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Review of Holywood 9A, City Centre

June 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It seems like a lifetime ago that the Holyrood Tavern stood on the corner of Holyrood 9A and The Pleasance. The pub was home for goths, punks rockers and the Linux user group of Edinburgh but was shuttered due to rising rent and competition. While the pub was closed it felt like an impossible act […]

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