161 West Nile Street, Glasgow.
James D Wilson’s was situated at the corner of West Nile Street and Renfrew Street, formerly known as the Drummond Castle Bar. To read the full history of this well known Cowcaddens hostelty, check back soon for our second book.
also see Forfarshire Bar.
216 New City Road, Glasgow.
James Wilson. 216 New City Road.
James Wilson traded here from 1911 until 1930.
He moved premises in 1931 to the shop next door 212 New City Road, this pub had a smaller frontage and couldn’t even fit his full name above the doorway.
In 1877 John Fern was landlord, he occupied the premises until 1880, he didn’t have far to walk to open the premises up in the morning as he only lived next door in one of the flats.
J Wilson. 212 New City Road.
Walter Weir took over the pub in 1882, he also ran another small pub at 61 Milton Street, Cowcaddens.
The pub was demolished in the 1960’s.
Photograph of James Wilson coming soon., and more info.
469 Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow. G11 6EJ. Tel 0141 569 1011.
This well established Partick local was known in the 1890s as the Windsor licensed restaurant. The owner Robert R Davidson was a native of Aberdeen and the son of a well respected member of the trade in the granite city.
The old restaurant had a bar counter close to the entrance, while at the end of the corridor, comfortable dinning rooms well lit and ventilated with a fire burning in the grate, private sitting rooms upholstered could accommodate small parties, the Windsor was an upmarket restaurant and one of the best places to dine in the Partick area.
Mr & Mrs Davidson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in 1899, they invited friends and family to a reception, supper and dance at the Academy Rooms, Partick, they were entertained by the Royalty Theatre orchestra, the dance was led off by George Davidson brother of the host and miss Davidson. A large number of friends in the licensed trade were also present including William Bowie.
The restaurant and bar was run by William McConachie from 1902 until the end of the First World War. Over the years the pub has expanded taking in adjacent shops, today the pub is still well run and very popular.
Update 07/2014…
The present licensee is Louise Train. She took over the pub from Pat Padden in November 2007. Pub still going great guns today.
Keep up the good work. Thanks for the email Stevie Train.
Update 2017…
The Windsor Tavern give thousands of pounds a year to charities including forgotten Soldiers.
Facts…
Do you have any memories of the Windsor Tavern? If so please leave a comment.
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754 London Road, Glasgow.
William Aird took over this old public house in 1916. Formerly owned by John O’Hara, the address of this old pub was then 140 London Road. London Road as it is today runs from Glasgow Cross to Mount Vernon train station, in the early 1900s it was split into different sections, from Glasgow Cross it was called London Street, then Great Hamilton Street, where the Old Barns stands today, then Canning Street then London Road.
William Aird’s was a popular east end howff and was later became known as Stevenson Taylor’s. Situated near to the corner of Montgomery Street, and not far from Bridgeton Cross, there were six other public houses within a few hundred yards of William Aird’s establishment.
In 1883 William Aird was trading at premises at 29 Port Dundas Road at the corner of Garscadden Street, known as the Caledonia Bar, he later purchased a pub at 98 Dundas Street, this pub became famous in the 1930s as the Variety Bar owned by Scots comedian Jock Mills.
William Aird’s on London Road was later taken over by Matthew Edwin Taylor, who also owned pubs on the Gallowgate and Bishop Street, he belonged to the well known and respected family of Stevenson Taylor’s.After the 1960s Stevenson Taylor’s 754 London Road was demolished.
26 Carmichael Street, Govan, Glasgow.
To read the full history of this popular south side establishment, please check back soon for our second book.
1641 maryhill Road, Maryhill, Glasgow. G20 0DZ.
The White House. 1991.
The White House has been lying derelict for some time now.
In 1891 Mrs Sherry was licensee she sold the premises to Samuel G Howard, of Scottish Vintners Company. Scottish Vintners Company also had premises on Stewart Street.
To read the history of Samuel G Howard and the Scottish Vintners Company Click Here.
In 1911 Owen Jones took over the licence, Mr Jones became well known for the running of Wilson’s Bar, 4 Byres Road, Partick, Thomas B McConnell then took over the running of both these popular bars.
Before the White House closed down Mr Thomas McLaughlin was licensee, it’s a shame to see Maryhill so run down, many pubs in the area are also run down and many of them are now closing down.
The White House. 2005.
