http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Gentrification en Sun, 17 May 2026 05:45:29 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99966 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:37:37 +0000 Nelly 99966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I think the couple who created Renroc out of nothing much on Montgomery St have the white horse"</p> <p>Yep, same guys who took on Earl of Marchmont, turned it round and sold it on a few months back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99962 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:21:18 +0000 gembo 99962@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Waverley still going round the corner despite never having any customers except you. Also has upstairs lounge, closed.</p> <p>I think the couple who created Renroc out of nothing much on Montgomery St have the white horse.</p> <p>As that pub has been there since 1749, it will have seen many changes. Good that it is still going </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99959 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:12:30 +0000 kaputnik 99959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The White Horse Tavern on Royal Mile - a proper old fashioned pensioner's (his and hers) pub, with carpet in the toilets, an old lady who came round offering complimentary sausage rolls in the evening and 70s Hibs memorabilia on the wall was tragically gentrified a few years ago. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99948 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:17:17 +0000 gembo 99948@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As hardware / ironmongery went. Grays was pretty gentrified. But we are using (or I am using) gentrified in the sense of a previous thread where Lawson's timber merchant's shop has become a trendy restaurant frequented by me (once) and wilmington's cow (once, unless he has more vouchers) bizarrely on the same night </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99922 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:20:07 +0000 kaputnik 99922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My brother in law works for Gore in Livingston, but sadly there is no discount in it for relatives. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99920 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:12:35 +0000 PS 99920@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hang on. Gray's used to have a royal warrant (or two), which I doubt White Stuff has. </p> <p>Are we using the term "gentrification" in a little applied sense of denoting a move in the class of the building's customers towards "the gentry" from the upper(most) classes? ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99907 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:10:07 +0000 Nelly 99907@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"on which she can get ridiculous discounts for family..."</p> <p>Nice one.</p> <p>I have a friend who works for Endura - magic, I thought when he started, he can get me some bikey gear at generous staff discount prices.</p> <p>Sadly they are not daft, and he can only buy gear in his own size - and he is a titchy 5'6 inches and small built - so zero chance of a bargain for me!</p> <p>I promise to make no more derogatory comments on White Stuff - Today I am chilled - all peace and love man ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99827 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:11:57 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 99827@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I quite like White Stuff's stuff, though only got a few things from there, and never been skiing (nor played golf, I'm not <em>that</em> gentrified). But I do lament the passing of Grays - I'd be in there at least once a month looking for something that would save me a trip to B&amp;Q. Though I guess where I now work on Morrison Street there's a teeny hardware shop that goes so far as to sell second hand tools, which is great.</p> <p>For proper technical outdoor walking/hiking/skiing-if-I-did-it clothing my sister's other half is a manager for a well-known and good outdoor brand on which she can get ridiculous discounts for family... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99818 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:44:53 +0000 cc 99818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The guitarist wants to play Big Loud Rock Music instead of blues. The rest of them should slow down. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99817 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:18:11 +0000 gembo 99817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oops, yes The Strypes</p> <p>Surprised spytfyre didn't pick me up on that </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99815 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:57:40 +0000 recombodna 99815@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Grays used to sell the old creamer bulbs...good times!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99814 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:57:10 +0000 chdot 99814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p>So you mean <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/15/new-band-strypes">Strypes</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99813 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:26:56 +0000 gembo 99813@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@insto fair enough, no one done early stones like that for a while. Arctic monkeys?</p> <p>I don't think nelly likes white stuff? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99800 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:35:23 +0000 Instography 99800@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo<br /> Yeah, heard it. They played well but I couldn't find it very interesting. It just sounded shallow and inauthentic. Reminded me of The Commitments - young Irish going through the motions of playing music they had no real connection with from two generations ago.</p> <p>When they were talking about how they all grew up together and are now 'sort of' friends, I feared they'd last about as long as The Commitments. (And I've only just realised Roddy Doyle's joke in the band name. Doh!). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99798 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:08:55 +0000 wee folding bike 99798@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Craghoppers are about to release their spring range too. Apparently it's time for that. </p> <p>I just wait for the end of season sale as I have found that the same weather will come back next year. I like the 50-70% discounts more than having this year's colour. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99795 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:31:59 +0000 Charterhall 99795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nelly I fear that you're criticising them for a claim they are not making. If you look at the history section of their website you'll see a reference to selling 't-shirts, fleeces and mad cow hats in French ski resorts' in 1985. That's as far as the ski references go. They don't claim to be anything other than a fashion label, no different from Fat Face or (my current favourite) Joules. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99785 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:57:17 +0000 Nelly 99785@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>White Stuff are now only carrying spring lines on the website. I rest my case for poncey, pretend snowboarding apres ski nonsense.</p> <p>I have no problem with fashion shops per se - but one of my mates was wearing their gear when we were in chamonix a couple of weeks ago - I know garbage when I see it, and would have been concerned if really bad weather had come in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99782 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:29:02 +0000 gembo 99782@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Way OT, did anyone hear The Stripes live on BBC 6 this morning? Rock and Roll </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99775 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:35:48 +0000 LaidBack 99775@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Got one of our three breadmakers from them... (OT wrong thread!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99770 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:05:30 +0000 gembo 99770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Only bought from white stuff in their sale, reasonable value then. The stuff lasts a long time.</p> <p>When I lived in thistle st I was a very regular frequenter of Gray's on at least three of their levels </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99769 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:00:41 +0000 kaputnik 99769@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I find their lack of fire brasses and ironing board covers a major inconvenience </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99768 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:57:14 +0000 Charterhall 99768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a seasoned shopper, with no interest in skiing whatsoever, I find their stuff to be nicely designed, good quality and well priced. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99766 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:02:15 +0000 Nelly 99766@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a seasoned skier, can I be the first to say that White Stuff is a fashion outlet - not a snowsports outlet - their stuff is overpriced rubbish. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99763 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:18:17 +0000 Charterhall 99763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not all bad news though, White Stuff has some nice, er, stuff ! But it's a shame that they got rid of the garden shed changing rooms they had when they first opened. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99759 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:42:09 +0000 cc 99759@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still sadly missed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9458#post-99758 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:36:45 +0000 gembo 99758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spotted as cycling along George st that the vertical sign for grays ironmongery remains high up on the sidewall of the building</p> <p>G<br /> r<br /> a<br /> y<br /> '<br /> s</p> <p>Just like the above</p> <p>The store is now a gentrified ski/snow boarding après ski outfitting emporium </p>