A mere 75m from Glasgow Central’s (lower level) Hope St exit, this busy Wetherspoon is an ideal place to wait for a train, with a screen showing departures. Converted from several shops, it has a number of distinct areas on different levels. Licensed pavement area. Opens at 8am for breakfast Monday-Friday (alcohol from 11am).
The pub takes its name from a Glasgow-born soldier whose likeness was cast from brass cannons and whose statue was the first statue to be unveiled in George Square in 1819.