What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: The White Horse. Probably built by Laurence Ord. The inn was a point of departure for London with stabling in an undercroft entered from Calton Road. There was a later inn of the same name on Boyd's Close at the head of the Canongate.
Laurence Ord likely constructed The White Horse inn in Edinburgh, which served as a significant departure point for travelers heading to London and featured stabling in an undercroft accessible from Calton Road.
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