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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.

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Tirconnail Bar

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173 Cumberland Street, Gorbals.

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The Tirconnail Bar was a real favourite for the locals in the Gorbals. Owned by well known and respected wine and spirit merchant Hugh Gallagher. Mr Gallagher was president of the Glasgow Licensed Trade Benevolent Association and played a prominent part in the Gorbals trade affairs for many years.

Hugh Gallagher 1963

Mr Hugh Gallagher. 1963.

The image above was taken on the occasion at e Gorbals ward function in the Grosvenor, Glasgow in 1963. Hugh was the social convener of the Gorbals Ward of Glasgow Association.

However the history of the pub goes back to the 1889 when partners David Bowman and James M Gardner acquired a licence to sell wines and spirits and traded under the title of Bowman & Gardner. Mr Bowman was living at 109 South Portland Street while Mr Gardner was staying at 9 Smith Street, Govanhill.

John MacLeod took over the business in 1906 and served the locals here until after the First World War, he also had premises in Darnley Street at the corner of Melville Street.

During the 1930s Andrew Ross junior was licensee, he and his father also Andrew Ross ran some of the best bars in the city of Glasgow. The Ross family were a prominent family in trade circles in and around the West of Scotland. Mr Ross wasn’t only a wine and spirit merchant he was also a brewers agent. Mr Ross senior also held a certificate for 160 Woodlands Road (Halt Bar). Andrew Ross jun. took over the running of Samuel Dow’s premises in the 1940s. Samuel Dow married Mr Ross’s daughter.

In 1957 Hugh Gallagher took over the bar and changed the name of the pub to the Tirconnail Bar. Hugh was a cousin of Charlie Sweeney (Citizen Bar) and Anna Heraghty (Heraghty’s Bar.) Hugh also went on to own the Govanhill Bar on Thistle Street gushet in 1970. Also see The Glenbervie Bar, one of Hugh’s pubs, and 32 Raglan Street.

Hugh Gallagher group photo 1963

1963 image of the Gorbals group at the Grosvenor, Glasgow.

Left to right, Raymond McCrudden, vice convener; Mrs McCrudden; Hugh Gallagher, convener; Mrs Gallagher; Mr Thomas Flynn, president of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association; Mrs Hutchison and Mr Hutchison of White Horse.

Glasgow Licensed Trade Defence Association 1964

The Glasgow Licensed Trade Defence Association 1964.

Seated left to right: W J McDowall, secretary; J W MacFarlane, honorary treasurer; T F Flynn, president; A Morris Barr, senior vice president and R B Chassels, junior vice president. Standing J S Chalmers; J Cummings; D A Maclean; J McCarroll; M Macleod; J Gow; G Ramster; G A Grier; R McLean; R T Grier; J G Walls; J Millen; J Simpson; R Lemon; P R McCrudden; J Ward; Hugh Gallagher; S Whitton; D M Munro; T Mcauly and J D McLaughlin.

Gorbals ward 1965

Members of the Gorbals Ward Licensed Trade Association 1965. Back row J Thom, J Heraghty, N Douglas, C Sweeney, J K Webster. Front row P McGovern, H Gallagher, S Falconer, R McCrudden.

Gorbals group 1966

J Hargan, “Normal Bar”; Charlie Sweeney “Citizen Bar”; J Dickson “Moss End Bar, Bellshill”; A McAuley “Pig & Whistle”; Mrs J Dickson; D Welsh “Teachers”; Mrs Welsh; Hugh Gallagher “Tirconnail Bar”; Mrs A McAuley; Peter Gallagher “The Havana Bar”; A Ward “Ship Bank”. 1966. This image was taken during the annual trip outing of the Gorbals publicans and friends to Glendaruel. These trips were orginised on a Sunday as the pubs were still not permitted to open on the Sabbath.

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The Citizen’s Bar wins the Cutty Sark darts competition 1967, F Munro, Cutty Sark congratulates Charlie Sweeney and his team. Below is the runners up Mr Munro congratulates Mr Hugh Gallagher and his team, Tirconnail Bar.

Hugh Gallagher 1968

Camphill Ward retains the Tennent Trophy. 1968.

Some of the competitors, from leff: D Clugston, Bulloch & Co.; Hugh Gallagher; D Harkness, Bulloch & Co.; James A Murray, “Ye Land Inn” Gallowgate; John A Murray, “Murray’s Bar” Dalmarnock Road; J Boyle “The Waverely”; J Thom, Eglinton Street and John McCann “Mally Arms”.

For the second successive year the Tennent Bowling Trophy, competed for annually by Glasgow city wards under local veto auspices, and played at Wellcroft, was won by Camphill.

After the game, Mr Donald A Maclean, president of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association, officiated at the prize giving ceremony, at which Mr D A Lowley, area manager, Tennent Caledonian Breweries, handed over the cup to the winning rink and prizes to the winners and runners-up.

The winning rink was skipped by John Flynn, who was assisted by J Hay, T M Armstrong, S Campbell. The runner-up, Hutchesontown, comprised Jack Morrison, skip; Angus Morrison; Murdo MacLeod and D A MacLean.

The six other rinks competing were Shettleston, Dalmarnock, Calton, Fairfield and Gorbals. Among those in attendance were T F Flynn, chairman of the Scottish Licensed Trade Veto Defence Fund; Jack Gow, the senior vice president; John M Smith, secretary of the fund and J C Campbell, Glasgow and West of Scotland area organiser for the fund.

Present also was George Ramster, secretary of the Glasgow Association, who came in for a special word of praise from Mr MacLean for his handling of the arrangements for his work behind the scenes.

Mr T F Flynn expressed thanks to Tennen Caledonian Breweries and to Mr MacLean for his presiding. Although not treated well by the weather, a heavy shower interrupted play for a while, all those taking part found the event most enjoyable.

Heraghtys interior 1972

The last night at the Garryowen Bar, Norfolk Street, in the picture is Mr & Mrs Heraghty, D A MacLean (Phoenix); H Gallagher (Gallagher’s Bar); J McKell (Turf Bar); S Falconer (The Matelot); E O’Doherty (Hampden Bar); P McGovern (Central Bar); J McCann (Mally Arms).

Gorbals Group 1974

Gorbals group photo 1974. The image includes Mrs M Mallarky; Charles Sweeney; Michael Heraghty, convener and Mrs Heraghty; G Watt (Bell’s Whisky); E O’Doherty; Mrs O’Doherty; H Gallagher and Mrs Gallagher; J Donaghey and Mrs Donaghey.

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Good days bowling 1974. H Gallagher, R McCrudden, C Sweeney, E O’Doherty, W McCann, W Coggans, A Jordon, C Duncan.

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Gorbals night out 1974. left to right G H Ramster, Mrs Ramster, H Gallagher, Mrs Gallagher, Mrs Sweeney, Mr C Sweeney, Mrs Munro, Frank Munro.

J W Souter’s Victoria Bar

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281-83 Crown Street corner of 226 Cumberland Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.

John W Souter bar in Crown Street corner of Cumberland Street

John W Souter also known as the Victoria Bar, corner of 281-83 Crown Street and 226 Cumberland Street. also in the this frame is the Cumberland Bar on the opposite corner. 1960s.

In 1861 William McDonald acquired a licence to sell porter, beer, wine, and spirits. Mr McDonald lived nearby at 193 Crown Street. He continued to serve the locals here until 1864.

The next licensee was wine and spirit merchant John Gardiner. Mr Gardiner also had a pubs 247 High Street and Gibson Street, Hillhead and lived at 185 Crown Street.

In 1880 John was a tea and wine merchant at 18 Gibson Street, Hillhead, 281-83 Crown Street and 120 Buchanan Street. Sixteen years later he was living in better accommodation at 530 Great Western Road.

John W Souter corner of Crown Street and Cumberland Street 1960s.

This image taken in the 1960s on Crown Street on the right is John W Souter’s Victoria Bar and the Cumberland Bar on the opposite corner.

John Gardiner continued as licensee until 1896. Robert Reid the acquired the licence. The name of the pub was then Robert Reid, Victoria Bar. Robert was living with his family at 103 Fotheringay Street. He was also a wine and spirit merchant and traded here until 1921. Like many Glasgow publicans he struggled through the WW1.

In 1922 John Wallace Souter acquired the licence and kept the pub going until it was finally demolished in the late 1960s. John W Souter kept the pub name “the Victoria Bar” and later put his name above the door.

Havana Bar

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192 Cumberland Street corner of 207.5 Thistle Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.

Peter Gallagher pulling a pint at the Bon-Accord, North Street

Peter Gallagher pulling a pint at the opening of the Bon Accord in 1971.

Peter Gallagher was 43 years of age when he opened the Bon Accord in 1971, his first public house he acquired was in 86 Abbotsford Place, (the Rising Sun), Gorbals in 1951, he was then one of the youngest licensees in Glasgow.

Peter also owned a pub at 350 St Vincent Street, (The North Star Bar).

This history of the Havana Bar can be traded back to 1857 when spirit merchant Hugh McLean acquired a licence to sell Porter, Beer, Wine’s and Spirits. He only served the local for a few years before David Allan took over. He only lasted a year in the pub before David McGill took over. He also lasted a few years and sold up in 1861, however he acquired another public house at 5 John Street, Bridgeton.

In 1863 George Millar a grocer & Wine Merchant took over the business. Mr Millar lasted a bit longer in the business until 1880. In 1870 George Millar also owned a pub at 72 Gloucester Street. Millar lived with his family at 198 Cumberland Street not far from his pub.

In 1881 Allan Cameron was licensee, he also had premises at 102 Waddell Street, Gorbals and lived at 44 Apsley Place. In 1899 he was paying an annual rent of £75. Allan Cameron stayed licensee until 1910.

William MacPherson MacDonald took over in 1911. William had to run his business through WW1 which was very hard going, especially when beer and whisky was in short supply, some days he was forced to close shop when a delivery failed to arrive at the pub, this was quite common during war times.

During the 1930s Patrick J McKernan was licensee. James Barr during the 1940s, Maurice F Digby in the 1950s followed by Peter Gallagher in the 1960s and 70s. Peter Gallagher was the last to hold the licence before the pub was demolished in the early part of 1970s.

This old pub was also called the Cosy Bar.

The Cumberland

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278 Cumberland Street, corner of 3 Camden Street, Gorbals, Glasgow. G5. Demolished.

The Cumberland. February 1935. Thanks to the Mitchell Library.

The Cumberland sat at the corner of Cumberland Street and Camden Street.

There has been a pub on this site from the 1870s owned by Mr William Fraser. Mr Fraser was very successful having five licensed premises, Cumberland Street, 333 Paisley Road at the corner of Pollok Street, 10 Clyde Place, 178 Eglinton Street and 164 East Milton Street.

Another name this old pub had was the Oak Tree Bar.

From 1895 his son David Speirs Fraser ran this pub along with his empire of licensed premises in the city of Glasgow, including 333 Paisley Road, 307 Eglinton Street, 129 Govan Road, Paisley Road West, Rutland Crescent, Crookston Street, 13 Eglinton Street, 307 Eglinton Street.

Edmurd Anderson acquired the licence in 1909, he served the public here until the end of WW1.

image of Edmund Anderson

Mr Edmund Anderson. Owner of the Oak Tree Bar. He also owned all the flats above his public house.

The Cumberland was owned by the McCabe family of publicans from the 1940s. The pub was demolished in the 1960s along with many of Glasgow’s well known public houses.

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