Stockwell Street, Glasgow. Andrew Purdon’s Tavern, C 1840. The “Best Ale Under The Sun” was said to have been served at the Tavern which was located in the building shown above. It stood at the southern end of Stockwell Street close to the River Clyde and had a thatched roof and crow-stepped chimney stacks. A […]
Stockwell Street
The Scotia Bar
112 Stockwell Street, Glasgow. G1 4LW. Tel: 01415528681. The Scotia Bar. 1991. This is one of Glasgow’s oldest pub’s, however it is not the oldest. It was taken over by Belhaven Brewery in 2005. To read the full history of the Scotia Bar click here. The Scotia Bar. 2005. I received a letter from Willy […]
The Clutha Vaults.
169 Stockwell Street, Glasgow. G1 4SP. Tel: 0141 552 7400. The Clutha Vaults. 1992. The History of this popular Bar… In 1814 a year before the Battle of Waterloo a gentleman called, Matthew Park built a handsome tenement at the foot of Stockwell Street this land was known as Park’s land. It wasn’t until the […]