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30.01.2023 - 14:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
While there are countless pubs across Scotland that have a reputation for being rough, few match the infamy of the now-demolished The Gunner in Edinburgh.
Located on Pennywell Road in the Muirhouse housing estate in the capital, the venue was not overly attractive on the outside. The flat-roofed building had no windows, which only added to its frightening reputation.
It was a pub that many did not dare enter, but it was nonetheless popular amongst its regulars. As reported by Edinburgh Live, even they knew to stay on their guard while inside, however.
The name of the pub came from the HMS 'Gunner' naval base that operated at Granton during the First World War.
Known by regulars as Boom Boom, the pub was particularly rowdy on weekends, when it hosted karaoke and pool competitions. The Gunner was known to get a bit unruly at chucking out time, and violence was not uncommon.
The pub was reportedly also known for shifty-looking patrons that would attempt to sell electrical equipment from a black bin bag.
Because of all of this, CCTV was installed and the pub even resorted to serving pints in plastic cups in an attempt to avoid serious injuries when glasses were inevitably thrown during fights.
Interestingly, this reputation didn't scare off Jonathan Ross from enjoying a pint at The Gunner in the 1990s. The TV host reportedly sought out the pub after reading about it in the works of Irvine Welsh.
More recently, The Gunner—which was run by the aptly named Punch Taverns in its final years—was frequented by Hibs stars such as Anthony Stokes and Derek Riordan.
Despite its notoriety, The Gunner remained a favourite amongst locals. Many were sad to see it close in 2015, before the building was demolished.
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