The Oxford Bar The Oxford Bar The Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street, in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. The pub is chiefly notable for having been featured in Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series of novels. The Oxford Bar, or The Ox, is John Rebus's favourite pub in Edinburgh. The Oxford Bar apparently became a public house in 1811, although it was a confectioner's shop in 1843. It was disponed on 30 October 1893 to Andrew Wilson, wines and spirits merchant, and thereafter remained a public bar. The Oxford Bar retains its original compartmentalised form, which many other
Inspector Rebus on any of the Rankin novels. It was entitled "The First Stone". Ron Donachie starred as Rebus in BBC Radio 4's dramatizations of "The Falls" (2003), "Resurrection Men" (2004), "Black and Blue" (2008), "Strip Jack" (2010), "The Black Book" (2012), "Set in Darkness" (2014) and "A Question of Blood" (2016), having previously played Rebus's Chief Constable in the TV series. A brand new story written for the stage by Ian Rankin and adapted by playwright Rona Munro titled "Rebus: Long Shadows" will premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 20 September to 6 October 2018 before touring the UK. The