After a demolition order in the early 1990s was stopped by public petition, businessman Marco Giannasi restored it, opening it as a successful Italian bistro in 1994.
Sloans, opened its doors for business in 1797. It is often regarded as Glasgow's oldest pub. When it originally opened for business it was a coffee house. Twice weekly, stagecoaches would depart from the court bound for Edinburgh.
Located
in the Merchant city area,158 Ingram Street, Hutchesons' Hall was
commissioned in 1802 and designed by architect David Hamiltion .
The original building was sited in Trongate. In 1802 a
replacement was commissioned to be built at a new site. Classically
styled, the building was built at the north end of Hutcheson Street and
features two statues carved by sculptor James Colquhoun in 1649 of the
Glasgow lawyers Thomas and George Hutcheson on its south elevation. The
Hutcheson brothers had bequeathed monies left in trust to build a school
for poor boys and an old men's hospice. These statues were originally
incorporated in the Trongate building and thus pre-date the Hamilton
building by over 150 years.
The building is owned by the National Trust and is an A listed building.(abridged from Glasgow Architecture)
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It was built as a warehouse for Ogg brothers drapery ,the style of the building is Dutch Renaissance, the sculptor of the angel was James Alexander Ewing.
The building is now La Fiorentina an Italian restaurant.
For many years, it was managed by Luigi Corvi - an experienced tenor known for serenading Celtic fans with Italian opera before matches at Parkhead.
The restaurant is in London Road across from the Tolbooth .
