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GREYFRIARS PUB

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1105

Greyfriars Bobby’s Bar occupies the ground floor of a row of Georgian houses adjoining the historic Candlemakers’ Hall. The name of the bar is inspired by an Edinburgh legend of a Skye Terrier called Bobby. His owner was John Gray, who worked for the Edinburgh City Police as a Night Watchman. When John Gray died in 1858, legend has it that Bobby faithfully watched over his grave every night and from then on his licence and collar was paid for by the Lord Provost , Sir William Chambers. When the little dog died in 1872 he was buried alongside his master in the Greyfriars Kirkyard. Queen Victoria visited their graves and outside the bar there is a fountain and bronze statue of Bobby erected in 1873.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/125th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 80 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.