Scotia Bar

The Scotia Bar on Stockwell Street stands as the oldest surviving pub in Glasgow, dating back to seventeen ninety-two. You can pick it out by the weathered wooden beams lining its low ceiling and the vintage brass match strikers still screwed into the front of its L-shaped bar. Originally a haunt for sailors and dock workers arriving via the nearby River Clyde, the space evolved into a creative hub during the nineteen sixties and seventies.