Years ago, when I lived in Glasgow we used to drink in Babbity Bowsters in the Merchant City. Beside the bar was a framed passage of writing about a man who liked sitting in a quiet pub when it first opened for the day, he compared it to being in a church or cathedral. I can't remember any more about it other than a vague memory that it was by a fairly well known author.
My google-fu has let me down on this one, does it ring any bells with anyone? My googling turned up a passage by Raymond Chandler but it's not that.
Thanks.