Quarter Gill (Oswald Street) closed.
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:23 am
Very sorry this morning to see the shutters down and a 'To Let' sign up at this Oswald Street institution.
One of the few surviving 'proper' old pubs in the city centre, they've been selling beers and pies on this site since 1870.
Sure, it was a wee bit off the beaten track but, the prices were reasonable and the welcome always warm.
A sign in the window said all the bar staff have moved just up the road, to Hope Street, to the Two-Heided Man (named after a Matt McGinn song).
You can read more about the history of the hostelry (try saying that after a couple of large ones!), at the brilliant Old Glasgow Pubs site.
http://www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/quartergilloswald.html
One of the few surviving 'proper' old pubs in the city centre, they've been selling beers and pies on this site since 1870.
Sure, it was a wee bit off the beaten track but, the prices were reasonable and the welcome always warm.
A sign in the window said all the bar staff have moved just up the road, to Hope Street, to the Two-Heided Man (named after a Matt McGinn song).
You can read more about the history of the hostelry (try saying that after a couple of large ones!), at the brilliant Old Glasgow Pubs site.
http://www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/quartergilloswald.html