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Victoria Bar, Glasgow

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159 Bridgegate, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 5HZ (View on Google Map)
(0141) 552 6040
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  • Historic Interior

For many years this was one of Glasgow's few real ale outlets, it has now merged into one business with the Clutha next door.

Information for this venue is provided by the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Scotch Corner
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Last updated
Last surveyed
10/06/2021
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
GLA/1278
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

After a spell as a restaurant, which saw removal of some old fittings, the Victoria Bar is a pub again - the former Clutha Vaults (victim of a 2013 helicopter crash) is now a room at the back. The bar still has its Victorian four-bay gantry, though with some changes, including loss of much lower shelving. The counter is original, with match strikers all along, pillasters and two ornate brackets. A little of the full-height panelling survives.

General information about historic pub interiors

Photos show the Victoria Bar was at the foot of a tenement building that was reduced to a single-storey many years ago. After a spell as a restaurant (which saw the removal of a number of old fittings), the Victoria Bar is once again a pub. The Victoria Bar had been joined to the Clutha Vaults via the gardens of both pubs prior to the helicopter crash of 2013 and the former Clutha Vaults is now a room at the rear.

The bar retains its Victorian four-bay gantry with some modern changes and only some of the lower shelving survive. The original bar counter survives with match strikers all the way along it, a few pilasters, and a couple of ornate brackets. A little of the full height wall panelling remains on the rear wall but modern fixed seating.

A small separate snug on the left and part glazed partitions have been lost and the lounge on the far left (the conversion of a former fishmongers shop which was added post-war) is now a kitchen.

General information about historic pub interiors
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