Roadhouse

The Grade B Listed Art Deco White House in Niddrie has had a facelift.

It's been lying derelict for a good number of years now - and to be honest, looks a little out of place in the area now it's been done up! Hopefully the rest will be done up as well.

It was built in 1936 as a "roadhouse" which people would visit on motoring trips from Edinburgh city centre (all of around three miles!). Apparently the Maybury on the other side of town was also a draw for those striking out from the town.

Since then, it seems to have become quite a hangout. One Eric Gold posted these recollections:

"Just before I left Edinburgh in the 1970's there was an ad in the jobs column saying (ha ha ha):

An Art Deco bar requires staff. Clientele are very happy go lucky and it will be an experience that one will never forget. Must be experienced, and if you can handle yourself well it would be an asset.

"I phoned the job up and it was 'The Whitehoose'. I will never forget that. Still they did sell a great pint like the Granton Tap bar.

"I also remember a Governor of the pub saying the Whitehoose had ambiance: mind you he was drunk all the time (ha ha ha).

"The Whitehoose was full of characters, even the Alsatians. I've never known a bar with so many Alsatians wandering around a joint in my whole life."