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The mixed team of Whitecraig Gala in 1979

The mixed team of Whitecraig Gala in 1979

Down Memory Lane – East Lothian football team line-ups of yesteryear

Athelstaneford post office, in part of the old smiddy building in the 1950s

Athelstaneford post office, in part of the old smiddy building in the 1950s

Down Memory Lane – The post offices of East Lothian

A photo taken on March 4, 1941, of firemen and soldiers surveying the burnt out building of Richard Baillie's electrical shop on Market Street, Haddington, after it was bombed on March 3, 1941, by a German Heinkel bomber

A photo taken on March 4, 1941, of firemen and soldiers surveying the burnt out building of Richard Baillie's electrical shop on Market Street, Haddington, after it was bombed on March 3, 1941, by a German Heinkel bomber

Down Memory Lane – Fire stations and firefighters in East Lothian

Commercial Bank, Court Street, Haddington, in April 1949

Commercial Bank, Court Street, Haddington, in April 1949

Down Memory Lane – When East Lothian was full of banks

Bridge Street in Musselburgh in the 1980s, featuring Robb's hairdresser (and H. Maudling wines & spirits and W. Harrower the bookies)

Bridge Street in Musselburgh in the 1980s, featuring Robb's hairdresser (and H. Maudling wines & spirits and W. Harrower the bookies)

Down Memory Lane – The hairdressers and barbers of East Lothian

Rebecca Wall of Night Owl Books and Ashley Douglas

Rebecca Wall of Night Owl Books and Ashley Douglas

New book reveals East Lothian woman as Scotland's own Sappho

A 1959 slide depicting Bell's the draper at 63-64 High Street, Haddington

A 1959 slide depicting Bell's the draper at 63-64 High Street, Haddington

Down Memory Lane – The drapers and other artisans of our high streets

This postcard from the beginning of the last century is of The Ship Inn public house in Musselburgh. The house behind the pub was South Bush, a garden nursery run by William Handasyde

This postcard from the beginning of the last century is of The Ship Inn public house in Musselburgh. The house behind the pub was South Bush, a garden nursery run by William Handasyde

Down Memory Lane - Pubs and inns across East Lothian

Civic Square, pictured on February 15, 1978

Civic Square, pictured on February 15, 1978

Down Memory Lane – Images of Tranent from the 1970s, 80s and 90s

This postcard from the early 20th century shows the mercat cross on Aberlady High Street, standing in front of The Cross Cottage. Constructed in the 18th century, it is quite plain, both now and in this image

This postcard from the early 20th century shows the mercat cross on Aberlady High Street, standing in front of The Cross Cottage. Constructed in the 18th century, it is quite plain, both now and in this image

Down Memory Lane - The mercat crosses of East Lothian