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 The Jinglin Geordie |
The Jinglin' Geordie lies half way up - or down - Edinburgh's now famous Fleshmarket Close, the steps leading up from the Market Street near the entrance to Waverley Station up to Cockburn Street.
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It is uphill from, and next door to, Fleshmarket Close's other pub, the Halfway House. It is also considerable larger than the Halfway House because it actually extends out over it. The end result is a fairly modern-feeling L shaped bar, with the base of the L looking out through attractive stained glass windows towards the station and the New Town.
 The Bar |
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 View Towards the Windows |
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 Interior View |
The Jinglin' Geordie is named after George Heriot (1563 to 1624). He was a goldsmith who became famous and powerful through his activities as a moneylender. Amongst those to whom he lent money was James VI, and Heriot was appointed jeweller and goldsmith to the King in 1601. This proved excellent timing because following the unification of the crowns Heriot accompanied James to London in 1603, becoming very wealthy indeed.
On his death Heriot left a substantial sum of money for a hospital for "puir fatherless bairns". This later became George Heriot's School. Jinglin Geordie is also remembered in part in the name of one of Edinburgh's four universities: Heriot-Watt University.
Address: Fleshmarket Close, EH1 1QA 
