408 Paisley Road West, Glasgow. G51 1BE. Tel: 01414273328.
The Kensington. 1991.
408 Paisley Road West, Glasgow. G51 1BE. Tel: 01414273328.
The Kensington. 1991.
351 Argyle Street, Glasgow. G2 8LT.
The Kendal Too. 1991.
This was another case of when the police came in one day and ordered the customers to leave the pub as it was to dangerous to have a pint on the premises due to the building being unsafe. In the last few years this was a frequent occurrence in the cities pubs.
Also see The Kendal Bar.
382 Argyle Street, Glasgow. G2.
The Kendal. 1991.
This old established pub dated back to 1864 when Andrew McWilliamwas landlord. Over the year many Glasgow publicans have tried to make a living out of this pub. The area wa then heavily populated with public houses and licensed grocers, within a few hundred yards of the pub there were over twenty pubs, six licensed grocers and a hotel.
Donald McCaskill well known publican took over in the 1930s, he was the owner of the famous Kirkhouse in Shettleston.
It was sad to see this old pub being demolished a few years ago.
198-200 Kelvinhaugh Street, Glasgow.
The derelict building of the Kelvinhaugh Vaults. 1960s.
The Kelvinhaugh Vaults were situated at the corner of Kelvinhaugh Street and Dock Street.
In the 1870s Peter Burt ran this old pub, it wasn’t until 1890 that David Ross took over the pub. Mr Ross was one of the most prominent publicans in the city of Glasgow, his empire of pub included The Gordon, Mitchell Street, The Waterloo Bar, Argyle Street, 90 North Woodside Road, 35 Clyde Place, 43 Grove Street, 35 Possil Road.
David Ross had two sons David and George, David lost his life in the great war, George became licensee and sole proprietor of the pubs when Mr Ross died in 1924. George continued a successful business until the 1940s.
William Grieg Rodger became a director in the 1944. Mr Rodger was long associated with the firm of David Ross & Sons Ltd. He was born in Bishopbriggs and trained as a joiner, he took intensive technical classes and at an early age became associated with Mr David Ross.
He looked after the many properties that Mr Ross owned. In his early days he followed in his father’s footsteps, in 1908 he was supervising the installation of a new malting plant at Duddington, Edinburgh and when he was released from the forces in 1919 he carried on as Mr Ross’s Master of Works.
When David Ross died in 1924 he continued under his son George, ultimately becoming store manager and taking stock of the numerous establishments which included, Mitchell Street, Argyle Street, Howard Street, Possil Road, Raeberry Street, Maryhill Road, Clyde Place, Kelvinhaugh Street, Canning Street, Maitland Street.
Mr Rodger had the misfortune to be involved in a hoist accident at Mitchell Street, this necessitating a prolonged rest and as a result resigned his directorship.
For 16 years Mr Rodger held a licence at Burnbank giving it up during the war. In his younger days he was a prominent cross country runner, winning the Western District Championship in 1909 after seven attempts.
He was captain of the West of Scotland Harriers and was picked for Scotland in 1913, one of his pupils, Harry Hughes was also selected.
William H Scott became secretary of the business in the 1960s, he became licensee and traded under the title of David Ross & Sons. By this time he had the Lorne Bar, Howard Street, 53 Cowlairs Road, 280 Maryhill Road, 90 North Woodside Road, 43 Grove Street, 198-200 Kelvinhaugh Street, 78 Mitchell Street and 306 Argyle Street.
The Kelvinhaugh Vaults were demolished in 1963 a few days after this photograph was taken.
William G Rodger. 1948.
Licence Holders…
1718 Maryhill Road, Glasgow. G20.
The Kelvin Dock. 1991.
The Kelvin Dock sits on the corner of Maryhill Road and Fingal Street.
The pub is named after a nearby dry dock that was constructed by the canal company in 1790 and was last used for boat repair in 1962.
There has been licensed premises here since 1848 run by coach proprietor and spirit dealer William Abbot. Mr Abbot also had pubs on Hospital Street, two on London Street, the Abbot’s Bar, and the Railway Bar, many will remember this old pub as the Nag’s Head which was demolished in the 1960s.
William Abbot continued as licensee for the pub on Maryhill Road until 1876.
In 1884 Dugald Pattison took over the business, Mrs Pattison took over the licence when Dugald died in the late 1880s. The family continued to run this pub until the 1950s, they also ran pubs in 1010 London Road and 92 Cambridge Street the Ninety Two Bar.
In 1949 Malcolm MacLeod took over the pub, he also owned MacLeod’s Bar at 402-4 Garscube Road next to Society Row. Mr MacLeod sold the pub to Hector Miller in 1965.
Left to right: Mr J McCabe , Mr James Millen and Malcolm MacLeod.
Hector Miller formerly owned Hector’s Bar at 1674 Maryhill Road one of Glasgow’s oldest pubs which caught fire in 1969 and had to be demolished. The City Council bought the pub and ground in November a year beforehand for the sum of £30.000. The Council had plans to build on the site between 1971 and 1975.
Mr Miller then took over his brothers pub further along Maryhill Road and renamed it Hector’s Bar after the old premises.
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In the NEWS 1975…
Flood washes out beer supply.
Hector Miller in his flooded cellar. 1975.
Beer and water every-where and not a drop to drink. That’s, in a nutshell, is the sad story today of one busy Glasgow Pub.
For the cellar at the Kelvindock Bar in Maryhill is under 5ft of water and the beer taps are running dry because the pub’s staff can’t get down to change the barrels.
The door to the whisky store can’t be opened because of the stagnant flood water. Unless the water level goes down rapidly, regulars will have to survive on bottles of beer and the few bottles of whisky upstairs on the gantry.
Last week manager Hector Miller kept the pints flowing by putting on a pair of waders and piling the barrels one on top of the other. Now the water level is too high even for such drastic measures. Mr Miller reckons he’s lost over £400 in ruined stock and stands to lose over £1000 in takings over the weekend.
The cause of the flood is thought to be a blocked sewer under Maryhill Road outside the popular bar and dirty water is being diverted straight into the Kelvindock’s cellar. “The corporation have been notified five times this week and still the blockage hasn’t been cleared,” said Mr Miller.
A spokesman for the sanitary department said, “We are giving this matter our urgent attention and hope to clear it up as soon as possible.”
The area around Maryhill Locks has been used in scenes from hit Glasgow sitcom Still Game.
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Interior view of the Kelvin Dock, August 2005.
The Kelvin Dock. 2005.
Postcard with the tram and The Kelvin Dock on the right.
Another postcard with the Kelvin Dock.
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Up To Date NEWS… 20/06/2014…
Tragic News that the Kelvin Dock was set on FIRE…
Fire engines were sent to the Kelvin Dock at around 4.30am today.
Firemen tackle the blaze at the corner of Maryhill Road and Fingal Street. There was not much damage to the building itself. The police are treating the fire as suspicious
Inquiries are ongoing but the fire is being treated as wilful.
191 Castle Street, Glasgow.
Kearney’s Bar. 1960s.
This old pub sat between Parliamentary Road and Kennedy Street.
In the 1870s landlord David Broadfoot traded here successfully for many years. Alexander Reid took over in 1891, he went on to own another pub at 37 Hill Street, Anderston. The family continued to run the Castle Street business until after World War 2.
In 1950 Paul Alphonsus Kearney acquired the licence, he changed the name of the pub to Kearney’s bar, Mr Kearney continued as licensee until the pub was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the new M8 motorway.
This enormous pile of pennies, almost five feet high was collected by the customers of Kearney’s bar. Manager of Celtic Football Club, Jimmy McGrory was invited to demolish the tower of coin’s, he was assisted by Mother Superior Raphael, who accepted the money on behalf of the Little Sisters of the Poor. 1965.
Dinner dance at the Glasgow Vintners’ Golf Club. 1957. Left to right Mr & Mrs Edward Hamilton, Tap Bar, Argyle Street, Mr & Mrs H McLaughlan, Central Bar, Prestwick, Mr Paul Kearney, Kearney’s Bar, Castle Street, Mr & Mrs John Hamilton, The Tavern, Glebe Street.