The shop at 6 Greyfriars Place...

... where Bobby was fed has been acquired by a fast food company.

The premises were taken over in 1862 by John Traill. As the terrier first appeared from nowhere four years previously, Bobby may also have been fed by the former owner. Vernon Dixon the set dresser who won three Academy Awards for his work on the musical ‘Oliver!’. ‘Nicholas and Alexandra’ and ‘Barry Lyndon’ recreated John Traill’s dining room for the Walt Disney film ‘Greyfriars Bobby’.

For the film which was shot at Shepperton Studios, the set for the shop was transferred to Candlemaker Row. The set for Greyfriars Kirk cost £15,000 to build - a lot of money in the 1960’s. When the takeaway opens, visitors to Bobby’s resting place may soon be able to pop in for a Bobby Baguette.

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