bobbys bar

this is the pub outside greyfirars kirk which is one of the oldest surviving buildings built outside the Old Town of Edinburgh.

Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner John Gray (Old Jock), until he died himself on 14 January 1872.
In 1867, when it was argued that a dog without an owner should be destroyed, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who was also a director of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-paid for Bobby's license, making him the responsibility of the city council.

Bobby died in 1872 and could not be buried within the cemetery itself, since it was and remains consecrated ground. He was buried instead just inside the gate of Greyfriars Kirkyard, not far from John Gray's grave.

this blip was taken from a bus.