Greyfriars Bobby's Bar lies at the south end of Candlemaker Row, where it joins George IV Bridge, and opposite the National Museum of Scotland. To one side is the entrance to Greyfriars Kirkyard. John Gray was an Edinburgh policeman who died of tuberculosis on February 15, 1858, and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard. He had a dog, a Skye Terrier called Bobby, and for the following 14 years, until the dog's own death, Bobby kept watch over John Gray's grave. Cynics have been known to claim that the dog actually kept watch over the wrong grave, but whatever the detail, Greyfriars Bobby has gone down in history as an emblem of devotion and faithfulness. Bobby died in 1872 and could not be buried within the cemetery itself, since it was regarded as consecrated ground. He was buried instead just inside the gate of Greyfriars Kirkyard, not far from John Gray's grave. Today Bobby's memory is marked by a life size statue on a plinth in the street outside the pub. Over the years the story of Greyfriars Bobby has inspired a number of books and movies, including a 1961 movie by Walt Disney Productions.