Elder Street, Govan. Seven Years for a Pub hold-up. How a Glasgow Public House manager was threatened with an open razor and put the safety of his 13 year old son in danger. At the High Court in Glasgow 1970, Lord Cameron, the judge, heard how Mr Doherty (31), an unemployed hairdresser at no […]
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The Star Bar
539 Eglinton Street, Glasgow. The Star Bar. 1991. The Star Bar has been a landmark in the south side of Glasgow for many years. To read the full history of the Star Bar, check back soon for our second book. Jim Brogan and Denis Connachan were once involved in this bar. —————————————- Possible The Star […]
Ruxton’s
Elderslie Street, Glasgow. Interior view of Ruxton’s Bar. 1971. This old pub dates back to 1867. William Gilmour was the first licensee. He was not new to the licensed trade as he occupied a public house as a wine and spirit merchant at 7 Greenhill Street, Anderston since 1860. He lived at 2 Bothwell Street […]
MacLeod, Alexander William
MacLeod’s Bar, 429 Eglinton Street, corner of 1 Elgin Street, Glasgow. Mr Alexander William MacLeod. 1887. Alexander William MacLeod was born in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye in the 1830s. At an early age he lost both his parents, year after year he struggled to get on in life and moved to Glasgow where he […]
Errigal View.
311 Eglinton Street, corner of 59 Cavendish Street, Glasgow. G5 9DE. Demolished. Errigal View on the far left. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the image. Errigal View. Corner of Eglinton Street and Cavendish Street. This pub got its name from the beautiful scenic view in County Donegal, Ireland. There has been a public house on […]