. . . And let's not forget to save historic pubs in Scotland
Urgent action must be taken to safeguard Scotland's few remaining historic pubs, the author of a new guide has warned.
Scotland's True Heritage Pubs, to be launched at Leslie's Bar in Edinburgh today, lists only about 120 that have kept the same bar for at least 40 years.
During this time, most pubs have gone through a number of refits and typically Scottish features, such as a central bar in the main room, have been lost...
"We want to try to preserve the genuine historic interiors of pubs, as well as preserving the genuine and historic beers," [said Slaughter].
'Island bars' -- such as the fictional TV bar Cheers or the Horseshoe Bar in Glasgow -- have been a distinctively Scottish layout for more than 100 years...
Other particularly Scottish historic features include ornate gantries -- the word gantry comes from the old Scots word gantress or gauntress, meaning a wooden stand for casks -- water taps on the bar for whisky and pubs on the ground floors of tenement flats beside shops.
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Scotland's True Heritage Pubs, to be launched at Leslie's Bar in Edinburgh today, lists only about 120 that have kept the same bar for at least 40 years.
During this time, most pubs have gone through a number of refits and typically Scottish features, such as a central bar in the main room, have been lost...
"We want to try to preserve the genuine historic interiors of pubs, as well as preserving the genuine and historic beers," [said Slaughter].
'Island bars' -- such as the fictional TV bar Cheers or the Horseshoe Bar in Glasgow -- have been a distinctively Scottish layout for more than 100 years...
Other particularly Scottish historic features include ornate gantries -- the word gantry comes from the old Scots word gantress or gauntress, meaning a wooden stand for casks -- water taps on the bar for whisky and pubs on the ground floors of tenement flats beside shops.