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Commercial, Lochgilphead (Comm)

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13 Lochnell Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8JL (View on Google Map)
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This Pub is Closed Long Term

The Comm is an old unchanged pub with only three owners in the past century and is both listed and a long time entry in Heritage Pubs, the interior is on the CAMRA National Inventory of Pub Interiors. There is a small public bar at the front with rooms off and to the rear and all are totally unspoilt.

Historic Interest

Heritage Pub, grade C listed

Information for this venue is provided by the Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Last updated
19/07/2022
Last surveyed
03/12/2020
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
GLA/955
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: C

A splendid, small town, three-room pub with a rather remarkable interior, believed to have been completely refitted in 1945-6.

 The building itself dates from the early 19th century and was taken over by Ruaridh McKenzie in 1944 who kept the pub until 1983. If the refit date is correct, this would make it an extraordinarily early example of post-war pub refurbishment (the date is almost hard to believe since there was hardly any major work in pubs until about 1953 due to austerity restrictions). The small public bar has a curved panelled counter, a gantry with mirrored shelving, and a brick fireplace with mirror signed ‘Ruaridh’ who wishes all ‘Ceud Mile Failte’. A multi-paned door advertises the smoke room and lounge. The former has a curious door which can separate the smoke from either the corridor or the servery. At the rear is the lounge with a large brick fireplace and original tables. A fun feature is the tiny gents’ loo and its sliding door with glass inscription (for the avoidance of any doubt) ‘Gents Lavatory – Slide it Chum’.

General information about historic pub interiors

Originally called The Commercial, the full name has been abbreviated, and it is now universally known and affectionately called The Comm.

This is an early 19th century building that was refitted in 1945-6 and retains a rare, untouched post-war interior of three rooms, and includes a door that's open when it's closed and closed when it's open! - it opens to both the smoke room and the serving area. The small drinkers' public bar has a curved panelled bar with fluted pilasters and a gantry with mirrored display shelves. Other original fittings include the brick-built fireplace with brick canopy, Art Deco mirror above and the timber wall benches.

Along a passage and through the multi-pane door is the smoke room with a small stepped fire surround and more wall bench seating. Continuing to the rear, you will find the lounge with bench seating separated by curvilinear partitions, a large brick-built fireplace with a brick canopy and the original tables. The tiny gents' toilet has a sliding door with 'Gents Lavatory - Slide it Chum' inscribed in red on a cut-glass panel.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Smoking Smoking
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Transport
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423, 926

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