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College Bar Cowcaddens

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87 Cowcaddens, corner of 188-290 Hope Street, Glasgow.

The Top Stop Hope Street

The Top Spot, 188-290 Hope Street. 1950’s.

Originally called the Camel Vaults, other names this pub has been known to have are Theatre Royal Vaults, The College Bar, and The Top Spot.

There has been licensed premises here since 1870, owned by Glover and Francis wine and spirit merchants. The firm continued to hold the licence until 1879 .

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Thanks to Mr. Alan Hale for this email… dated May 2012…

My name is Alan Hale aged 64 and my father was born inGlasgow in 1908. As a small boy from about 5, I remember returning to Glasgow from where we lived in Dartford Kent England for holidays most years. Whilst out and about with my mother and father, I remember him going to The Top Spot pub in Hope Street on a few occasions. My mother too went there on one occasion. I believe The Top Spot was only one of a few pubs at this time where women could go in. I also remember that the STV Television Studio was near by and the Top Spot pub was frequented by Andy Stewart when he was performing at the TV studios. Finally I remember my father mentioning the owner or manager at that time was a man called Gerry Fitchett (not sure of the spelling) who was came from Dartford, where our family lived. On one of my father’s visits he was given a glass from the Top Spot with its name on. I still have this glass and have attached a picture of it.This would have been mid to late 1950’s I think. Cheers Alan.

Top Spot Glass

Top Spot Glass. 1950s.

also see Camels Head,under the Royal Theatre, Cowcaddens.

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The Craigdhu Bar

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4 Calside, Paisley.

In the NEWS 1979…

A taste of the good life at the “Board Room.”

The Craigdhu Bar is probably well-known to most Paisley buddies. Recently the pub at 4 Calside, Paisley, has been receiving a bit of a facelift. An army of joiners, plasterers, and electricians have completely renovated the premises.

What was formerly the public bar and lounge is now one large lounge, and the off-sales is now a beautiful private room used for “boardroom” lunches.

The Craigdhu is owned by the Findlay brothers John, Jim, and Bill. They also own the Titwood Bar and the Victoria Bar on the south side of Glasgow.

It’s John Findlay who’ll be in charge of the Craigdhu.

CHANGE

“We are offering a new lounge bar with comfortable surroundings, quiet background music, and good service,” said John.

The Craigdhu will be serving food in the lounge bar during lunchtime. We do plan to change the menu often, because we found in the Titwood Bar that people were coming in every day and were looking for something new,”. John Findlay said.

But it is the “boardroom” that makes the pub that little bit different.

When I visited the pub it was set out for a lunch. There was a beautiful oval-shaped table laid out with cutlery, dishes, wine glasses, even silver candelabra.

Dishes include honeydew melon and parma ham, smoked fillet of mackerel, chicken suedoise or roast duckling, and orange sauce, and to finish, how about peach cardinale or fresh strawberries and cream?

“We think the “boardroom” will be the ideal place for local business men to bring clients for lunch. They will be able to carry out any discussions in complete privacy,” Mr Findlay said. The “boardroom” can take a maximum of 14 people.

The Craigdhu Bar is open seven days a week until 11pm. It is closed between 2.30 pm. and 5 pm. each day.

The Windsor Bar

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342 Cumberland Street corner of 2 Naburn Street, Gorbals. S.S.

interior of the Windsor bar ceiling with a hole in it. 1960.

The Windsor Bar with a hole in the ceiling. 1960.

In 1960 Raiders dropped in on a Glasgow Public House…

The pub was the Windsor Bar at the corner of Cumberland Street and Naburn Street, Gorbals.

The raiders, who dropped in through a hole in the roof, escaped with 16 bottles of whisky, five bottles of rum, 2000 cigarettes, and about £10. They got in by climbing into a loft in a near-by close in Cumberland Street and making their way to an empty house above the pub.

HOLE IN ROOF…

The bottles of whisky and rum and the cigarettes were stolen from the gantry and the cash from the till. A detective constable followed the route taken by the intruders from the close through the loft, to the hole they had made in the public house roof.

The discovery of the break-in was made by barmen when they arrived to start work. They phoned the police.

There has been a pub on this site since 1879. William Paton a wine and spirit merchant took over and continued to serve the locals until 1884.

John Anderson then took over followed by Robert Anderson a relative of John’s probably his son. The Anderson family continued in the pub until 1950. William Hutchison took over in 1951 until the pub was demolished in the 1970s.

This old pub must have been very successful as there were only a few different families that held certificates for this local.

Do you remember this old pub, if so please get in touch.