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This photograph looks to the east towards:
- The Shore, that runs along the side of the Water of Leith, and
- Bernard Street, the road that leads straight ahead beyond the
bridge
The blue building on the corner is The King's Wark.
Thank you to Eric Gold, known to many as Eric McKenzie, now living in
the East End, London, for providing this photograph.
Eric wrote:
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The Jungle
"Here is a photo of the famous 'Jungle'
(King's Wark Pub) beside the Water of Leith at Bernard Street. I
took the photo on my last visit to Edinburgh in July 1997.
The 'Jungle' is, I believe, the oldest pub in
Leith and the women were hard as nails (ha ha ha). I believe
it's now a posh restaurant.
The lady who ran the pub, along with Stewart's
Dance Hall next to the Regent Cinema in Abbeyhill (now demolished) was
called Peggy Cook and her husband was called Arthur. They also had
Piries Hotel in Coates Gardens near Haymarket. They were good friends of
our family and my cousin done a stint behind the bar at the Jungle."
Eric Gold, East End, London: August 5, 2007
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Eric added:
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Fairleys
"The Jungle was a good place and I had many a
laugh there. Opposite the jungle there was a pub called Fairleys,
then renamed the Merrymaker (ha ha ha ha). What a dive!
The
governor had a huge Puma cat in a cage which hissed and spat at you (ha ha
ha). I liked drinking in Leith as it had character, like the Whitehoose,
Rutherford's and Stewart's pubs."
Eric Gold, East End, London: August 8, 2007
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