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David McLean

The Edinburgh Wetherspoon pub named after a wicked moment in the city's history

Edinburgh's publicans have long conjured up colourful names to hang above the door of their watering holes, but it's not often you see a pub named after a gruesome murder and haunting.

The White Lady in St John's Road, Corstorphine, is a Wetherspoon's establishment and one of the busiest pub and hotels in the area.

As a company, Wetherspoon has a long-standing tradition of picking names for their pubs with a bit of heritage - but this one has our blood running cold.

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