- Cape Hall
- Knights of The Cape Society hold their formal meetings in Cape Hall.
Cape Hall is the name given to the room of the establishment The Cape Society is currently meeting in.
- In the days of the Cape Club in the 18th Century, Cape Hall was traditionally a room in an Edinburgh Old Town tavern.
This tradition continues today, although, in recent years, Cape Hall has materialised further afield than The Old Town.
18th Century Cape Halls We Know Of...
- James Mann's tavern in Craig's Close, known as 'Isle of Man Arms'
Dumbrick's tavern in Bridge Street, known as 'King's Head'
James Austen's tavern in Kennedy Close, known as 'The Crown'
John Wood's tavern in Heriot Gardens
Walter Scott's tavern in Geddes Close
John Swanston's tavern in Leith
- You'll find these referenced on the picture of page 158 here.
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More Recent Cape Halls We Recall...
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1965: James Grubb's house, 6 Summerhall Square
1965-68: Lothian Bar, Lothian Road
1968-69: Royal Mile Bar, The High Street
1968-??: Regal Arms, 58 Morrison Street
????-??: The Royal Over-Seas League, 100 Princes Street
????-?? (late 80s): The Abercraig Hotel, corner of Broughton Street and Picardy Place
????-??: The Castle Arms, Johnston Terrace
????-??: The White Horse, The High Street
????-??: Whitefoord House, 53 Canongate
????-??: Jim's Inn, Cockburn Street
~2001-??: Stag & Turret, Montrose Terrace
????-??: RAF Club, 11 Hillside Crescent
????-Jan 2022: Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road
Feb 2022-May 2022: Knights' Abodes, various locations in Leith
Jun 2022-today: The Bowlers Rest (Eric Morrison), 24 Mitchell Street, Leith
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