 It
is within this room that the Burns Howff Club, instituted
in 1889, meet monthly and play an active part in
the furtherance of Burns works. The room was discovered
in 1937 when a window cleaner was asked to give
all the windows a good wash. He returned to the
manager - at that time Jock Brown
- and asked for payment for cleaning 30 windows.
An argument ensued as Jock said there were only
25. On further investigation the Globe Inn discovered
a secret room which had been sealed off due to the
last owner allowing customers to enter from the
building adjoining it and enjoying a drink out of
hours. The room was reinstated and was gifted to
the Burns Howff Club to use as their Committee Room.
 We
now descend the stairs back into the heart of
the Globe Inn which still retains, and every endeavour
is made to retain in any restoration, the appearance
it had in the days of the poet. By maintaining
a rich and personal association with Robert Burns,
the visitor is able to rub shoulders with the
Spirit of Scotland's Patriot Bard.
The
Burns Howff Club actively promotes the tremendous
heritage of Robert Burns in Scotland and around
the world
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