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Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock

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22-24 West George Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1DG (View on Google Map)
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Traditional town centre pub, featured in CAMRA's Regional Inventory of Heritage Pubs. It is a rare survivor of Victorian pub design, especially in Ayrshire. Very much a rock music pub with bands on Friday nights. Home-made meals served until 3.30pm. It is almost directly opposite the railway station and close to the bus station. Stopped selling real ale November 2019. Closed suddenly June 2024.

Information for this venue is provided by the Ayrshire & Wigtownshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Fifty Waistcoats
Local Authority
East Ayrshire
Last updated
29/06/2024
Last surveyed
08/02/2018
Pub ID
AYR/A0255
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Very much a young persons’ rock music pub with bands on Friday nights, but still of historic interest behind the gaudy paint and dim lighting. Formerly the Fifty Waistcoats and originally the Railway Tavern, the pub was remodelled by Charles H Robinson in 1903, when a massive, oval-shaped bar counter with pilasters spaced regularly along it and a low, three-tier island gantry were installed. In 1980, the bar was reduced by 2.5 m (8 ft) on either side - a new floor makes it difficult to spot the extent of the bar originally but take a look at the island gantry and you can see how it is curved at the lower shelves level on the right but on the left hand side it finishes abruptly. The inner portion of the vestibule on the right hand side has been lost otherwise the room is largely intact with four cast-iron columns with florid Corinthian capitals supporting the beams for the upper floor. The rear snug and office are no longer in use. The large lounge upstairs was turned into a flat in the mid-1980s.

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Opening
Food
Monday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - 6:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - 6:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - Midnight
Noon - 6:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 1:00am
Noon - 6:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 1:00am
Noon - 6:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 1:00am
Noon - 6:00pm
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Noon - 6:00pm
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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Live Music Live Music
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Children allowed only if accompanied by an adult and having a meal. Not allowed in after 8pm.
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Newspapers Newspapers
Wi Fi Wi Fi
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Transport
Close to bus routes (180m)
Nearby Station (180m)
Kilmarnock
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