Memories of Weir Wynd

The house with the Sequoia
By Jean Jordan

Weir Wynd
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We moved into Weir Wynd just as it was finished 1964. One daughter about to start school and a baby – another following 2 years later. Our house has a Sequoia in the garden which I believe was planted by early residents of Lockers Hall, I would love to see photographs of Lockers garden and maybe identify our tree, now higher than the house. There were two when we moved in, however one was removed before we moved back – to the very same house 23 years later! Reading the contributions brings back many memories . Dr Cuthbert was our Dr and we took David to Mrs Clemsons nursery school along with my daughter and a little boy in Fairview. Lockers Hall is not clearly visible from my house now as two properties were built in 1997?

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  • It was great to read about Weir Wynd. I am also very interested in all the old trees, sadly some have been removed. Were there more trees in 1964? We have known the occupants of 8 Weir Wynd for many years. Their garden was apparently part of the grass tennis court belonging to Lockers, and they still have a very mature fir tree (Atlas Cedar) at the bottom of the garden. I used to live in Millers which was previously Dr Cuthbert’s house. This was built on Lockers vegetable garden and included the old garden wall with wrought iron gates. We also had a couple of Atlas cedars at one point, and a very mature camelia shrub, which was planted by Len Quartermain, the Lockers gardener. As a child, I used to cycle in Weir Wynd and remember Jinks the cat! It would be great if you could share memories of how Weir Wynd looked back in 1964, just after development. I believe the stable block at Lockers was still in existence? Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
    My email is simon.pdp4elt@gmail.com

    By Simon Walker (19/08/2022)

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