One of the oldest in Glasgow. It is said that a drinking establishment has been here since the mid-17th century when the whole area was still pastoral land. It was an old cattle drovers inn for those who were bringing their livestock to market in Glasgow from pasture land in what is now the North of Glasgow and the hills beyond. Indeed the name Byres Road adds credence to the fact, as the road takes its name from a cattle byres which were in the district at the time. The current building was constructed in the mid 18th century. It takes it's name from a large pond which was across the road, on the site of what are now the tenements on the north side of Ruthven Street. People used to come to the pond to play curling during the frozen winter months, and when the Partick Curling Club set up at the pond in 1848, they used to drink in the inn. The name was eventually passed to the Inn and it has remained so-called ever since. As you look at the building from the front, there are 3 doors. In the past there were 3 bars here, the door on the left leading through the lounge bar, the door on the right to the small snug, and the door in the middle leading upstairs to the hall space/banqueting area above. These days, Curlers has been taken over by the Scream chain of pubs, and has sadly had it's blonde sandstone painted over in a garish lemon yellow. Obviously to guide the blind-drunk towards it like a big yellow beer-beacon! The two bars on the lower level have been knocked through to create one large pseudo-trendy student bar with a pool table and a big screen with MTV etc, but the old atmosphere has sadly gone.
