{"id":5969,"date":"2018-05-08T16:35:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T15:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/?p=5969"},"modified":"2022-12-05T03:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T03:48:32","slug":"toby-carvery-liberton-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/toby-carvery-liberton-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Toby Carvery, Liberton, Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A MASSIVE makeover of one of the most historic buildings in south Edinburgh has been completed by Pacific \u2013 and the finished article is a feast for the eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The refurbishment of the much-loved&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobycarvery.co.uk\/restaurants\/scotland\/libertonedinburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Toby Carvery in Howden Hall Road, Liberton<\/strong><\/a>, took just two weeks, despite involving extensive interior and exterior works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building dates back many years \u2013 and the site was popular as far back as the 16th century when thousands of people flocked to benefit from the healing powers of the well that was situated there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was known as the Balm Well or St Catherine\u2019s well, and it\u2019s tarry-tainted waters were reputedly able to cure skin conditions \u2013 in fact, right up until 1910, it was recommended by medics in the treatment of eczema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project undertaken by Pacific included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Landscaping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drainage digging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exterior painting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trench excavation for lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal and external signage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removal and replacement of internal partitions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tiling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ironmongery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French polishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New back bar and other fittings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Screens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plastering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New toilets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flooring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrical works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plumbing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New furniture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wallpaper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drinks dispensers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Toby in Liberton has a loyal local following and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to thousands of hungry diners every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It prides itself on serving much-loved British fare via the carver format \u2013 and is noted for its traditional roast dinners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Toby-Liberton-case-study.pdf\">Toby Liberton case study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MASSIVE makeover of one of the most historic buildings in south Edinburgh has been completed by Pacific \u2013 and the finished article is a feast for the eyes. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10137,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5969\/revisions\/10137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificbuilding.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}