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54 Below

The Driftwood. The Crescent.

January 8, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

1102-1106 Argyle Street, Glasgow. G3 8TD. Tel: 0141 339 9555.

Exterior image of the Driftwood Bar Argyle Street 1991
Driftwood Bar, 1991.

This part of Argyle Street was formerly called Dumbarton Road.

From 1882 till just after the First World War, wine & spirit Merchant Archibald Cameron was landlord, Mr Cameron resided at 220 Dumbarton Road which was next door to his public houses. Archibald also owned pubs in Cheapside Street and Stobcross Street. In 1887 the pub had an overhaul just in time for the great Exhibition of 1888. Mr Cameron had a special blend of old well matured Scotch whisky called “Royal Charlie.”

Many will still remember Billy Maxwell one of the many publican’s to run the pub.

This well established pub is now called Maxwell’s. 2006.

To read the full history of this popular bar you will hgave to wait for  Volume 2 of Glasgow Pubs and Publicans.

Exterior image of minus 54 bar Argyle Street 2007
54 Below, 2007.

The pub is now called 54 Below. 2007.

Exterior image of the sign  for Minus 54 bar, Argyle Street 2007.
54 Below sign, 2007.

Bar Grill sign outside 54 Below.

Update 2015…

The pub has had another name change, it had been called the Distill for some time now.

Distill Bar Argyle Street

Distill 2015.

Update 2019…

The pub had yet another refurb and is now called The Crescent Bar an old name that the pub had in the 1960s.

Exterior view of The Crescent Bar Argyle Street 2018
The Crescent, during refurb 2018.

Do you have anything to add to this pub? If so please leave a comment.

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