The Crosslands was a public house in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, that featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting. It is now known as BrewHaus.
Location edit
The pub is located on the north end[1] of Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow.[2]
History edit
The building was originally constructed as a Baptist Chapel.[3]
In 2015, the historically working-class pub[4] was given a £40,000 refurbishment by new owners Kained Holdings in an attempt to attract more middle-class customers.[5] In 2016, it was known as The Kelbourne Saint[6] and by 2022 it was called BrewHaus.[2]
Feature in Trainspotting edit
The Crosslands appears in a scene in Danny Boyle's 1996 Trainspotting, in the scene character Francis "Franco" Begbie throws a pint glass from the pubs mezzanine area to the area below, injuring a female patron[4] and starting a fight.[5]
The film's producers paid the pub's owners £700 and its customers £20 each plus free drinks to get their approval to shoot the scene.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Taylor, Marianne (18 Aug 2019). "Scotland's Insider Guide: North Kelvinside". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ a b Hyndland, Patrick (15 Feb 2022). "10 pictures of Trainspotting filming locations in Glasgow - as the film turns 26". Glasgow World.
- ^ "View map: New Parliamentary Divisions 1918. New Plan of Glasgow with Suburbs, from Ordnanc... - Town Plans / Views, 1580-1919". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ a b English, Paul. "Robert Carlyle's Begbie for PM? You must be on another planet". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ a b Mair, Findlay (2015-10-23). "Pub made famous by Trainspotting undergoes posh makeover". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Loney, Gillian (2016-12-01). "Kelbourne Saint opens - take a look at makeover of Trainspotting pub Crosslands". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ McKenna, Kevin (2017-01-28). "Begbie's balcony and Spud's cafe: classic Trainspotting haunts 20 years on". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-21.