A historic pub in a “prominent location” in a Scottish city has been brought to market.

The pub, which dates from  1899, sits in a “densely populated residential and commercial neighbourhood” in the country’s largest city.

 “The property occupies a spacious end terrace double shop unit at the end of a very busy commercial parade,” said Cornerstone Business Agents.

“The bar has capacity for 120 and is dominated by an attractive bar and gantry which can be accessed by customers on three sides. A flight of stairs leads to a small, elevated lounge area at the rear of the main bar.

“There is a separate door to the lounge area at the side of the property.”

The agent added: “Harvey’s has been in our clients’ hands since 2018, during this time the business has been fully run under management by a steady and competent management team. The business is run by a manager as well as two additional full-time members of staff and four part-time.

“The business trades on a wet sales only basis, open seven days a week, serving the local community and passing visitors.

“The pub is well-known for live sport including football and horse racing and is fully equipped with satellite television.”

Cornerstone also said: “The business would certainly benefit from hands-on ownership but equally would represent a good investment purchase with a stable management team in place.

“Harvey’s occupies a very prominent trading location on Maryhill Road (A81) at the corner of Maryhill Road and Lochburn Road. This area of Glasgow lies to the Northwest of Glasgow city centre and is a densely populated residential and commercial neighbourhood. Maryhill Road is one of the busiest arterial roads leading out of the west end of Glasgow city centre.”

According to the Old Glasgow Pubs website, the pub was earlier called Whisky Mac's and Wyndford Vaults and dates from 1899.

Harvey’s Bar freehold is offered at a guide price of £470,000.

New bookstore-themed bar to open in Glasgow in place of top restaurant

 

A new bar that is bookshop-themed and will serve cocktails and small plates is set to open in Glasgow at the end of this month.

The Last Bookstore will open on Hope Street in the city centre in a venue that was previously used by the Fat Lobster restaurant.

The new bar comes from the team behind bars such as Devil of Brooklyn and will offer a cocktail menu inspired by famous authors. A total of 8,000 books line the walls in the new bar with a literary archway made up of a further 1,300 books. They contain a total of 422,000,000 words.

Scottish airport redesigns check-in hall to create space

 

A Scottish airport has embarked on a £5.8 million project to redesign its check-in hall to create more space, in line with passengers’ wishes.

The airport also flagged the aim of improving passenger flow through the investment. And it said it would like to “thank passengers in advance for their patience” while the work takes place.

Edinburgh Airport, now part of the VINCI Airports network, said the works would start today and continue through the winter months.

The airport said: “This project will deliver more space for passengers and introduce new self-service technology and digital wayfinding. The investment will see zones A and D redesigned to create an improved, more seamless experience for passengers.”