Creepy footage has shown the inside of an abandoned Scots roadhouse before it vanished forever. The Fairmile Inn was one of Edinburgh's best-loved roadside spots for over 60 years, reports Edinburgh Live.
The popular hostelry, which was situated at Fairmilehead on the road south out of the capital towards Hillend, opened in 1938, when car ownership was on the rise for Edinburgh's middle classes. It closed in 2004 and lay unused and empty for eight years before being demolished.
The building was similar in style to the Maybury Casino at the Gyle and Whitehouse at Craigmillar and an outdoor clothing centre, Craigdon Mountain Sports, now occupies the site.
In 2012 a group of urban explorers gained access to the interior and managed to capture footage of the mothballed Biggar Road icon before it vanished forever. YouTuber TeEnZiE has explored abandoned structures all over the UK and he gained access to the boarded up Fairmile Inn.
The spooky video showed their followers that it really was beyond saving by that point. It takes viewers on a tour of the derelict building, which had seen better days. Debris can be seen to be strewn around the main lounge and bar area. Ceiling tiles could be seen hanging down and wall fixtures smashed to bits.
Wrecked furnishings and smashed windows suggested that the building had been broken into and vandalised on multiple occasions. A blackboard hung above the bar detailing 'Today's Specials', and an offer of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding (with all the trimmings & vegetables) for just £6.85.
Stoneware beer jugs were left lying around the bar alongside vintage pots and pans and the bar soda stream, caked in dust, sits in its holder never to be used again. Meanwhile, upstairs, the urban explorers encounter abandoned toys, including model boats, diecast model cars, and a rather scary-looking clown doll.
The video ends with one of the urban explorers holding up the toy clown, which then waves at the camera..... You can watch the full clip here.
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