The Guildford Arms, Edinburgh

One of that select group of ostentatious late nineteenth century pubs just behind Princes Street. An L shaped counter is home to 10 pulls on the corner plus a few triple keg taps of typical UK beers. The casks are mostly Scottish but Timmy Taylor had made it north and a Vocation keg or two had escaped from Calderdale. The ceiling and plasterwork frieze as well as the carved wood are works of art, the counter and bar back fading into insignificance in contrast. There is also an upstairs area which brings you in touching distance of the ceiling. Opposite Waverley’s main Princes Street entrance it’s probably very well known among beer drinkers, researchers at New Register House, tourists and even the wider public.