John Gorevan

The Hawthorn Bar

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345 Saracen Street, Possilpark, Glasgow.

The Hawthorn Bar. 1956.

The Hawthorn Bar situated at the corner of Hawthorn Street and Saracen Street. During WW2 this was an old eating house run by Mrs Sarah O’Neil. It was opened as a public house in 1956 by Peter C Byrne, the new bar and lounge was fitted out in the most modern manner, the decor throughout was in oak and walnut paneling on the walls with wallpaper on the upper parts. The lounge had a new cocktail bar in walnut and sycamore with a recessed gantry. The bar and gantry shelves were made from formica. Separating the bar and lounge was a large decorative window, the gantry in the public bar had peach tinted mirrors with concealed flood lighting.

The old premises were demolished in the early 1970s, Mr Byrne then removed to a brand new public house in nearby Bardowie Street in the heart of a housing scheme, naming it the New Hawthorn Bar.

Peter was a director of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Association and a convener for the Possilpark Ward of the Association he was also a member of the Glasgow Local Veto Committee.

Interior view of the Hawthorn Bar. 1956.

Left to right Mr B D Dougan, New Royal Oak, Nitshill, Mr D M Ferguson, MacKinlay-McPherson, Mr W Byrne, Hawthorn Bar, Mr G Maxwell, Scottish Brewers Ltd. 1962.

Left to right Mr J J Ferguson, Ferguson’s Bar’s Market Street and Redan Street, Mr J Hurrel, Royal Bar, Gallowgate and Mr Peter C Byrne, Hawthorn Bar. 1962.

The opening of the New Hawthorn Bar, Bardowie Street, 1974. Left to right Peter C Byrne, Dixie Deans (Celtic,) comedian Chic Murray, Johnnie Hamilton (Rangers,) Mr W Byrne and Mrs Peter Byrne.

Mr. Peter C. Byrne, well-known and popular Glasgow licensee, has opened spacious new premises, the New Hawthorn Bar, at Bardowie Street, replacing his former premises, the Hawthorn Bar, Saracen Street.

The new premises, consisted of a public bar and a lounge bar, have accommodation for 300 patrons. Mr. Byrne is a director of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Association and convener for the Possilpark Ward of the Association. He is also a member of the Glasgow Local Veto Committee. 1974.

Left to right James McDevitt of the Killearn Bar; John Boyle of Dixon Blazes; and Peter Byrne of the New Hawthorn Bar. 1975.

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In the News 1974…

Pictured at the recent Glasgow Vintners function in the Bellahouston Hotel are (above) Mr. & Mrs. H. Dougan, the Glen Bar: Mrs. & Mr. J. Deery, The Inn, Lambhill; Mrs. M. Byrne, The New Hawthorn; and Mr. W. Lochhead, United Rum Merchants.

The New Hawthorn Bar. 2003.

The Haven

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251 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G4.

The Haven. 1991.

This old pub is now called The Gate and is nothing like the former establishments that were once on this site. The pub is not Celtic-themed and doesn’t allow football colours. Click here to see more about the new pub.

The history of this oldie can be traced back to the 1820s when James Reid occupied the premises for nearly forty years.

David Graham took over the pub in 1875, the Graham’s owned several pub in the east end of the city including Graham’s on the Saltmarket, Graeme Street, Bridge Street, Paisley Road.

The Emerald Isle, August 2005.

Other names this old pubs has had over the years, Reid’s, Graham’s, Civic Bar, The Land, Ye Land Inn, Murray’s Bar, The Emerald Isle.

To read more on the pubs on the Gallowgate read up & Doon the Gallowgate by John Gorevan. A copy can be bought for a few pounds at the Hielan Jessie on the Gallowgate or contact me at [email protected]

Licence Holders.

1991 George McDowall.

1973-1961 James A Murray.

1937 Nathaniel Reid.

1914-1875 David Graham.

1863-1826 James Reid.

Also see a photograph of Mr Murray at the Kessington.

The Haven

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476 Springburn Road, Glasgow.

The Haven circa 1960.

The Haven sat at the corner of Springburn Road and Hydepark Place. Just to the left of the photograph behind the wall was steep stairs which led to Springburn Library.

Mr James B McLaren was landlord in 1891 he also ran a licensed grocer’s business in Glebe Street, this pub became known as the Manx Bar. In 1901 Mr McLaren’s wife Susan took over the running of the pub in Springburn Road until 1907. The pub was then sold to William Scott who ran the pub until his death at the end of the First World War. His wife Edith then took over the running of the pub.

Other license Holders for the pub was William Reid in the 1940s, Samuel T Brown ran the pub from 1955 until 1970s.

Visions

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577 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G40 2PE. Tel: 01415546269.

Visions. 1991.

This was a short lived pub on the Gallowgate, it is now called Haughian’s and only open’s when the football season is on when Celtic and Rangers are playing.

Haughian’s photo taken August 2005.

The pub had a refurbishment in 2008 and is now called Hagie’s Bar.

Hagie’s Bar. 2009.

Harvey’s

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1482-88 Maryhill Road, Glasgow. G20 9AD.Tel: 01419466580.

Harvey’s Bar. 1991.

Harvey’s is situated at the corner of Maryhill Road and Lochburn Road. The pub was previously known as Whisky Mac’s, and originally called the Wyndford Vaults. The address was formerly 132 Wyndford Street. The Wyndford Vaults was owned by Hugh Wallace Bryce in 1899.

Old Wyndford Vaults. 1953.

This photograph was taken in the summer of 1953 on a Sunday when all Glasgow pubs closed. The customers and friends were ready for a fun day out on the occasion of the annual outing doon the water. Licensee William Ward and Mr Martin manager with his fiancee are in the middle standing.

email from Stephen McGuire : My father gave me information on Harvey’s Bar, before it was Whisky Macs it was called the Wyndford Tavern from the early 1900s. The Lochburn Bar previously McFarlane’s for many years, this bar was directly across from Harvey’s Bar on Gairbraid Ave and Maryhill Road Junction.