Fairfield Street, Govan.
Bailey’s Bar. circa 1960s.
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Fairfield Street, Govan.
Bailey’s Bar. circa 1960s.
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866 New City Road, corner of Garscube Road.
Queens’ Cross Vaults. 1960s.
This old Pub dates back to 1888, the first licensee was a spirit merchant Archibald McLeish, he was also a house factor and had property in the area, he also let the houses above the premises. The following year William Frederick Russell a wine and spirit merchant took over the pub.
Mr Russell also had premises at 251-53 Saracen Street at the corner of Balmore Road now the Balmore Bar. William Frederick Russell was born in Gonerbyhill, Grantham, Linconshire, he came to Glasgow for a holiday and fell in love with the city and made it his home. He was employed by John MacLachlan of G & J MacLachlan Ltd as a barman, he soon made it to general manager of the firm. He left to start business on his own at the Balmore Bar in 1880 and took over the Gushet House in New City Road in 1889, this pub became well known as the Queens Cross, situated at the gushet of Maryhill road and Garscube Road. During his stay he only had 2 managers George Barnet and after his death John Grant took his position. William Russell died in 1911 leaving an estate valued at £12,839, 10 shillings and 1 pence.
W F Russell, also known as the Gushet and the Queens’ Cross Vaults, then the Double J.
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In the NEWS 1977…
Revenge youth went wild in City Bar…
A teenager wrecked a pub and seriously assaulted a barman the night he went seeking revenge for a pal’s mother who had been banned by the publican.
Joseph Reilly (19) leaned over the bar and tried to pull barman James Hosey over the counter of the Queen’s Cross Vaults in Maryhill Road, Glasgow.
Then he vaulted the bar, scattered glasses and knocked Mr Hosey to the ground. “He proceeded to punch and kick him and then deliberately kicked pieces of broken glass into his body and arms,” said Barry Heywood, prosecuting at Glasgow Sheriff Court today.
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“At hospital 13 stitches were put in cuts in Mr Hosey’s arm, and another four in wounds in his back, all caused by the glass being kicked into him,” the fiscal added. The Reilly started throwing bottles at the gantry, smashing bottles of spirits and wine, causing damage of over £80.
Reilly, of 543 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, admitted threatening to kill Mr Hosey, of 26 Hayburn Street, Partick, Glasgow, in the pub on August 21 last year. He also admitted punching and kicking him on the body, arms and legs, and kicking pieces of glass into his arms and body to his severe injury, and a third charge of maliciously damaging the gantry.
Sheriff John Peterson fined him a total of £300. Mr Heywood said Reilly was drinking in the pub with a friend who told him his mother had been barred the week before.
Without any provocation he grabbed Mr Hosey, the son of the owner, who was serving, proceeded to punch and kicked him and deliberately kicked broken glass into him.
“All the time this was going on in the crowed pub, Reilly was shouting and threatening to kill everybody in the bar and Mr Hosey in particular,” Mr Heywood said.
The fiscal added that Reilly ran out and then returned moments late, and began flinging bottles and glasses at the gantry.
George Kavanagh, defending, said Reilly claimed that Mr Hosey had called his mother a cow and he went to the bar to remonstrate with him.
62 Main Street, Gorbals, Glasgow. also known as 62 Gorbals Street.
Benny’s Bar. 1960s.
Benny’s Bar was named after landlord Bernard McEneny who took over the pub in October 1958. Mr McEneny witnessed the dreadful destruction of the Gorbals from the 1950s until his own pub was demolished in the early 1970s.
There has been a pub on this site since 1893 when William Donald occupied the premises as a wine and spirit merchant. Four years later the licence was transfered to Alexander Young. Alexander was living with his wife and family at 14 Randolph Gardens, Partick. He also owned a small pub at 8 Springfield Terrace at Springfield Quay called the Atlantic Bar. When he passed away in 1901 his wife Christina took over the licence. She gave the business up a few years later.
In 1905 this pub was well known as the Gorbals Bar.
The next licensee Mr Charles Lynch had the pub for a couple of years before William Keith took over in 1913 just before the First World War. William Keith was already an established publican as he held a certificate for another pub nearby at 62-64 Thistle Street, Gorbals, the Horn Bar. Mr Keith was very successful in the pub trade. Like many pubs in the city of Glasgow the locals called this pub after the owner even if the pub had a different name above the door. “Keith’s Bar.”
In 1947 James McConnell was serving the locals here, he lived at 228 Cathcart Road in Rutherglen. After him was a gentleman called H Sweeney, he sold up in 1958 to Bernard McEneny.
73 Bath Street, Glasgow. G2 2DH. Tel: 0141 353 0571.
Phileas Fogg. 1991.
This great 70s bar became known as Flares.
Now Called Huggy Bears.
Other names this great pub has been known as Retrospect 2008 to 2012. Bajo 2014, Fluxx 2016, Bay Horse 2018 to 2021.
The Bay Horse, 73 Bath Street, 2020.
Do you remember this bar or other names it has. If so please leave a comment.
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173 Renfield Street, Glasgow.
Bristol Bar. 1963.
The Bristol Bar was situated at the corner of Renfield Street and Cowcaddens Street. The Evening Times Main Office now stands in it’s place.
In 1875 the licensee was a gentleman called John Deas.
In 1894 Patrick McAnulty owned this well established pub, he also owned a pub on Dalmarnock Road, many will remember this old pub as Terry’s Bar.
During the First World War Thomas Lawrence McCarthy was landlord.
In the 1930s William R Benson was running the Bristol Bar along with Benson’s Bar on Keppochill Road.
In 1958 William Berrie Gow was the new owner of the Bristol Bar, he also had Lauder’s, Sauchiehall Street, The Albany Bar, Dalmarnock Road and the Charing Cross Bar, North Street. He also ran the George Bar, Kent Road, Jock’s Lodge, Ardrossan and the Albert Hotel, Alexandria of which Mrs Gow managed.
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William B Gow. 1963. Jack Gow. 1967.
One of the first premises of which he was proprietor was the Dumbuck Hotel, Dumbarton. During the war he was chief air raid warden in that area and played some considerable part in the rescue and other operations following the Clydebank air raids.
Mr Gow was a director of the Dumbarton Football Club for 15 years including 5 years as chairman.
Apart from his interest in pubs he entered into the wholesale business and became managing director of a number of companies owning licensed establishments throughout the country including the Coach & Horses, Aberdeen Ltd., Modern Licenses Ltd., Edinlay Modern Licenses Ltd., Cowie Taverns Ltd., and the Muirhead Inns Ltd. These companies were subsequently sold and other businesses were taken on including MacDonald Caterers Ltd, he opened the Orchard Park Hotel, Giffnock which he had converted from a nursing home.
For 8 years he served as chairman of the Sandyford Ward Committee of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association. He became a director of that Association in 1945 and served as both junior and senior vice-president before being elected president in 1954, a position he held with distinction for 6 years.
In 1948 he was elected to the Managing Committee of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association, became in turn junior and senior vice-president, serving in that office for 2 years. In 1962 he was appointed Honorary President of that Association in recognition of his outstanding services.
He was one of the three Scottish members of the Licensed Non-Residential Catering Wages Board from 1952 and was at the time of his death the only surviving member of the original Board. He also represented the Scottish Licensed Trade Association on the National Consultative Council of the Retail Licensed Trade, the National Trade Development Association and the Scottish Consultative Group Licensed Trade, he also served on the council of the Scottish Licensed Trade Veto Defence Fund.
William B Gow died 25th July 1963.
William’s son Jack took over the running of his concerns, Jack worked with his father in the Bristol Bar before taking on the management of the various pubs the Gow family owned. Jack was a Hutchy Grammar boy, as was his father before him. They didn’t always see eye to eye on things but Mrs Gow usually managed to effect a compromise.
The Bristol bar was developed into a bar and catering business and was a popular rendezvous with sportsmen and members of the motor trade.
Jack Gow went on to own Montford House, Curtis Ave, and like his father Jack was heavily involved in the Scottish Licensed Trade.
Interior view of the Bristol Bar with William B Gow and his son Jack. 1951.
See other photographs of W B Gow. Lemon Tree., District Bar
Here are some principal personalities who attended the smoker dinner held at Belmont House, Glasgow, by the Cowcaddens Ward of the Glasgow Association in 1962. Left to right: Mr G Ramster, Glasgow Association Office; Mr H Doherty, Symposium Bar, Cowcaddens Street; Mr N Jones, Cross Keys, St. Peter’s Street; Mr J Dougan, Dougan’s Bar, Springburn Road; Mr R Lemon, Lemon Tree, Parliamentary Road (Ward Convener); Mr W J Bennet, Port Dundas Road; Mr W B Gow, Bristol Bar, Cowcaddens; Mr J Lanagan, Maitland Street; Mr T F Flynn who succeeded Mr Gow as president of the Glasgow Association; Mr D McNiven, Argyle Arms, Kennedy Street; and Mr W J McDowall, Secretary, Glasgow Association.
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