Morgan Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Antigua St area? Thanks. Don't know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Not been down that way in years but is that dive the Willie Muir still open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 The Ferry boat. End of thread. That's the one on Ferry Road and it used to change its name every time someone got murdered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 what was the pub that was in the old bus station? As folk have mentioned there was two boozers The Highwayman was right in the middle where the buses parked up and the Travellers Tryst which was to the left of where the buses exited into the square. Not sure that Andy Bowman ran it but he certainly bevied in it the mid 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Not been down that way in years but is that dive the Willie Muir still open? Flattened by bulldozers. Possibly the dodgiest boozer in Edinburgh that I ever had the pleasure of having a pint in. Raids between it and the Anchor used to be a thing back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 That's the one on Ferry Road and it used to change its name every time someone got murdered. Hope that's not true!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Flattened by bulldozers. Possibly the dodgiest boozer in Edinburgh that I ever had the pleasure of having a pint in. Raids between it and the Anchor used to be a thing back in the day. Went to a stag party there and the girl collecting the glasses went to my primary school and I went home with her. I stayed at West Pilton Green and she stayed 5 mins from Granton Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Hope that's not true!! It is as far as I'm aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 It is as far as I'm aware Jings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilson's Shank Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Busy Bee and Falcon were pretty dodgy at night but ok at lunch time. This was the 70's btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc-jambo Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Omans at peffermill popped in a few weeks ago a bit mad, but not bad, really pool table and juke box. Busy on a Wednesday Guess am just nostalgic for real pubs -- and this is one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 What's Winstons up in Corstorphine like? Used to work up that way, and always walked past it. Never struck me as at the sort of place to go in and try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 What's Winstons up in Corstorphine like? Used to work up that way, and always walked past it. Never struck me as at the sort of place to go in and try The Centurion looks dire too. As does the Silver Wing near Longstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
systemx Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 As folk have mentioned there was two boozers The Highwayman was right in the middle where the buses parked up and the Travellers Tryst which was to the left of where the buses exited into the square. Not sure that Andy Bowman ran it but he certainly bevied in it the mid 80's. My mum managed The Highwayman for many years,I helped out in the cellar circa 1977.My Aunt worked in The Tryst at the same time Tommy Preston was the manager. Some great times in both pubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 What's Winstons up in Corstorphine like? Used to work up that way, and always walked past it. Never struck me as at the sort of place to go in and try Winstons is probably the best pub in Corstorphine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 haha, the gunner ok. I remember the 1st time walked in there, carpet was pealing away from the wall and had holes all over it, the ceiling tiles were all broken and falling down. norhet used to be no bad but that's a while ago now. the telford is just crap these days, doocot was the best doon there but even that's pish noo. auld inns no bad. The Norhet is the best pub in D Mains nowadays. The other two have gone downhill badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 The Norhet is the best pub in D Mains nowadays. The other two have gone downhill badly. McKenzie's has shut down and has had to let signs up for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 What sort of a pub was The Spot above St James' Centre? I only ask as a youngster in the mid 70s my mates old man used to manage it for Tennants. We would go and doss with him at the weekends and crate the empties on a Saturday night then refill the shelves on the Sunday morning and got rewarded with 2 pints each day (after hours) and a Chinese at the place across from the Playhouse. Memory isn't so good as to remember whether it was a good or bad pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 The Tron on Hunters Square is pretty awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Vote here for the Anchor Inn On a par with the Ferry boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tott Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 The Tron on Hunters Square is pretty awful Its a shithole ,but far from the worst. Getting a major revamp soon i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I noticed the Oxford Bar and the manager Willie Ross mentioned, was Willie Ross by any chance a retired Edinburgh Police person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboron Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 124 posters , and not a mention of the biggest shit hole , The Harp & Crown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The 1/4 Gill is one of the former names of The Grapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Went to a stag party there and the girl collecting the glasses went to my primary school and I went home with her. I stayed at West Pilton Green and she stayed 5 mins from Granton Square.Craigmuir Pirniehall or Saint David's? I was at Pirniehall 72-74. Stayed in the circus. PS. Had my grandad dickson's wake in the Willie Muir way back in 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The Centurion looks dire too. As does the Silver Wing near Longstone. Oh god, The Silver Wing. Wouldn't have a pint in there if someone else was paying for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Probably the roughest pubs I have been to on a semi regular basis ( no partic order ) Parrot Cage Gauntlet Busy Bee Dykes Silver Wing The Dodger Spiders Web Ckub 85 Mechanics Gardeners Cabin Crofters Penthouse Lord Darnley Ferryboat Waverley Dianes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 What's Winstons up in Corstorphine like? Used to work up that way, and always walked past it. Never struck me as at the sort of place to go in and try quite posh actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 quite posh actually Its an ok pub albeit a bit clichey, the sort of boozer you would expect a lot of off duty coppers would drink in (no offence intended). The small rectangular shape doesn't help as everyone tends to sit against the walls looking into the centre. Was it really a launderette originally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoltan socrates Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 It is as far as I'm aware What else has it been known as? Always been the ferry boat afaik, wouldnt go within 100 yds of the place though Ill nominate the mackenzies bar in d mains, also been called the mutton hole or lambs ***** for the locals, only ever opens for a year brfore it shuts down and is on the market yet the infinite shitehole that is the norhet thrives, dont get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Probably the roughest pubs I have been to on a semi regular basis ( no partic order ) Parrot Cage Gauntlet Busy Bee Dykes Silver Wing The Dodger Spiders Web Ckub 85 Mechanics Gardeners Cabin Crofters Penthouseg Lord Darnley Ferryboat Waverley Dianes I was going to mention Diane's yesterday but kept it to pubs. Wouldn't have called the Penthouse rough though General. Not any of the many times I was in there anyway. Maybe I was just lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Used to have a no swearing rule apparently. Don't know if it still applies. Feck that ! 'I've been barred for swearing in there' type post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Its an ok pub albeit a bit clichey, the sort of boozer you would expect a lot of off duty coppers would drink in (no offence intended). The small rectangular shape doesn't help as everyone tends to sit against the walls looking into the centre. Was it really a launderette originally? Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I was going to mention Diane's yesterday but kept it to pubs. Wouldn't have called the Penthouse rough though General. Not any of the many times I was in there anyway. Maybe I was just lucky! one of the worst fights I ever saw was in there TCR v Barox ... at least 3 folk got glassed , it was sickening maybe that colours my judgement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 one of the worst fights I ever saw was in there TCR v Barox ... at least 3 folk got glassed , it was sickening maybe that colours my judgement Late 70's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Jings. Iircc I think ex hobo Pat Stanton owned it, which also explains why it always smelled of stale piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Late 70's? mid to late I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Probably the roughest pubs I have been to on a semi regular basis ( no partic order ) Parrot Cage Gauntlet Busy Bee Dykes Silver Wing The Dodger Spiders Web Ckub 85 Mechanics Gardeners Cabin Crofters Penthouse Lord Darnley Ferryboat Waverley Dianes The Good Companions have been on the phone and wish to complain at their exclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The Good Companions have been on the phone and wish to complain at their exclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The Good Companions have been on the phone and wish to complain at their exclusion. ha ha I dont thnk I was ever in there but there was also a few dodgy hotels back in the day before pubs open on the Sabbath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 An old chestnut of mine - the Penny Black. More fights than Caesars Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 ha ha I dont thnk I was ever in there but there was also a few dodgy hotels back in the day before pubs open on the Sabbath The Mount Grange Hotel was always good for a wee Sunday afternoon brawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 An old chestnut of mine - the Penny Black. More fights than Caesars Palace. I used to go to the Penny Black, very regularly, when I worked in a nightclub in the early 2000s. I never saw any fighting at any point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Ferryboat ain't half as bad as people think. Typical local boozer. Southsider ain't bad at all. If folk on here think it's a total dive then you must all be toffs. Everyone I go in there's quite alot of people eating meals quietly among themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I used to go to the Penny Black, very regularly, when I worked in a nightclub in the early 2000s. I never saw any fighting at any point. Mid to late 90's for me Chester. Maybe a slight exaggeration from me but most Fridays when in for a quick pint after work there was a usually something going on or kicking off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The 1/4 Gill is one of the former names of The Grapes. Correct. South Clerk Street, not Antigua Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 That's the one on Ferry Road and it used to change its name every time someone got murdered. You thinking of the same one? Ferryboat has had its name since I was born. 1993 at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 You thinking of the same one? Ferryboat has had its name since I was born. 1993 at least. Yeah. I lived in Granton for 6 years,1983-89 then West Pilton from 1992-1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo, Goodbye Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The Midyoken still going? Never liked that place. Once heard a story about a guy getting his thumb bitten off in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yeah. I lived in Granton for 6 years,1983-89 then West Pilton from 1992-1997. No worries mate. Just I've only ever known it to be the Ferryboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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