Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that I
used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?

Thanks

In article <dv26ae$8ao$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>,
Ron Peacock  wrote:
>Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that I
>used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
>Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?

My ancient copy of the Edinburgh Pub Guide only shows two pubs near
there - the Tatler and the King's Wark (which is on the Shore so
probably not the one you're thinking of).

-- Richard

Ron Peacock wrote:
> Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that I
> used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
> Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

If it was called the Cameo it still is. It's attached to La Camargue 
(sp?) restaurant. The pub is a great place for lunch.

The interior has recently been remodeled (no improvement IMO) with a 
huge big statue of something in the middle.

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On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:11:26 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
 wrote:

>Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that I
>used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
>Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?

Wasn't it on the Riverside of that block? I remember it had a
Panther in a cage many moons ago

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:52:35 GMT, Joe Curry
 wrote:

>
>
>Wasn't it on the Riverside of that block? I remember it had a
>Panther in a cage many moons ago
>

Well, it's more imaginative than your usual Chicken in a basket...
Please remove underwear to reply

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:44:02 +0000, PhantomWombat
 wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:52:35 GMT, Joe Curry
> wrote:

>>Wasn't it on the Riverside of that block? I remember it had a
>>Panther in a cage many moons ago

>Well, it's more imaginative than your usual Chicken in a basket...

I'm still racking my memory to uncover the name of the bar, it was
owned by Reynolds?

No it was not the Cameo, the Cameo is actually located on Commercial Road (I
remember the Cameo it was always a smart pub with a superb restaurant
attached). The pub that I am trying to recall was on Sandport Street at the
end of Coburg Street.



"bill"  wrote in message
news:FH8Rf.119852$Q22.105064@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Ron Peacock wrote:
> > Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that
I
> > used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
> > Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> If it was called the Cameo it still is. It's attached to La Camargue
> (sp?) restaurant. The pub is a great place for lunch.
>
> The interior has recently been remodeled (no improvement IMO) with a
> huge big statue of something in the middle.
>
> -- 
> Bill
> http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/phpBB2/ - first for Edinburgh Airport news
> Now 100% Guaranteed Joe Curry free - thank goodness for Yappers!

"Joe Curry"  wrote in message
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> On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:44:02 +0000, PhantomWombat
>  wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:52:35 GMT, Joe Curry
> > wrote:
>
> >>Wasn't it on the Riverside of that block? I remember it had a
> >>Panther in a cage many moons ago
>
> >Well, it's more imaginative than your usual Chicken in a basket...
>
> I'm still racking my memory to uncover the name of the bar, it was
> owned by Reynolds?

Who are Reynolds?

In article <dv4gme$sm6$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, 
thefloweroficeland@nomorespam.is says...
> 
> "Joe Curry"  wrote in message
> news:b0hb12d3k9ch4b2n3odko4qb3qj39vfuok@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:44:02 +0000, PhantomWombat
> >  wrote:
> >
> > >On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:52:35 GMT, Joe Curry
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >>Wasn't it on the Riverside of that block? I remember it had a
> > >>Panther in a cage many moons ago
> >
> > >Well, it's more imaginative than your usual Chicken in a basket...
> >
> > I'm still racking my memory to uncover the name of the bar, it was
> > owned by Reynolds?
> 
> Who are Reynolds?

His son Eugene went on to star in the mighty Rezillos



























;-)
-- 
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In message <dv26ae$8ao$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Ron 
Peacock  writes
>Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that I
>used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
>Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?
>
>Thanks
>
>

What is now Giulianos?
-- 
alan

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:20:47 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
 wrote:


>> I'm still racking my memory to uncover the name of the bar, it was
>> owned by Reynolds?

>Who are Reynolds?

Licensee and owner at the time...

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:19:12 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
 wrote:

>No it was not the Cameo, the Cameo is actually located on Commercial Road (I
>remember the Cameo it was always a smart pub with a superb restaurant
>attached). The pub that I am trying to recall was on Sandport Street at the
>end of Coburg Street.

That was the Black Bull..Black Horse? On Coburg Street opposite
Sandport Street?

"alan"  wrote in message
news:xmGkxLjO6cFEFwG2@alancampbell.demon.co.uk...
> In message <dv26ae$8ao$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Ron
> Peacock  writes
> >Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that
I
> >used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
> >Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
>
> What is now Giulianos?
> -- 
> alan
>
More or less same location although the bar itself was in Sandport Street
not Commercial Street (the other side of the road from Shore),
www.giulianos.co.uk  Giulianos looks like a great restaurant will give it a
try sometime. There used to be a nightclub on Shore. Can anyone remember
this?

Ron Peacock wrote:
> No it was not the Cameo, the Cameo is actually located on Commercial Road (I
> remember the Cameo it was always a smart pub with a superb restaurant
> attached). The pub that I am trying to recall was on Sandport Street at the
> end of Coburg Street.
> 
> 
> 
> "bill"  wrote in message
> news:FH8Rf.119852$Q22.105064@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Ron Peacock wrote:
>>> Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that
> I
>>> used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
>>> Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>> If it was called the Cameo it still is. It's attached to La Camargue
>> (sp?) restaurant. The pub is a great place for lunch.
>>
>> The interior has recently been remodeled (no improvement IMO) with a
>> huge big statue of something in the middle.
>>
>> -- 
>> Bill
>> http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/phpBB2/ - first for Edinburgh Airport news
>> Now 100% Guaranteed Joe Curry free - thank goodness for Yappers!
> 
> 

Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck? I think it might 
have been the Black Bull at one point as well. It was frequented by 
hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone. Then it changed 
owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going 
to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice 
husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.

-- 
Bill
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Ron Peacock wrote:
> "alan"  wrote in message
> news:xmGkxLjO6cFEFwG2@alancampbell.demon.co.uk...
>> In message <dv26ae$8ao$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Ron
>> Peacock  writes
>>> Can any one help I am trying to remember the name of a pub in Leith that
> I
>>> used to drink in around 20 years ago. It was located the corner of
>>> Commercial Street and Sandport Street, is this pub still open?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>> What is now Giulianos?
>> -- 
>> alan
>>
> More or less same location although the bar itself was in Sandport Street
> not Commercial Street (the other side of the road from Shore),
> www.giulianos.co.uk  Giulianos looks like a great restaurant will give it a
> try sometime. There used to be a nightclub on Shore. Can anyone remember
> this?
> 
> 

I'm confused now!

Was the nightclub where the Lighthouse bar is now? Before my time I think.

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>>>>> In article <DmvRf.169903$YJ4.59574@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, bill  writes:

> Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan ...
> Scotland's first non-smoking pub ...
> traditional live music on a Sunday evening now ...
> very welcoming.

What's the beer like?

-- 

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Ian is my middle name.

Ian Hughson wrote:
>>>>>> In article <DmvRf.169903$YJ4.59574@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, bill  writes:
> 
>> Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan ...
>> Scotland's first non-smoking pub ...
>> traditional live music on a Sunday evening now ...
>> very welcoming.
> 
> What's the beer like?
> 

The usual suspects, plus a few guest ales. The Guinness was good (for 
Scotland). Also, a surprisingly good winelist.

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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:57:56 GMT, bill  aka Bill
Gleeson wrote:


>The usual suspects, plus a few guest ales. The Guinness was good (for 
>Scotland). Also, a surprisingly good winelist.

Guiness like yourself, does not travel well?

I have had great pints of Guiness in Scotland btw..

Still using your infantile sig? Good grief, it's a sure sign you
have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
Smear campaigning? Lots of forums are 100% Bill Gleeson free, we
don't go on about it in our sig files.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:44:00 GMT, bill  aka Bill
Gleeson wrote:


>Was the nightclub where the Lighthouse bar is now? Before my time I think.

You have been in Trinity for what? 5 years?

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have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:43:15 GMT, bill  aka Bill
Gleeson  wrote:


>Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck? I think it might 
>have been the Black Bull at one point as well.

The latter possibly..

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have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:43:15 GMT someone who may be bill
 wrote this:-

>Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck?

Correct.

>I think it might have been the Black Bull at one point as well.

I don't think so.

>It was frequented by 
>hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone.

On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
around outside.

>Then it changed 
>owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going 
>to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice 
>husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.

I must revisit it sometime.


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David Hansen wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:43:15 GMT someone who may be bill
>  wrote this:-
> 
>> Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck?
> 
> Correct.
> 
>> I think it might have been the Black Bull at one point as well.
> 
> I don't think so.

I really thought that it has had a few identities in a fairly short time 
span, but I'm struggling to think of them.

> 
>> It was frequented by 
>> hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone.
> 
> On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
> around outside.

I'll take your word for it.

> 
>> Then it changed 
>> owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going 
>> to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice 
>> husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.
> 
> I must revisit it sometime.
> 
> 

Recommended.


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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:11:09 GMT, bill  wrote:



>> I must revisit it sometime.

>Recommended.

Perhaps the hookers are back?


Still using your infantile sig? Good grief, it's a sure sign you
have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
Smear campaigning? Lots of forums are 100% Bill Gleeson free, we
don't go on about it in our sig files.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:52:09 +0000, David Hansen
 wrote:

>On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
>around outside.

A little bit of railway interest in the area David. the 'Coalie' is
hopefully still there and the 'road' minus rails is evident.

In article ,
Joe Curry   wrote:
>Still using your infantile sig? Good grief, it's a sure sign you
>have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
>Smear campaigning? Lots of forums are 100% Bill Gleeson free, we
>don't go on about it in our sig files.

Take your vendettas somewhere else.  Followups set.

-- Richard

> Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck? I think it might
> have been the Black Bull at one point as well. It was frequented by
> hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone. Then it changed
> owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going
> to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice
> husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.


That was it Bill, remember the hookers they used to work on Coburg Street
and then come into the pub to spend their earnings (most seemed to be
alcoholics in those days). It was like a typical Port pub, it is good to
hear that  it is still there and now caters for a different clientele. It is
20 years since I was in Leith so I imagine that the whole area has changed
now.

"David Hansen"  wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:43:15 GMT someone who may be bill
>  wrote this:-
>
> >Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck?
>
> Correct.
>
> >I think it might have been the Black Bull at one point as well.
>
> I don't think so.
>
> >It was frequented by
> >hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone.
>
> On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
> around outside.
Oh yes they were, read my other post, probaly depended in the Landlord at
the time, their were also many sailors and truck drivers plus the locals.


>
> >Then it changed
> >owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going
> >to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice
> >husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.
>
> I must revisit it sometime.
I also want to revisit the pub

>
>
> -- 
>   David Hansen, Edinburgh
>  I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
>  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

"Joe Curry"  wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:11:09 GMT, bill  wrote:
>
>
>
> >> I must revisit it sometime.
>
> >Recommended.
>
> Perhaps the hookers are back?

Do they carry out their profession along Coburg Street?

>
>
> Still using your infantile sig? Good grief, it's a sure sign you
> have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
> Smear campaigning? Lots of forums are 100% Bill Gleeson free, we
> don't go on about it in our sig files.
>
>

Ron Peacock wrote:
>> Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck? I think it might
>> have been the Black Bull at one point as well. It was frequented by
>> hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone. Then it changed
>> owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going
>> to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice
>> husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.
> 
> 
> That was it Bill, remember the hookers they used to work on Coburg Street
> and then come into the pub to spend their earnings (most seemed to be
> alcoholics in those days). It was like a typical Port pub, it is good to
> hear that  it is still there and now caters for a different clientele. It is
> 20 years since I was in Leith so I imagine that the whole area has changed
> now.
> 
> 
> 
> 

glad to be of help. The surrounding area certainly has changed, with two 
new residential developments having gone up directly opposite the pub - 
one leading to Sandport Street and the other on the corner of Coburg St 
and Dock St. The Sandport street ones are quite nice from the outside.

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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:22:18 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
<fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.no> wrote:


>Do they carry out their profession along Coburg Street?

Don't know, I understood they were cleared-out a while back.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:50:55 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
<fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.no> wrote:

> they used to work on Coburg Street
>and then come into the pub to spend their earnings (most seemed to be
>alcoholics in those days). 

Is it any wonder? :-(

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:21:20 GMT, bill  aka Bill
Gleeson wrote:

>glad to be of help. The surrounding area certainly has changed, 

I preferred the area in the late 50s and early 60s.. good
atmosphere, no posers, no so-called entrepreneurs, the girls stuck
to the pubs and docks... the good  folk of Leith had the Shore to
themselves.

And in those days the tide came in and out and whisky bond workers
discovered another use for Spin Dryers. :-)

Still using your infantile sig? Good grief, it's a sure sign you
have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
Smear campaigning? Lots of forums are 100% Bill Gleeson free, we
don't go on about it in our sig files. Take your vendetta to email..

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:25:15 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be "Ron
Peacock" <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.no> wrote this:-

>> On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
>> around outside.
>
>Oh yes they were,

Twenty years ago.


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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:24:29 +0000, David Hansen
 wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:25:15 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be "Ron
>Peacock" <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.no> wrote this:-

>>> On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
>>> around outside.

>>Oh yes they were,

>Twenty years ago.

Giving away your age David? :-)

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:57:56 GMT, bill  wrote:


>> What's the beer like?

>The usual suspects, plus a few guest ales. The Guinness was good (for 
>Scotland). Also, a surprisingly good winelist.

Buckfast?


Still using your infantile sig? Good grief, it's a sure sign you
have lost whatever argument you wish to pursue...what is it btw?
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don't go on about it in our sig files. Take your vendetta to email..

"Joe Curry"  wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:22:18 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
> <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.no> wrote:
>
>
> >Do they carry out their profession along Coburg Street?
>
> Don't know, I understood they were cleared-out a while back.


Well they were very interesting, Coburg Street had a notorious reputation
for them.

When they came into the pub it looked like that they were alcoholics and
carried out their profession
to buy alcohol. Today I suppose that they are addicted to drugs.

"David Hansen"  wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:25:15 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be "Ron
> Peacock" <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.no> wrote this:-
>
> >> On the contrary, they were not welcome inside though they did hang
> >> around outside.
> >
> >Oh yes they were,
>
> Twenty years ago.
>
They used to spend their well earned cash in the pub.



> -- 
>   David Hansen, Edinburgh
>  I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
>  http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

"bill"  wrote in message
news:kvNRf.145535$Q22.63837@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Ron Peacock wrote:
> >> Ah, sorry - was it the Black Swan aka the Mucky Duck? I think it might
> >> have been the Black Bull at one point as well. It was frequented by
> >> hookers when the area was part of the tolerance zone. Then it changed
> >> owners and became Scotland's first non-smoking pub, so I started going
> >> to it. Great traditional live music on a Sunday evening now. A nice
> >> husband and wife run the place, very welcoming.
> >
> >
> > That was it Bill, remember the hookers they used to work on Coburg
Street
> > and then come into the pub to spend their earnings (most seemed to be
> > alcoholics in those days). It was like a typical Port pub, it is good to
> > hear that  it is still there and now caters for a different clientele.
It is
> > 20 years since I was in Leith so I imagine that the whole area has
changed
> > now.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> glad to be of help. The surrounding area certainly has changed, with two
> new residential developments having gone up directly opposite the pub -
> one leading to Sandport Street and the other on the corner of Coburg St
> and Dock St. The Sandport street ones are quite nice from the outside.
>
> -- 
> Bill
> http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/phpBB2/ - first for Edinburgh Airport news
> Now 100% Guaranteed Joe Curry free - thank goodness for Yappers!


Thanks Bill, I suppose that the area has now lost it's special character,
now too middle class.

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:23:33 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
<fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.it> wrote:


>Thanks Bill, I suppose that the area has now lost it's special character,
>now too middle class.

Not really, the real Leithers are taking a back seat, unable to
afford the new establishments..

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:18:11 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
<fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.it> wrote:


>They used to spend their well earned cash in the pub.

Usenet post of the week! :-)

"Joe Curry"  wrote in message
news:n2tg129gi7pmc4ue684h8dtnelnp8o9k4e@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:23:33 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
> <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.it> wrote:
>
>
> >Thanks Bill, I suppose that the area has now lost it's special character,
> >now too middle class.
>
> Not really, the real Leithers are taking a back seat, unable to
> afford the new establishments..


That is sad

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:52:43 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
<fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.it> wrote:


>> Not really, the real Leithers are taking a back seat, unable to
>> afford the new establishments..

>That is sad

The less well-off now have to make do with the 'Banana Flats' and
the 'Fort'.. :(

Ron Peacock wrote:
> 
> Do they carry out their profession along Coburg Street?

no. The tolerance zone was shifted out of there a few years ago, and it 
existed, variously, along Salamander St, on Leith Links and on an 
industrial estate in Porty. None lasted long and I don't believe there 
is an "official" area any more, although some hookers can still be seen 
along Salamander St., but not in the numbers that there used to be in 
Coburg St.

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Ron Peacock wrote:
> 
> Thanks Bill, I suppose that the area has now lost it's special character,
> now too middle class.
> 

It has and it hasn't. parts of the area have become posh, with expensive 
developments, but these sit beside long standing areas where traditional 
Leithers live.

There is a divide though - with certain pubs welcoming newcomers, and 
others welcoming those with kent faithers.

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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:12:21 GMT, bill  aka Bill
Gleeson wrote:


>There is a divide though - with certain pubs welcoming newcomers, and 
>others welcoming those with kent faithers.

That's untrue and a ungracious toward the good citizens of
Leith.


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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:08:31 GMT, bill  aka Bill
Gleeson wrote:


>> Do they carry out their profession along Coburg Street?

>although some hookers can still be seen 
>along Salamander St., but not in the numbers that there used to be in 
>Coburg St.

How long have you been in Edinburgh? Hardly long enough to use the
term 'used to be'?

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"Joe Curry"  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:18:11 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
> <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.it> wrote:
>
>
> >They used to spend their well earned cash in the pub.
>
> Usenet post of the week! :-)

"Joe Curry"  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:18:11 +0000 (UTC), "Ron Peacock"
> <fleurdel'Ecosse@nomorespam.it> wrote:
>
>
> >They used to spend their well earned cash in the pub.
>
> Usenet post of the week! :-)


Well like any other profession this one is very hard work, so they worked
hard played hard!!!!!

"bill"  wrote in message
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> Ron Peacock wrote:
> >
> > Do they carry out their profession along Coburg Street?
>
> no. The tolerance zone was shifted out of there a few years ago, and it
> existed, variously, along Salamander St, on Leith Links and on an
> industrial estate in Porty. None lasted long and I don't believe there
> is an "official" area any more, although some hookers can still be seen
> along Salamander St., but not in the numbers that there used to be in
> Coburg St.
>
> -- 
> Bill
> http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/phpBB2/ - first for Edinburgh Airport news
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Porty = Portobello?

Is there no left ladies left doing business in Coburg Street?, I am sure
that the new middle class residents also need
their services. Salamander Street is too open for them and Portobello is too
far away, maybe if they had moved towards Granton or
Tower Street it would have been better for them.

Ron Peacock wrote:
> 
> Porty = Portobello?

yup. They didn't last there long either

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