need salt or anything else IMO. I also remember when they stopped selling fish for a while, as the cost of fish had risen so steeply, they reckoned their customers couldn't or wouldn't buy them. One abiding memory of that shop was a 3d type picture in glass on the wall of a bare- breasted mermaid, one reason I always volunteered to go for the chips. Shop closed maybe late 70's and taken over by the Tiffin next door as it's take-away outlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, argyjambo said: Our chippy of choice growing up in Abbeyhill in the 1960''s & early 1970''s. Run by a lovely family ( The Miele's) IIRC two brothers & a sister some of whom lived locally in Brunton Terrace. Their chips didn't need salt or anything else IMO. I also remember when they stopped selling fish for a while, as the cost of fish had risen so steeply, they reckoned their customers couldn't or wouldn't buy them. One abiding memory of that shop was a 3d type picture in glass on the wall of a bare- breasted mermaid, one reason I always volunteered to go for the chips. Shop closed maybe late 70's and taken over by the Tiffin next door as it's take-away outlet. I remember that Chippie as I used to work in Bothwell Street. The downside was they didn’t have brown sauce for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I remember that Chippie as I used to work in Bothwell Street. The downside was they didn’t have brown sauce for some reason. Where did you work in Bothwell St? Was it the print works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, argyjambo said: Where did you work in Bothwell St? Was it the print works? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Yes. Reason I asked is, my mate's dad worked there. His name was Alec Hogg, he's long gone now, but I wondered if you knew him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, argyjambo said: Reason I asked is, my mate's dad worked there. His name was Alec Hogg, he's long gone now, but I wondered if you knew him. I knew a Charlie Hogg who I worked with there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I knew a Charlie Hogg who I worked with there. I suppose a lot of guys worked there, it was a big place. Ta for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, argyjambo said: I suppose a lot of guys worked there, it was a big place. Ta for the reply. 👍 Although it was the dark side there were plenty of Jambo’s who worked there and Charlie being one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Heriots v Edinburgh Accies late 1940's Where would this match been played at ? Goldenacre ? I think that might be Arboretum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn artist Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, jb102 said: I think that might be Arboretum That's the accies pitch at stockbridge. Edited January 9, 2021 by conn artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janbo1874 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, conn artist said: That's the accies pitch at stockbridge. 👍North Park Terrace in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Pentland Laundry, Stevenson Road Trying to work out where on Stevenson Rd ? Either where Mackays is now , the garages or the site of Wickes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: Trying to work out where on Stevenson Rd ? Either where Mackays is now , the garages or the site of Wickes . The Wickes site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: The Wickes site. Cheers , that map throws up another question , where does the Mill stream come from ? I know where it flows into the water of leith , behind the bowling green , but where does it start ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: Cheers , that map throws up another question , where does the Mill stream come from ? I know where it flows into the water of leith , behind the bowling green , but where does it start ? The mill stream started at the weir at Chesser, under Gorgie Road and along to works were where the old BT building on Gorgie Road was (Gorgie Mills), then up as shown on that map, re-joining the Water of Leith near Murrayfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 10 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Heriots v Edinburgh Accies late 1940's Where would this match been played at ? Goldenacre ? Looks more like Stewart's Melville or Boroughmuir colurs, vs Accies. possibly at Raeburn Place. Heriots would probably play in a all dark blue away top, I'd have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, ArcticJambo said: Looks more like Stewart's Melville or Boroughmuir colurs, vs Accies. possibly at Raeburn Place. Heriots would probably play in a all dark blue away top, I'd have thought. I don't think its Boroughmuir there seems to be three colors in those jerseys, Borougmuir if I remember were navy blue with a green hoop, or green with a navy hoop. These seem to have a third light color, if white it could be a FP shirt rather than a sc hool shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: The mill stream started at the weir at Chesser, under Gorgie Road and along to works were where the old BT building on Gorgie Road was (Gorgie Mills), then up as shown on that map, re-joining the Water of Leith near Murrayfield. That means there’s a lot of buildings on top of a stream 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, ArcticJambo said: Looks more like Stewart's Melville or Boroughmuir colurs, vs Accies. possibly at Raeburn Place. Heriots would probably play in a all dark blue away top, I'd have thought. Are they those row of houses above the rugby posts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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