The Newbridge Inn was a public house in Newbridge, a suburban village to the west of Edinburgh. It was founded in 1683 and located on the main route from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
The Inn closed its doors several years ago after struggling to recover after lockdown. It is now destined to be turned into flats as locals mourn a “great loss” to the community.
In a letter to the Scotsman, which was published on 25 July 2026, Otto Inglis, expressed a shared concern at the loss of this Inn and asked “What exactly killed this pub?” Mr Inglis, a member of Reform Party Scotland, went on to offer a number of potential factors, some of which I agreed with, but others that I did not [see letter at footnote].
What follows is an [incomplete] timeline relating to Newbridge Inn:
30 May 1811, Caledonian Mercury:
14 February 1866, The Scotsman:
Masterton tombstone, Kirkliston [so many sad losses]:
28 October 1885, Edinburgh Evening News:
1893, Ordnance Survey map:
26 April 1935, West Lothian Courier:
17 May 1935, West Lothian Courier::
25 June 1943, West Lothian Advertiser:
18 October 1950, The Scotsman:
12 November 1965, West Lothian Courier:
8 January 1998, The Scotsman:
25 July 2026, The Scotsman:
