The pub was formerly known as the Victoria
Bar. However, in July 1980 it opened as Shevlanes Bar by ex footballer
Chris Shevlane who had previously leased the Terminus Bar in Springburn
before it was demolished to make way for a new road. In the early
1980's the pub went through some changes by creating a ladies toilet
when the flats above were knocked down and the pub became a single
story building. More recently in 2002 a wall was knocked down to create
more floor space and give the place a facelift.
Springburn has a great history extending
back to the time of Scotland's great patriots; William Wallace in
the 13th century and more recently in the early 20th century John
Maclean. More significantly Springburn was for 125 years from 1841
- 1966 a world class industrial centre for the production and distribution
of world class steam locomotive railway trains. Many of the men who
helped to build, drive and maintain these magnificent machines can
still be found telling a few stories of their experience over a *'hauf
and a hauf!' in Shevlanes Bar arguably
one of Springburn's favourite howffs.