Bulldozers pictured flattening Glasgow's beloved Golden Garter in Drumchapel

Images show contractors at the site on Hecla Square this morning as they began knocking down The Mercat House. 

The public facility - which once operated as a dance hall, theatre, bar and community cafe - had been closed for eight years. 

After the vacant site received no interest from the market, a decision was taken to demolish the venue. 

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It is currently unknown what will move in to replace it. 

We previously told how locals hit out at the plans as they argued there had been a lack of consultation with the community. 

Andrew Lynch, chairman of Drumchapel Community Council, said: “The community has lost a huge resource. Once it is demolished, it is going to change the landscape of Drumchapel as we know it - these buildings have been here for a lifetime. 

“We have been asking questions about what will happen with the buildings for five years now and nobody has been giving us any answers. 

“We don’t know what is going to happen next or what the facility will be used for or if it will even be utilised for the community."

In the last 15 years, the area has saw services such as the Drumchapel Adventure Group (DRAG), the Waverley Neighbourhood Centre, the Linwood Tenants Hall, the Argo Centre and the Unemployed Workers Centre either shut down or relocated.