Aaron Sheridan
@acsheridan.bsky.social
History PhD at the University of Strathclyde researching social history of council housing in Edinburgh, 1919 - 1999 | Living Rent, Govan and Ibrox branch
Great write up from @charlielynch.bsky.social in The National yesterday covering the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the Scottish Oral History Centre. My brilliant advisor and Director of the Centre @ymcfadden.bsky.social front and centre alongside the bona fide legend and founder Arthur McIvor!
October 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Great write up from @charlielynch.bsky.social in The National yesterday covering the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the Scottish Oral History Centre. My brilliant advisor and Director of the Centre @ymcfadden.bsky.social front and centre alongside the bona fide legend and founder Arthur McIvor!
Had a fantastic time presenting and attending the @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference on Saturday. Congratulations to all the speakers and particularly @vawright10.bsky.social for her in depth history of women’s housing activism in Scotland. Thanks to @ymcfadden.bsky.social and the team
September 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Had a fantastic time presenting and attending the @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference on Saturday. Congratulations to all the speakers and particularly @vawright10.bsky.social for her in depth history of women’s housing activism in Scotland. Thanks to @ymcfadden.bsky.social and the team
Happy to say I'll be presenting some of my research with residents of Wester Hailes at @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference on 13 September at the Kinning Park Complex!
August 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy to say I'll be presenting some of my research with residents of Wester Hailes at @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference on 13 September at the Kinning Park Complex!
Glasgow’s had a long history of being exploited in the media as a place of violence, social problems and poverty. In recent years there’s been an trend of shameless lifestyle bloggers using the city in this way for clicks. Disgusting examples below, but there’s so many more on there. Horrible to see
July 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Glasgow’s had a long history of being exploited in the media as a place of violence, social problems and poverty. In recent years there’s been an trend of shameless lifestyle bloggers using the city in this way for clicks. Disgusting examples below, but there’s so many more on there. Horrible to see
Met Jedward in the queue for the Statue of Liberty ferry in 2011
June 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Met Jedward in the queue for the Statue of Liberty ferry in 2011
Had a fantastic time this weekend working the Oral History Society’s “Whose Voices?” comference at the University of Strathlyde.
I’ve come away with a renewed sense of the importance of oral history work and a deep appreciation for the talented researchers undertaking it!
I’ve come away with a renewed sense of the importance of oral history work and a deep appreciation for the talented researchers undertaking it!
June 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Had a fantastic time this weekend working the Oral History Society’s “Whose Voices?” comference at the University of Strathlyde.
I’ve come away with a renewed sense of the importance of oral history work and a deep appreciation for the talented researchers undertaking it!
I’ve come away with a renewed sense of the importance of oral history work and a deep appreciation for the talented researchers undertaking it!
I don’t think she believes me
May 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I don’t think she believes me
Picked this up yesterday at the May Day rally. Great stuff from all the authors, including @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @gavinbrewis.bsky.social writing on the Just Transition and on Ned Culture, respectively
May 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Picked this up yesterday at the May Day rally. Great stuff from all the authors, including @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @gavinbrewis.bsky.social writing on the Just Transition and on Ned Culture, respectively
What a day we had marching for May Day! Ended with a range of speeches from care workers fighting for union recognition, Palestinian campaigners, John Foster and Roz Foyer. Came away feeling hopeful and rejuvinated for the struggles ahead
May 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What a day we had marching for May Day! Ended with a range of speeches from care workers fighting for union recognition, Palestinian campaigners, John Foster and Roz Foyer. Came away feeling hopeful and rejuvinated for the struggles ahead
Happy International Workers’ Day everyone. This Sunday ill be marching in Glasgow with my Living Rent branch. Solidarity forever!
May 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Happy International Workers’ Day everyone. This Sunday ill be marching in Glasgow with my Living Rent branch. Solidarity forever!
Been quite ill over the weekend, so naturally I’ve been taking my medicine
April 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Been quite ill over the weekend, so naturally I’ve been taking my medicine
Happy Mother’s Day to my daft wee maw. Here she is posing at the low rises in Dumbryden, Wester Hailes. “Helping” me on a research trip
March 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Happy Mother’s Day to my daft wee maw. Here she is posing at the low rises in Dumbryden, Wester Hailes. “Helping” me on a research trip
Incredible punk triple header last night at the 02 Academy. Three legends back to back: Negative Approach, Circle Jerks and the Descendents. Put on a great show for a bunch of old boys
March 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Incredible punk triple header last night at the 02 Academy. Three legends back to back: Negative Approach, Circle Jerks and the Descendents. Put on a great show for a bunch of old boys
Great day out putting the pressure on Labour to back the housing bill, drop their amendments and protect tenants’ rights
February 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Great day out putting the pressure on Labour to back the housing bill, drop their amendments and protect tenants’ rights
Between a third and two fifths of all homes in Wester Hailes were in high rise flats by the time construction finished in 1975. From the 1990s many were demolished, some not lasting even 20 years. I got pictures of some of the surviving stock at the Calders and Hailesland
January 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Between a third and two fifths of all homes in Wester Hailes were in high rise flats by the time construction finished in 1975. From the 1990s many were demolished, some not lasting even 20 years. I got pictures of some of the surviving stock at the Calders and Hailesland
Last Friday I popped over to Wester Hailes to collect photographs for my dissertation project - it was great to see work being done to the flats in Murrayburn and Dumbryden!
January 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Last Friday I popped over to Wester Hailes to collect photographs for my dissertation project - it was great to see work being done to the flats in Murrayburn and Dumbryden!
As a result, unlike others in the same scheme and across the city, the tenements at 65 and 67 Boswall Parkway are missing one floor. Aesthetic concerns of those able to afford to buy their houses trumped the need to rehouse overcrowded families from the slums.
January 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
As a result, unlike others in the same scheme and across the city, the tenements at 65 and 67 Boswall Parkway are missing one floor. Aesthetic concerns of those able to afford to buy their houses trumped the need to rehouse overcrowded families from the slums.
Diane Watters writes that in 1935 housebuilders Mactaggart and Mickel succesfully lobbied the Edinburgh Corporation to lower the height of slum clearance tenements in the Royston scheme (right) on Boswall Parkway, as they faced on to their private houses in East Pilton (left).
January 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Diane Watters writes that in 1935 housebuilders Mactaggart and Mickel succesfully lobbied the Edinburgh Corporation to lower the height of slum clearance tenements in the Royston scheme (right) on Boswall Parkway, as they faced on to their private houses in East Pilton (left).
Fascinating insights tonight from @johnnieandphd.bsky.social at the Scottish Oral History Centre. His work on Scottish Asians, their cuisine, identity and transnational histories is shaping up to be something great
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Fascinating insights tonight from @johnnieandphd.bsky.social at the Scottish Oral History Centre. His work on Scottish Asians, their cuisine, identity and transnational histories is shaping up to be something great
Quote post with first DVD you ever bought.
Folk under this posting Seven Samurai and French New Wave films. How pedestrian! 10-year-old Aaron had a much more refined taste
Folk under this posting Seven Samurai and French New Wave films. How pedestrian! 10-year-old Aaron had a much more refined taste
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Quote post with first DVD you ever bought.
Folk under this posting Seven Samurai and French New Wave films. How pedestrian! 10-year-old Aaron had a much more refined taste
Folk under this posting Seven Samurai and French New Wave films. How pedestrian! 10-year-old Aaron had a much more refined taste
Did you know Wester Hailes was supposed to have a lake? In its original 1965/66 plan, the scheme was also supposed to be linked together by a central avenue lined with shops and other amenities. The plan referred to it as a ‘20th Century Princes Street’ with housing areas branching off like leaves
November 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Did you know Wester Hailes was supposed to have a lake? In its original 1965/66 plan, the scheme was also supposed to be linked together by a central avenue lined with shops and other amenities. The plan referred to it as a ‘20th Century Princes Street’ with housing areas branching off like leaves
Big thanks to everyone at the Old Edinburgh Club for having me out tonight to talk about Wester Hailes, its community and its history
November 13, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Big thanks to everyone at the Old Edinburgh Club for having me out tonight to talk about Wester Hailes, its community and its history
🚨 Attention, all housing history lovers 🚨
This Wednesday 13th November, I will be sharing my research on Wester Hailes at the Old Edinburgh Club! See below for details.
This Wednesday 13th November, I will be sharing my research on Wester Hailes at the Old Edinburgh Club! See below for details.
November 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM
🚨 Attention, all housing history lovers 🚨
This Wednesday 13th November, I will be sharing my research on Wester Hailes at the Old Edinburgh Club! See below for details.
This Wednesday 13th November, I will be sharing my research on Wester Hailes at the Old Edinburgh Club! See below for details.