'The Stair' Traditional Cache

'The Stair'-6 OXGANGS AVENUE EDINBURGH SCOTLAND -The everyday life of eight families living in one of the post war new council housing schemes on the south of the city set in the lee of the Pentland Hills between the years 1958 to 1972.

The first mention of Oxgangs is in 1425.   In 1947 Edinburgh council began to build large scale council housing, mostly houses and flats. I moved from Slateford, primary school Juniper Green in 1962 from  next door from what is now the Water of Leith visitor centre, a two room flat with a outside toilet to the luxury of a three bedroom flat with a bathroom  in Oxgangs street , primary school Hunters Tryst.

Looking back what does this part of Edinburgh bring to mind I say Freedom, the Hills , the woods, the river and  burns .  but for a more detailed view of life half a century ago please click Related Web Page to Peter Hoffmann's wonderful blogg 'The Stair'.

The cache was placed to show both Oxgangs Avenue and Oxgangs Street With 'The Field' opposite  
and close to  Oxgangs farmhouse. Robert Louis Stevenson visited the farmhouse on many occasions.