New future for city’s oldest bar
THE oldest pub in Glasgow has been saved from demolition after developers had a change of heart over plans to convert it into student housing.
The Old College Bar is not listed but there has been a pub on the site since the early 1800s.
Developers originally felt that because of the poor state of the building, it would have to be removed.
But Structured House Group have agreed to alter their plans to retain the pub on the site and will also refurbish the bar, some parts of which are believed to date to the 15th century.
An amended application to build a 12-story complex on the site will go before city planners on September 19.
Craig Inglis, chief executive of SHG, said: “We will take the interior out carefully and create a snug which will give the locals a perfect replica of the bar.”