Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow

Do you love pubs? The colorful exteriors, exteriors, and characters? A place to relax? Look no further...a new publication from Historic Scotland highlights the broad variety of listed pubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow is the first in a series of postcard books from Historic Scotland, and features images of some of the most iconic pubs in the country. The pubs featured were chosen because of their distinctive interiors and exteriors.

 

 Kenilworth

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Kenilworth

 

 Leslie Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Leslie Bar

 

 Horseshoe Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Horseshoe Bar

 

 
Included in the book is the art deco Steps Bar in Glasgow, which retains many of its original 1930s features, and the Laurieston in Glasgow, which has a 1960s interior complete with a stand for hot pies.

 

 Steps Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Steps Bar

 

 Laurieston Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Laurieston Bar (above and below)

 

 Laurieston Bar

 

 

Featured Edinburgh pubs include the ornate Guildford Arms and Bennets Bar, the interior of which remains largely unchanged since 1906. All of the pubs included are in use today, showing that listed buildings are not kept in aspic, but regularly change and adapt to meet new requirements. Somehow, the customers are always the same - convivial people, gathering for community, talk, and cameraderie.

 

 Guildford Arms

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Guildford Arms

 

 Bennets Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Bennets Bar (above and below)

 

 Bennets Bar

 

 

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow will initially go on sale in the shops at Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle, and will be available to buy from other retailers later in the year. Historic Scotland aims to make it the first in a series of postcard books for retail, and hopes to launch a new pack every year celebrating an aspect of Scotland’s designated heritage.

 

 Mathers

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Mathers

 

 Cafe Royal

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Cafe Royal

 

 Central Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Central Bar

 

Elizabeth McCrone, Head of Listing and Designed Landscapes at Historic Scotland said: “From the opulent Victorian Café Royal in Edinburgh to The Laurieston in Glasgow with its charming 1960s interior, Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow showcases some of the best listed pubs to be found in our two biggest cities. Some are grand and extravagant, others understated and simple. All are distinctive in their own way, and all are still enjoyed by patrons today.”

 

 Scotia Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Scotia Bar

 

Interested? For now, you can find Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow at Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle, for £7.95.

 

 Old Toll Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Old Toll Bar (above and below)

 

 Old Toll Bar

 

 Ryrie Bar

Pubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Ryrie Bar (above and below)

 

 Ryrie Bar

 

 

 

Photos provided by Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government charged with safeguarding the nation’s historic environment. The agency is fully accountable to Scottish Ministers and through them to the Scottish Parliament. For more information visit www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
 

 

 

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