This week's Friday pub is the Station Bar, 55 Port Dundas Rd. It's one of the last remaining fragments of old Cowcaddens.
In 1850 Samuel Forrester received a licence to sell porter and spirits, along with permission to sell hay and grain.
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In 1850 Samuel Forrester received a licence to sell porter and spirits, along with permission to sell hay and grain.
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September 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This week's Friday pub is the Station Bar, 55 Port Dundas Rd. It's one of the last remaining fragments of old Cowcaddens.
In 1850 Samuel Forrester received a licence to sell porter and spirits, along with permission to sell hay and grain.
#Glasgow #fridaypub
In 1850 Samuel Forrester received a licence to sell porter and spirits, along with permission to sell hay and grain.
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This week's Friday pub is Hubbard's on Great Western Rd. This Art Deco building on Great Western Rd was built 1929-31 to designs by James Lindsay Jnr for Walter Hubbard, to house his bakery and tea room.
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July 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This week's Friday pub is Hubbard's on Great Western Rd. This Art Deco building on Great Western Rd was built 1929-31 to designs by James Lindsay Jnr for Walter Hubbard, to house his bakery and tea room.
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This week's Friday pub is Betty's Bar at 21 Lancefield Quay, pictured here in December 1982. A notorious old sailor's haunt popular with seamen, dockers, and ladies of the night, there had been a bar here since 1851.
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📷 Grisly Bob
May 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
This week's Friday pub is Betty's Bar at 21 Lancefield Quay, pictured here in December 1982. A notorious old sailor's haunt popular with seamen, dockers, and ladies of the night, there had been a bar here since 1851.
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📷 Grisly Bob
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📷 Grisly Bob
This week's Friday pub is the Iron Horse on West Nile St. It started off as a restaurant in 1872 before being converted to a bar in 1894.
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May 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This week's Friday pub is the Iron Horse on West Nile St. It started off as a restaurant in 1872 before being converted to a bar in 1894.
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This week's Friday pub is the Mitre Bar on Brunswick St. Opened in 1927 by publican James Halliday, the building was previously occupied by Watson & Company, Bakers Utensil Makers.
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June 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
This week's Friday pub is the Mitre Bar on Brunswick St. Opened in 1927 by publican James Halliday, the building was previously occupied by Watson & Company, Bakers Utensil Makers.
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On the 64th anniversary of Glasgow's farewell procession for the city's trams, there can be only one contender for this week's Friday pub: Ye Olde Tramcar Vaults at the corner of Maryhill and Hopehill Rd, seen here in 1958.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
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📷 Glasgow City Archives
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September 4, 2026 at 11:37 AM
On the 64th anniversary of Glasgow's farewell procession for the city's trams, there can be only one contender for this week's Friday pub: Ye Olde Tramcar Vaults at the corner of Maryhill and Hopehill Rd, seen here in 1958.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
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📷 Glasgow City Archives
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This week's Friday pub is the Auld Hoose at 429 Gallowgate, photographed in 1991. There's been a bar here since the 1850s when it was known as Mac's. When the original Auld Hoose was demolished on the Gallowgate, it was renamed The Auld Hoose.
📷 Newsquest
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📷 Newsquest
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June 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
This week's Friday pub is the Auld Hoose at 429 Gallowgate, photographed in 1991. There's been a bar here since the 1850s when it was known as Mac's. When the original Auld Hoose was demolished on the Gallowgate, it was renamed The Auld Hoose.
📷 Newsquest
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📷 Newsquest
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Bennet's Edinburgh Tollcross. Wish I was in there now, used to be my 'local' or one of many in that area.
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Bennet's Edinburgh Tollcross. Wish I was in there now, used to be my 'local' or one of many in that area.
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March 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Friday Pub
Bennet's Edinburgh Tollcross. Wish I was in there now, used to be my 'local' or one of many in that area.
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Bennet's Edinburgh Tollcross. Wish I was in there now, used to be my 'local' or one of many in that area.
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#Edinburgh
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#FridayPub
This week's Friday pub, courtesy of Ross Gillan, is The Drover at 447 Gallowgate. There's been a bar on this spot since at least 1845. Prominent east end publican John Ramsay, proprietor of Ramsay's on Duke St, took it over in the mid-1870s.
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August 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
This week's Friday pub, courtesy of Ross Gillan, is The Drover at 447 Gallowgate. There's been a bar on this spot since at least 1845. Prominent east end publican John Ramsay, proprietor of Ramsay's on Duke St, took it over in the mid-1870s.
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Two Friday pubs for the price of one this week. A Western service to Paisley North turns right onto Clyde St from Maxwell St in 1964. On the left is Morrison's Bar, located on the ground floor of Graphical House.
📷 Campbell Sayers
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📷 Campbell Sayers
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May 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Two Friday pubs for the price of one this week. A Western service to Paisley North turns right onto Clyde St from Maxwell St in 1964. On the left is Morrison's Bar, located on the ground floor of Graphical House.
📷 Campbell Sayers
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📷 Campbell Sayers
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This week's Friday pub is the Old Ship Bank on Saltmarket.
Named after the Glasgow Ship Bank which was the city's first bank, founded in 1749 by a group of tobacco merchants. It was officially known as Dunlop, Houston & Co, after its principal partners.
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Named after the Glasgow Ship Bank which was the city's first bank, founded in 1749 by a group of tobacco merchants. It was officially known as Dunlop, Houston & Co, after its principal partners.
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June 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
This week's Friday pub is the Old Ship Bank on Saltmarket.
Named after the Glasgow Ship Bank which was the city's first bank, founded in 1749 by a group of tobacco merchants. It was officially known as Dunlop, Houston & Co, after its principal partners.
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Named after the Glasgow Ship Bank which was the city's first bank, founded in 1749 by a group of tobacco merchants. It was officially known as Dunlop, Houston & Co, after its principal partners.
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Fresh from being named the third best pub in the UK by Time Out London, this week's Friday pub is the Doublet on Park Rd. It was opened in 1962 by partners Ossie Prosser and Alec Don in a former upholsterers, and they quickly sought to expand into the flat above.
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July 31, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Fresh from being named the third best pub in the UK by Time Out London, this week's Friday pub is the Doublet on Park Rd. It was opened in 1962 by partners Ossie Prosser and Alec Don in a former upholsterers, and they quickly sought to expand into the flat above.
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This week's Friday pub is the Bay Horse at the corner of West Nile and Bath Streets, photographed here in 1999 and 1935. In 2004 the pub closed due to flooding from the tenement above. A few months later, the building burned down.
📷 David Horne, Glasgow City Archives
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📷 David Horne, Glasgow City Archives
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August 21, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This week's Friday pub is the Bay Horse at the corner of West Nile and Bath Streets, photographed here in 1999 and 1935. In 2004 the pub closed due to flooding from the tenement above. A few months later, the building burned down.
📷 David Horne, Glasgow City Archives
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📷 David Horne, Glasgow City Archives
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This week's Friday pub is the Nia Roo (read it backwards) on Nitshill Rd. It's been around since at least the early 70s and was opened by the Grier family who operated many pubs in the city, including the Trossachs Bar, Townhead, and the Square Rig in Govan.
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April 24, 2026 at 7:36 AM
This week's Friday pub is the Nia Roo (read it backwards) on Nitshill Rd. It's been around since at least the early 70s and was opened by the Grier family who operated many pubs in the city, including the Trossachs Bar, Townhead, and the Square Rig in Govan.
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This week's Friday pub is Cafe Cini at 81 Renfield St. A trendy haunt throughout the 90s, it was owned by footballer Charlie Nicholas. It only became a pub in 1962, then called the Picador.
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September 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This week's Friday pub is Cafe Cini at 81 Renfield St. A trendy haunt throughout the 90s, it was owned by footballer Charlie Nicholas. It only became a pub in 1962, then called the Picador.
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This week's Friday pub is the Cockatoo at 220 Pollokshaws Rd, near the Plaza Ballroom. There had been a pub on this site since 1872, and was previously known as the Glen. It was demolished in the late 90s and the space is now occupied by flats.
📷 Bob Grisly
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📷 Bob Grisly
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August 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM
This week's Friday pub is the Cockatoo at 220 Pollokshaws Rd, near the Plaza Ballroom. There had been a pub on this site since 1872, and was previously known as the Glen. It was demolished in the late 90s and the space is now occupied by flats.
📷 Bob Grisly
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📷 Bob Grisly
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This week's Friday pub is the Govanhill Bar, at the corner of Cathcart Rd and Thistle St in the Gorbals, pictured here in 1973. There had been a bar at this lost gushet since 1892, and it survived all the way to 1991 before being demolished.
📷 Duncan McCallum, Derek Copland
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📷 Duncan McCallum, Derek Copland
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September 18, 2026 at 7:51 AM
This week's Friday pub is the Govanhill Bar, at the corner of Cathcart Rd and Thistle St in the Gorbals, pictured here in 1973. There had been a bar at this lost gushet since 1892, and it survived all the way to 1991 before being demolished.
📷 Duncan McCallum, Derek Copland
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📷 Duncan McCallum, Derek Copland
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This week's Friday pub is the Rubaiyat on Byres Rd. Named after the Omar Khayyam poem, it once had a circular cocktail bar called the "Bowl of Night" after a line from the poem. The bar was opened in the 1950s by James Montgomery on the site of Drummond's tea room.
📷 Reach
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📷 Reach
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May 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This week's Friday pub is the Rubaiyat on Byres Rd. Named after the Omar Khayyam poem, it once had a circular cocktail bar called the "Bowl of Night" after a line from the poem. The bar was opened in the 1950s by James Montgomery on the site of Drummond's tea room.
📷 Reach
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📷 Reach
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This week's Friday pub is the Clelland Bar at 42 Hospital St in the Gorbals. It was opened by James Clelland in 1919, and served the people of the area for over 50 years before the redevelopment of the Gorbals led to its demolition.
📷 TSPL
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📷 TSPL
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July 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This week's Friday pub is the Clelland Bar at 42 Hospital St in the Gorbals. It was opened by James Clelland in 1919, and served the people of the area for over 50 years before the redevelopment of the Gorbals led to its demolition.
📷 TSPL
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📷 TSPL
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