Cottages on Wester Hailes Road

ALAN Kermack writes: "I'm looking for photos, or information, on two rows of cottages on Wester Hailes Road. I think they were taken down about 1956 and then flats went up. The old bridge is still there as it's now a walkway. Anyone who can help should email [email protected].

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Christine Powell, from Livingston, replies: "I was one of the children who got moved out of Wester Hailes when the flats were being built in 1967. I was 13 at the time this happened.

"My story can be found on www.angelfire.com/art3/westerhailes1930s/pg01.html. There is also a book by Diana Sinclair which is named "A Sense of History" which you can view by dropping into Wester Hailes library."