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Abercromby Street

The Treble Two Bar

March 26, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

222 Abercromby Street, Glasgow. G40 2BZ.Tel: 01415543491.

Treble Two

The Treble Two Bar. 1991.

There’s been a pub on this site since at least 1845. William Cook occupied the premises in 1865 he also had pubs in South Albion Street, Canning Street now called London Road and one in Great Hamilton Street, now called London Road. Mr Cook resided at Wilson house, New Dalmarnock Road. This old established pub was known as the Club Bar. This part of Abercromby Street was known as Clyde Street.

Club Bar sign

An old worn painted sign on the side of the building. The Club Bar advertising Bernard’s Brilliant Beer. Lounge & Ladies Room.

 

Facts…

Abercromby Street.
This street is named after Sir Ralph Abercromby who died in Abu Qir in Egypt, in the defeat of Napoleon’s army. He was born in Clackmannanshire and was also a Member of Parliament.
Abercromby Street was also used by farmers to drive their cattle to the fords at Dalmarnock.

 

Licence Holders.
1991 Charles MacLean.
1978 T Brown.
1973-1959 John Marr Brown
1950 D F W Sim, Sim also had the Club Bar, Gallowgate.
1941-1929 Matthais F Cahill.
1928-1907 George Geohoganan.
1906-1893 Patrick O’Hare. address was then known as Clyde Street, Mr O’Hare also had premises in Marlborough Street.
1892-1866 James Doyle.
1865 William Cook, he had pubs in South Albion Street, Canning Street and Great Hamilton Street.
1860-1853 John Mitchell.
1852 Robert McGregor.
1845 Alexander Murray.

Filed Under: Abercromby Street, AbercrombyStreet, T

The Cottage Bar

January 2, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

181 Abercromby Street, Glasgow. G40 2DE. Demolished.

The Cottage Bar. 1991.

There has been public house on this site since the early 1840s. John Orr was the first licensee, he also ran a pub at 42 Stevenson Street, Calton.

In 1874. John Craig occupied the premises until the end of the 1870s. In 1884 Campbell & McLellan was trading from the site. A year later John McLellan was sole partner and continued serving the public here until the 1920s. During his stay as a publican John moved house several times from a small flat in Slatefield Street to Onslow Drive before settling in plush accommodation in Grantlea Terrace in North Mount Vernon.

James Dorman a well known east end publican took over the business around 1930 he too stayed in Onslow Drive.

Mr & Mrs James Dorman. 1955.

Mr & Mrs Dorman celebrated their golden wedding on February 28th 1955 at the Gordon Restaurant in the city of Glasgow. Amongst the guests was Father Watt, parish priest of Saint Anne’s, Abercromby Street. Mr Dorman had been in the licensed trade for 45 years, 30 of them as a licence holder. They were married in Belfast and had a family of 5 children. James was President of the Glasgow Vintners and a Director of the Glasgow & District Licensed Trade Defence Association for over 20 years. Mr Dorman sadly passed away a year later in 1956.

Dorman’s public house. 1936.

The Cottage bar is now completely demolished 2008. Another old Glasgow pub has been raised to the ground.

Facts…
Licence holders.
1960 Mrs K Dorman.
1967-1973 Patrick Eugene McVeigh.
1991 James Dougan.

Do you remember this old Pub? If so please leave a comment below.

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Filed Under: Abercromby Street, AbercrombyStreet, C Tagged With: Abercromby Street, Dorman's Bar, James Dorman, James Dougan, Patrick McVeigh, The Cottage Bar

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