Haddington, Garleton Castle, Sw Lodge 1953

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I was in tenterfeild in the late 70-81.82 it was a great place for me at last I was safe but...... like everywhere some goodtimes but some not so good but happy I spent time there and was settled at last . I found a old comic and it was put in my file for safe keeping I have seen my file it not there so if any staff from that time remember this could you please get intouch as I have to find staff who were there at time I said at time

It is good that there are a few memories of Tenterfield. We knew some of you guys. There seems to be nothing of Templedean. It's a bit like we have been wiped off the map? I, among others, grew up there, in the 60s. We have managed to gather a few of us together, but are still missing so many of our number. Margaret and Wilma Paton, Shirley and Joan Williams and Sheila Mulligan. Some of our girls are no longer with ...see more

I was at Tenterfield from December 1951 until April 1952. I remember the Irvine family, particularly Winston and James. I also attended Lasswade School later as I think Winston did too. Most of the nurses at Tenterfield were kind, although I was in awe of the matron and especially her old mother who lived at Tenterfield too. We all wore the same type of clothing which made for easy identification at Knox Academy, which we all attended. Happy days, maybe! Jim Wyllie, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

My father was gardener at Pilmuir in about 1939- 40 and we lived in the lodge house.A wire-haired fox terrier dog seemed to go with the house. I remember seeing a German airplane being shot down almost over our house and I collected some of the shell casings. The owner at that time was a surgeon from Edinburgh whose name I cannot remember. We left as I was about to start school and the nearest was Gifford at least 2 ...see more