Pretoria Cottages c1918.....

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:50 am

Wondering if anyone would have a copy or knows of a website that would have a photo of Pretoria Cottages circa1918 - this is where my grand mother was born. It would be nice to see a picture.

Regards
Donna

Post by **AndrewP** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:44 am

Hi Donna,

Where are/were Pretoria Cottages?

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:17 am

Hi Donna

Would it be Prettoria Cottages in East Whitburn, West Lothian that you are interested in? They do appear to be still in existance., but I couldn't find any photos of them.

Kind regards

Catriona

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:40 pm

Hello Catroina - is the site you're talking about the www.geo.ed.ac.uk site?

Or do you know of another?

Regards

Donna

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:50 pm

Donna

Sorry! I was getting mixed up between the information I had found of the existance of the cottages in East Whitburn and the site with photos which I found at the same time of Whitburn a mile or so along the road.

What I did find was a business with its premises at N°2 Pretoria Cottages.
Forsyth Plumbing & Heating Services
Mr and Mrs B Forsyth
2 Pretoria Cottages
East Whitburn
West Lothian EH47 0JF
Telephone: 01501 744676

It might be worth sending them a wee note with a request for a photo, explaining why you want one.

Hope this helps

Catriona

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:56 am

Many thanks Catriona

I'll see what I can find out.

Regards
Donna

Mary · Post by **Mary** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:30 pm

Hi Donna
I only live a couple of miles from East Whitburn. On my road home from work tonight, I had a look for you, and missed the road down to 2 Pretoria Cottage. There are 2 roads leading in to new houses on either side of a footpath leading down to 2 new houses. I presumed the 2 houses were on to the back of one of the roads. It looks like the row of the original Pretoria Cottages has been demolished and someone has named the cottage because of what had been on the site.
I dropped in to the library as thay have lots of old photos of the area - but no luck. The nearest I got was Whitburn Railway Station (now also demolished) which must have been right next to the cottages, you can still make out the railway track.
If there is anything more I can do for you please let me know.
Mary

Mary · Post by **Mary** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:43 pm

Hi again,Donna
I meant to add this in my last post. It looks round about the right era for you. The cottages you see are very near where I was today, typical of what Pretoria Cottages would have looked like. For all I know they ARE Pretoria Cottages. West Lothian Family History Society invite enquiries. You could perhaps e-mail them.

http://www.wlfhs.org.uk/eastwhit.htm

Mary

dmd1164 · Post by **dmd1164** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:22 pm

Thank you Mary

Will look into it - I have a picture somewhere - I'll dig it out and post it - I'm not sure if it is actually Pretoria Cottages - maybe once I post it someone may be able to verify it for me.

Many thanks

Donna