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Heriot, Midlothian

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Historic maps of Heriot and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Heriot maps

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Midlothian memories

growing up near temple

I remember Temple school. The Knights Templar play. Christmas plays. The youth club on Friday evenings. Friday I'm in love. I was. The glen. Scottish country dancing. The human skull in Anna's cellar. Diving off the waterfall. Baking and Christmas parties at the Dunlop's. The quilt. The Fete and fancy... [more]

Shared on 28 January 2008 by Louise Mercer.

Born in a very special place

I was born in Dalkeith in 1936 and shortly after moved to 17 Gibralter Terrace, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland. I was the fourth to be born and already had an older sister by 5 years and two older brothers. By the time I was 11 years old I had another two sisters and two brothers.
We lived in a 3 bedroomed council... [more]

Shared on 12 February 2009 by Mary Cumming.

Boyhood in Broomieknowe, Lasswade

In 1953 my family moved from Edinburgh to live in Broomieknowe, Lasswade. I liked the large garden we had on this quiet street with pigeons cooing in the big Chestnut trees in the neighbours garden, and a big barn owl which nested in an old sycamore next door. My brothers and I like to excplore in the Esk Valley, walking along... [more]

Shared on 22 January 2008 by John Wilson.

Tait Family

Though I was not born in Scotland, I have been back many times and always end up in the town my family was a big part of. My parents, grandparents and g-grandparents have always been a part of the woollen mills and my mother ran the looms, my father fixed them and most machinery and my gran had a small store... [more]

Shared on 18 September 2008 by Carolyn Tait .

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