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Recollections
1.
Eric Gold
East End, London |
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Thank you Eric Gold, known to many as Eric McKenzie, East End, London,
for sending the following memories of the time he spent in Niddrie in the
1960s.
Eric moved from
Dumbiedykes, when the houses there were being demolished, to
Craigmillar in 1961, then to new housing named Niddrie House before
going to sea in 1963.
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Niddrie House Scheme
"We moved
from Dumbiedykes to 5 Harewood Road, Craigmillar in 1961, then moved to a
scheme called Niddrie House."
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Niddrie House
"The Niddrie
House scheme was named after the famous Wauchope family's Niddrie House
that we used to play in.
Niddrie House was a huge
mansion, owned by the Wauchope family. Hence the names Wauchope
Terrace and Place."
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The Bogeyman
"Niddrie
House was a derelict house when we moved into Craigmillar in April 1961
when our shrine Arthur Street was demolished.
We would play in Niddrie House
but my mum was frightened in case I hurt myself as the building was
derelict. She told me that the bogyman had flitted from Arthur
street to Niddrie House.
She said she met the bogyman
outside the Whithoose pub and he liked a drink in the afternoon and caught
young lads in the mansion when he came home.
She put the fear in to me so I
never went near the old Niddrie house again (ha ha ha ha)"
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Eric Gold, East End, London: March 13, 2006 |
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Recollections
2.
Meg Reilly
Niddrie, Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Meg Reilly who wrote:
Searching for People
"Does anyone know:
- Jimmy Burstow?
- Martha Stenhouse?
- James McKay?"
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Reply to Meg
If you know any of the people that
Meg mentions above, and would like to
contact Meg, please email me, then I'll pass on your message to
her.
Thank you.
Peter Stubbs: October 1, 2009
Meg posted another message about Jimmy Burstow in
the guest book today
Peter Stubbs: February 13, 2010 |
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Update 1
Andrew Longmuir added this message to the EdinPhoto guestbook:
"I found
Peter Stenhouse two months ago, after 50 years.
He is fine, and as far as I know,
so are Martha and Jimmy Burstow. Sadly,
I was at James McKay's funeral about two years
ago.
Alan Longmuir:
November 20, 2009 |
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Update
2
Helen Stanton emailed me today and wrote:
"Jimmy Burstow is my
husband's cousin; he still lives in the area today."
Helen Stanton, March 12, 2011
Meg: If you
email me,
I'll pass on Helen's email address to you.
Peter Stubbs, March 12,
2011 |
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Update 3
Thank you, Meg, for emailing me today. I'll send Helen's
email address to you later today.
Peter Stubbs: March 31. 2011
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Meg Reilly: message posted in EdinPhoto
guest book: September 29, 2009
and sent email March 31,
2011 |
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Recollections
3.
Liz Brownlie
Australia |
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Thank you to Liz Brownlie who wrote:
Searching for People
"I am trying to contact anyone that lived in
my area of 50 Niddrie Mains Terrace, Edinburgh
around 1956 to 1976.
I
left for Australia in
1980"
Liz Brownlie, Australia: May 4, 2010 |
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Reply to
Liz
If you
would like to send a message to Liz, please email me, then I'll pass on
your message to her. Thank you.
Peter Stubbs: May 4, 2010 |
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Update 1
Thank you to Helen Stanton who wrote
"My granny Morrison and her family lived
at 50 Niddrie Mains Terrace until she died in the year 1982."
Helen Stanton, March 12, 2010 |
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I have passed on Helen's email address to Lix
Brownlie.
Peter Stubbs, March 12,
2011 |
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Recollections
4.
John Lawson
Niddrie, Edinburgh
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Thank you to John Lawson who replied:
Neighbours
"I lived at 101 Niddrie Mains Terrace
from 1957 to 1976. It is almost directly opposite 50 Niddrie
Mains Terrace (where Liz Brownlie lived).
I can’t recall the Brownlies living there but
I do remember the rest of the tenants in the
stair. They were, you look at the
building:
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bottom left: Berwick
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middle left-: Mathieson
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top left:
Shaw (before them, it was Black)
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bottom right:
Brownlie?
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middle right:
Simpson
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top right-:
Morrison.
Mrs Morrison was the first person in the
street to get a colour TV. That was around 1970.
Grandson, Eddie,
was a friend of mine. (I never got to
watch the TV though). "
John Lawson, Niddrie, Edinburgh: July 6, 2011 |
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Recollections
5.
Roberta Graham
Stirling, Stirlingshire,
Scotland |
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Roberta posted a message in
the EdinPhoto guestbook, asking what he described as a long shot, going
back to 1954: |
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1954
Nora Graham
"Does anyone
remember my mum. Nora Graham? She worked in what she refers to
as 'the rubber mill' in 1954.
She would have been
about age 21 at the time.
She lived at 6 Hay
Drive, Niddrie. She had three brothers:
- Jimmy Graham,
- George Graham
- Lawrence
Graham"
Roberta Graham, Stirling,
Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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Reply to Roberta
If you'd like to send
a message to Roberta, please email me, then I'll give you her
contact details. Thank you.
Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh:
September 15, 2011 |
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