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Heritage Pub
(Pub, External, Bar, Sign). Published on 29-07-2013

Scotia Bar, Glasgow

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Operator: Belhaven (Greene King)
112-114 Stockwell Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G1 4LW (View on Google Map)
(0141) 552 8681
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One of several pubs which claim to be the oldest in Glasgow, it certainly looks the part with its half-timbered frontage, wood panelling, dark wooden benches and low ceilings. A firm fixture on the folk music scene for decades, the likes of Hamish Imlach and Billy Connolly performed here and there are still regular sessions and live bands. There are three distinct areas – one closer to the band, one roud the corner – and a cosy snug which features a framed portrait of local First World War revolutionary John Maclean on the wall.

Information for this venue is provided by the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Last updated
09/02/2023
Last surveyed
08/02/2023
Pub ID
GLA/0724
Asset of Community Value

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

First licensed in 1815, this pub is famous for a folk music tradition started in the early 1960s, the most famous artist to appear here being the Glasgow legend Billy Connolly. The mock-Tudor frontage and a number of fittings date from a refurbishment in 1929. The bar counter has the old terrazzo spittoon trough around the base and match strikers all along the top; there is a mirrored back gantry and a part-glazed partition on the left, which creates a separate small bar. Following a period of closure, the pub was refurbished by Brendan McLaughlin in 1987, which is the date of the rear section of the back gantry, the short partitions and panelled walls. On the right, another partition creates a tiny snug on two levels, and there are signs of a another snug at the front where some bell-pushes remain.

Monday
11:00am - Midnight
Tuesday
11:00am - Midnight
Wednesday
11:00am - Midnight
Thursday
11:00am - Midnight
Friday
11:00am - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
11:00am - Midnight
Monday
Noon - Midnight
Tuesday
Noon - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - Midnight
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - Midnight

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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Except when live music is on.
Games Games
Dominoes, chess and backgammon are available
Wi Fi Wi Fi
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Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
Close to metro (400m)
St Enoch
Nearby Station (400m)
Argyle Street

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