This pub stands corner of St James Street & Hubert Passage which leads to the castle, it was formerly "City of Edinburgh".

It became the White Horse in the eighteen twenties, an inquest was held on the premises in 1826, after the body of a man had been taken from the sea by Sir Sydney Smith's caves. The deceased had slept the previous night at the "Royal Standard" he was identified as Henry Palmer, a clerk from East India House.

Edward Butler was licensee in 1849, John Friend was landlord for about five years from 1860. Harry Spain and his wife served for over thirty years between them. Alfred Faiers served between the wars until 1945 when Cyril Atkinson took over the pub, his wife continued until the late sixties with her sister Miss Southgate.

In 1952 workmen carrying out alterations to the house, discovered a program dated 1809, for Harlequin and Mother Goose at the Dover Theater.