21 Lancefield Quay, Glasgow. G12 8HH. Demolished.
Betty’s Bar. 1991.
This old established pub dates back to 1851. Landlord Mr Woodburn lived at the Kirn Hotel, Dunoon. The pub was well known in Victoria times as J B Turner’s, other names the pub has had is Hill’s Bar, named after owner Robert Hill. When Daniel Hurrel took over the business he renamed it Betty’s Bar after….. to read more on the history of this pub, please check back soon for our second book.
In the News 1974…
Above are: Mr. F. H. Robertson, Usher’s; Mrs. and Mr. D. Hurrell, Betty’s Bar; Mrs. F. H. Robertson; Mr. A. Deans, Carlsberg; and Mrs. & Mr. P. A. Anderson, Gordon Arms, Gallowgate. 1974.
Facts…
License Holders.
1991 Anne Brunton.
1978-1966 Daniel Hurrel.
1960 Daniel Hurrel sen.
1950 Catherine Hill.
1937-1935 Robert Turner Hill.
1934-1910 Robert Anderson.
Other pubs the Hurrel family have owned.
Betty’s Bar, Gallowegate.
Westering Winds, Bridgegate.
Other Lancefield Quay Pubs…
New Crane & Commercial Tavern. 46
Stable Bar.26
Waverley. 26
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best plase in glasgow 1964 for norwegian sailors
Drank in there when my ship was at Rothesay dock way back in the early 70s..great crack..good wishes all from Argyll.
Betty’s bar was Granny’s pub Betty Hurrell she had one up Gallowgate too my mum Sheila hurrell worked there, my mum met my dad frank hollywood when she worked in Betty’s bar at Elliott St he came in pub straight off the boat he left and sailed for a year and when he came back he looked for my mum but my granny had moved her up to Gallowgate pub to work as the Tongs where giving some grief at the time,he found her and they got married, they are now buried together, soul mates for life
I met a girl in Betty’s bar in the early 1970s ,her name was Lana Anderson ,would anyone know off her ,we were to get married but we were too young .I often think about her .
Joined my first ship in Port Glasgow sailed up the Clyde and tied up on the opposite side of BettysBar , there was a wee ferry close by that took us over to Betty’s we were there for a week before we sailed for Narvik.The name of the ship was MV longstone.