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Pub plan could save landmark church

The Church of Scotland has given its blessing to what may be Britain’s only “pub in a church” plan, in a bid to save a landmark A-listed place of worship.

Despite fears in some quarters that there are already too many licences in Glasgow’s West End the scheme, for Lansdowne Parish Church at Kelvinbridge, has been given the green light.

It involves using the church main hall for theatre or music productions with a bar and restaurant annexe.

On Sundays the hall would revert to normal use for church services.

Proceeds from the planned licensed wing would fund restoration work.

Minister Rev Roy Henderson says it’s a necessary step to save features including what has been described as “perhaps the finest stained glass window in the city”, the great south window by Alfred Webster.

Full story at The Publican.