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Welcome to The Royal Arch Bar. Originally named after the Masonic Arch, The Royal Arch ancestry dates back to 1856 when it was known as The Royal Arch Tavern, later becoming The Royal Arch Hotel in 1869 and then The Royal Arch Arms. In the 1930’s, the bar was owned by Jim Wills who sponsored Scottish boxer Ken Shaw, later being taken over by Mrs Cardwell who decorated the bar with her own label whisky bottles and whisky and rum decanters which can still be seen in |
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the pub today, one of which a couple
from Blackpool gifted to the pub a few years ago – they had rescued it from
a pub in Blackpool which was closing down and brought it back up to Scotland
where it belonged. Latterly, the logo was associated with The Royal Arch monument built in Dundee during the 1840’s to celebrate the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1863. Sadly, the monument was demolished in the 1960’s to make way for the Tay Road Bridge. The Royal Arch is now owned by Jonathan Stewart renowned for his excellence in running pubs for over 25 years. |
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The pub consists of a traditional public bar with a comfortable and homely
lounge which was converted from a cottage known as “The Gavel”. The
public bar has a character of its own, one wall depicting characters of staff
and customers both past and present. The other walls are devoted to
sporting monuments from football, golf, darts, swimming and boxing. The bar
area is decorated with an authentic wood carved gantry and bar w hich
was fitted into the pub in the 1980’s. The gantry came from a very old and traditional bar – The Craigour (1873) which was demolished under a |
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| compulsory purchase order in the 1980’s. The gantry, which has been painted black, was saved and stripped back to its natural glory. | |
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The lounge is decorated in Art Deco style with stained glass windows and ceiling panels which were designed and made by a young couple who tragically died in a car accident soon after. The stools and table legs are statues of elegant ladies, while the walls are decorated with prints by local artists. |