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Greyfriars bobby restaurant

This is another popular attraction in Edinburgh that took me plus years to track down. Various pictures I found online of the location or positioning of the graves of both Bobby and his master, John Gray, show that elements like benches have been moved around. When I visited, there were no benches nearby making the headstone stand out — not that you could miss it if you came in by the main gate. It took me several minutes of walking round to locate it because I came in the back way from Grassmarket and Cowgatehead. Wikipedia mentions a number of alternate versions of the story, including — which of two men named John Gray Bobby belonged to, whether Bobby died earlier than claimed and got replaced by another dog to make his life sound even longer and whether Bobby was just a local homeless mutt, one of many which hung around anyplace where they found someone to feed them. Oh, cut it out! The world will not come to a screeching halt if we choose to believe the most popular version. The world could certainly use more of that sort of effort from everyone, whether you own a dog or not. End of sermon. Around the corner from the Kirkyard gate is the Greyfriars Bobby restaurant and pub.

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It must be a somewhat disquieting thought for the dignitaries of Greyfriars that their famous Edinburgh kirk, whose history goes back four centuries, with its churchyard well stocked with historic monuments, is today mainly known for having harboured a stray dog in mid-Victorian times. After Bobby had expired in , the Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for a handsome monumental drinking fountain to be erected at the corner of Candlemaker Row. The myth of Bobby the Police Dog is an undesirable by-product of the latter line of thought: who would employ a small terrier in such a capacity, when he could be kicked away like a football by any drunken miscreant? There is no doubt that Bobby really existed, or that he spent lengthy periods of time at Greyfriars: not less than fourteen eyewitnesses saw him there from until The objections of Gillies and others were heeded, and the children who had collected pennies for Bobby to get a gravestone rebutted; it would take until for this exception to be remedied, and a gravestone erected for the celebrated cemetery dog, in the presence of none less than Andrew Duke of York. In contrast, the later portraits of Greyfriars Bobby are of quite another dog: a handsome black, brown and grizzled small terrier. Since it would appear anomalous that two Greyfriars Bobbys would coexist in the cemetery at the same time, it must be suspected that after the old dog had expired later in , he was replaced with another animal; the verger James Brown and the restaurateur John Traill, who both benefited from exploiting Greyfriars Bobby, are likely to have been involved in this scheme.

Greyfriars bobby restaurant

Greyfriars Bobby is a American drama film starring Donald Crisp and Laurence Naismith in a story about two Scottish men who compete for the affection of a Skye Terrier named Bobby. A little Skye Terrier named Bobby is the pet of a Scottish farmer and his wife but the dog loves an old shepherd hired on the farm called Auld Jock. When money grows scarce on the farm, Auld Jock is fired. He travels to Edinburgh, and Bobby follows him. Auld Jock dies in poverty in an inn and is buried in Greyfriar's Kirkyard. Bobby returns to Auld Jock's grave every night to sleep. Against the wishes of his wife, the graveyard caretaker James Brown tries to shoo Bobby away, but Bobby always finds his way back to the grave. Bobby endears himself to all, especially the neighborhood children.

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The story if Greyfriars Bobby begins in when a gardener called John Gray arrived in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. Unfortunately, John was unable to find work as a gardener in Edinburgh, so he decided to take on work with the local police force as a night watchman.

Results are based on your filters selected. Select a Category. View or change them on the search page here. Like Loading Loading Comments If you are drawn to the wacky and irreverent, you can buy a t-shirt in Bobby's honor, depicting the brave canine with shades on and a pint in his paw. The National Beer Scoring System has been upgraded and is now fully integrated with whatpub. Email Required Name Required Website. Various pictures I found online of the location or positioning of the graves of both Bobby and his master, John Gray, show that elements like benches have been moved around. Sign Up Login. Behind the attractive wooden exterior, the pub is decked out in a mock Victorian style. Regular Monday Noon - Before visiting, we advise that you check ahead by phone or via social media to avoid disappointment. Forgot your password?