The Park Bar is one of two Finnieston bars sold to national pub chain

Two popular Finnieston pubs have been sold, according to an announcement by property adviser Christie & Co released today.

Both The Park Bar and The Brass Monkey in Finnieston are amongst 3 pubs sold by Christie & Co on behalf of Dundas Heritable, the previous owner. Another pub was included in the sale, The Scarecrow in Kilsyth.

The three pubs were sold to national pub company, Trust Inns - who currently own around 5 pub properties in Glasgow including the Waterloo, Green Baize, Atholl Arms, and more. Trust Inns is one of the longest standing pub companies in the UK, and buy pubs mostly to lease or sell on, although they do have a few managed public houses in the UK.

Trust Inns, based in Lancashire, own a total of around 50 pubs in Scotland and around 340 across the UK.

Brian Sheldon, Regional Director (Hospitality) Scotland who brokered the deal, comments:“Despite many business owners across the hospitality sector facing ongoing headwinds, this resilient sector continues to perform and this sale demonstrates that ‘quality’ still sells in this ever-changing market.

“We had many enquiries from a broad spectrum of buyers, both operators and investors however once we engaged with Trust Inns, the process was swift, with both parties working efficiently to make the deal happen.”

Established in 1895, The Park Bar is a West End instituion - and is beloved in the cities Gaelic community, alongside folk fans who will remember some of the best trad sessions in the city happening on a random weekday night.

The folk-gaelic cultural pub was given its profile by Terry Ferguson, the former manager of the pub, and singer Donald MacRae - who popularised the scene in Glasgow from the humble pub in the early 60s.

singer Donald MacRae and former manager Terry Ferguson manager, who together brought Gaelic music to the bar in the early 1960s

Mark Brown of Trust Inns comments, “We are delighted to add three high quality sites to our Scottish estate and thank both the Dundas and Christie & Co team for working constructively with us to make this deal happen. We look forward to engaging positively with the excellent existing licensee teams for many years to come.”