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That would be Doolittles.

Is it not still that now?

 

Or, am I getting mixed up with another corner place, near the old Odeon?

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Is it not still that now?

Or, am I getting mixed up with another corner place, near the old Odeon?

the green mantle was a corner pub on the way to the odeon.

 

Long time since Doolittles.... Good pubs around that area back in the day, before studentisation. Drummond st etc

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the green mantle was a corner pub on the way to the odeon.

Long time since Doolittles.... Good pubs around that area back in the day, before studentisation. Drummond st etc

Green Mantle!

 

That's the place.

 

Christ, I was in there in May and still couldn't remember it's name.

 

Thanks Huey :2thumbsup:

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Tipplers 17-19 Bread Street originally the Traveller's Rest

 

was at Gordon Hay's stag do there ... with strippers of course

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In the 50's and 60's I suspect half the crime in Edinburgh was planned in the Rat Trap. The boyos would stand on the steps of the shops on the north east corner of Nicolson Street at Hill Place, resplendent with the succesful in their Crombie overcoats. Then from 12 to 3 over to the pub, back on the steps until 5.00pm. Despite the rough crowd I don't recall a lot of calls there,  probably self policed.

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The Rat Trap. Palace Bar and Empire Palace Bar were former names for Doolittle's

Was there not a manakin of some sort in the window at some time.

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Tipplers 17-19 Bread Street originally the Traveller's Rest

Must have been one of the dsmallest pubs going.

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Trying to remember the old name of holyrood tavern, just around the corner from the bottom of st Marys street.....

Remember as a kid hiding under the tables in there when the police called around, about 10pm......early 70s.

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Tipplers 17-19 Bread Street originally the Traveller's Rest

T's Rest was one of my first under-age pubs, upstairs, if I remember. Also, across the street from "Bruce's" record store.

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The Real Maroonblood

Does anyone remember the name of a pub that was in Bread Street?

Coming from Lothian Road it was before you came to McLarens the locksmith.

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The Real Maroonblood
1 minute ago, ginga said:

Tipplers

Thanks for that.

I am sure it was also called something else before that.

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The Real Maroonblood
46 minutes ago, ginga said:

Tipplers

The pub was on the same side but a few shops before Tipplers.

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The Real Maroonblood
18 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said:

I can't find any pub in Bread St between the street corner and where Tipplers was! 

Thanks for looking Stuart.

My mate and I were in the vicinity on Saturday and he said he had his stag do in a pub there.

It was roughly were a linoleum shop was.

I have a vague memory of it.

Maybe old age playing tricks.

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15 hours ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

Does anyone remember the name of a pub that was in Bread Street?

Coming from Lothian Road it was before you came to McLarens the locksmith.

Pretty sure there wasn’t a pub on the Lothian Road side of the locksmith shop. Beyond the locksmiths, apart from Tipplers, the only place I can recall, before carrying on up to the West Port, was The Blue Blazer.

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If I could have one pub in Edinburgh opened up for a day it would be the Barnton pub/hotel.  Pre smoking ban too.

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52 minutes ago, i8hibsh said:

If I could have one pub in Edinburgh opened up for a day it would be the Barnton pub/hotel.  Pre smoking ban too.

Mine would be The Penthouse at Tollcross.

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1 hour ago, i8hibsh said:

If I could have one pub in Edinburgh opened up for a day it would be the Barnton pub/hotel.  Pre smoking ban too.

I had a mate who worked in there back in the eighties.Hopeless alcoholic.

 

 

Edit ,may have been the manager.If he is still alive I will eat my hat.

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16 hours ago, ginga said:

Tipplers

At a birthday do in this one for a work colleague.I,m sure it was owned by a Mercedes Truck salesman who also had a boozer in the Pleasance.

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3 hours ago, Morgan said:

Pretty sure there wasn’t a pub on the Lothian Road side of the locksmith shop. Beyond the locksmiths, apart from Tipplers, the only place I can recall, before carrying on up to the West Port, was The Blue Blazer.

Thanks for the input Morgan.

I shall inform my mate it’s all in his head:laugh: maybe my head as well.

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12 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

Thanks for the input Morgan.

I shall inform my mate it’s all in his head:laugh: maybe my head as well.

No bother.

 

I'm absolutely sure I'm right about Bread Street. There was a bar after Tipplers, just round the corner to the left heading towards Castle Terrace (opposite the Blue Blazer) but I can't recall its name. Beside a wee shop that used to sell some football memorabilia.

 

 

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11 minutes ago, Morgan said:

No bother.

 

I'm absolutely sure I'm right about Bread Street. There was a bar after Tipplers, just round the corner to the left heading towards Castle Terrace (opposite the Blue Blazer) but I can't recall its name. Beside a wee shop that used to sell some football memorabilia.

 

 

One of the Firkin pubs? 

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12 minutes ago, Morgan said:

No bother.

 

I'm absolutely sure I'm right about Bread Street. There was a bar after Tipplers, just round the corner to the left heading towards Castle Terrace (opposite the Blue Blazer) but I can't recall its name. Beside a wee shop that used to sell some football memorabilia.

 

 

The Garrick ?

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Samuel Camazzola
3 minutes ago, Morgan said:

That's it!!

 

Well done. :thumb:

Was the Garrick a different pub from Footlights which sits on Spittal St opposite Blue Blazer? I think the Footlights was one of the Firkin pubs in the 90s. 

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3 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Was the Garrick a different pub from Footlights which sits on Spittal St opposite Blue Blazer? I think the Footlights was one of the Firkin pubs in the 90s. 

I was just about to post similar.

 

On thinking about it, I think you are actually correct. 

 

I also couldn't remember the name of the street it was on. Spittal Street! so thanks for that too.

 

I'd also forgot it became Footlights! :facepalm:

 

Just one of these days...

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Samuel Camazzola
4 minutes ago, Morgan said:

I was just about to post similar.

 

On thinking about it, I think you are actually correct. 

 

I also couldn't remember the name of the street it was on. Spittal Street! so thanks for that too.

 

I'd also forgot it became Footlights! :facepalm:

 

Just one of these days...

Did you just ask the taxi driver to take you to the After 8? No need for street names if that's the instruction? :clyay:

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Just now, Samuel Camazzola said:

Did you just ask the taxi driver to take you to the After 8? No need for street names if that's the instruction? :clyay:

:robbo:

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grumpyjambo
5 hours ago, Francis Albert said:

Speaking of Barnton what wasthe name of the pub along the road that was on the first floor level?

 

It was originally owned by an Asian family, Was it the Fountain?

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Francis Albert
1 minute ago, grumpyjambo said:

 

It was originally owned by an Asian family, Was it the Fountain?

Not sure but that rings a bell.

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19 minutes ago, The White Cockade said:

anybody name the pubs on Cockburn Street?

What is/was the one next to the Malt Shovel?

 

There's Ecco Vino just up from it.

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1 hour ago, The White Cockade said:

anybody name the pubs on Cockburn Street?

What is/was the one next to the Malt Shovel?

The Scotsman Bar at the top, beside the old arcade is the only one I can name in Cockburn Street  apart from the Malt Shovel in which I worked many moons ago. The MS was owned by a chap that used to run the Cafe Royal.

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Stuart Lyon

Francis albert I refer you to my earlier post (8 posts up)

 

Former names for Eco Vino

 

Wig & Pen The
Mary Kings Tavern
Drew Nicol's
Malt Shovel Too The
Horse Shoe Bar
Coppers
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