Yahoo News Inside Glasgow Pub Destroyed By Helicopter
The scene inside the Clutha bar captures a moment in time - a desperate, tragic moment in Glasgow's history.
The pub lies almost untouched since the moments after a Police Scotland helicopter crashed through the roof.
Everywhere there is evidence of a busy, noisy, Friday night.
Cobwebs hang between the beer taps of the section of the bar that remains standing. An unfinished pint of Tennent's sits at the end of the bar, the lager blackened by dust.
Two five pence pieces - a customer's change - lie uncollected beside it. A bottle of Southern Comfort is wedged between shelves behind the bar - preventing shelves above it from falling down.
On the floor of the stage lies a sheet of paper with the set list of the band Esperanza, who were playing to a packed audience when the disaster happened.
On the ground nearby is a flyer for the following week's music: "The Party - Live at the Clutha Bar, Friday 6 December." It's the gig that's on hold, indefinitely.
Half of the bar has been completely destroyed. Dust-covered glasses and bottles of mixer drinks are strewn across the floor alongside beer cooler systems, an electronic till and a small metal bell.
The bell was once used to grab customers' attention; it wasn't needed on the night of 29 November 2013.
The damage has exposed a supporting brick wall inside the pub, which is the wall of an old tenement building that once stood on the site.
When the crash happened, the wall held firm. It stopped the helicopter causing more destruction than it did and almost certainly saved lives. In total, 10 people were killed in the Clutha disaster.
Now, work is beginning to refurbish the premises and the bar is expected to partially re-open in April. But it will be several months before the reasons behind the crash will become known.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch is to publish its findings into the cause of the crash this summer. Clutha owner Alan Crossan is concerned at the time it has taken to establish why it happened.
He told Sky News: "I find it astonishing the length of time it's taken to come up with nothing. The families of the people who died need to know what caused this.
"It's important for them to learn the truth of the matter as soon as possible and fifteen months is a long time to wait, too long."
