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Baird’s Bar.

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226 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G4 0TS.

This pub has now reopened as ‘226 Gallowgate’ You can read more about this new establishment here.

Baird’s. 1980s.

Baird’s Bar. 1991.

Baird’s Bar 2005.

On the side of the old building you can still see the established date of 1840.

James Baird’s pub on the right hand side with an extension.

James Baird’s extended public house.

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Up-to-date NEWS…

2013…

Over the last few years Baird’s Bar has been in the news over drunkenness, violence, drugs. Today 9th February 2013 Baird’s Bar is closed.

“Clean-up” claim pub is shut down…

Baird’s faces licensing board for third time.

A Glasgow football pub has shut down after being summoned by the authorities for the third time in less than 18 months.

Bairds Bar, in Gallowgate was closed with immediate effect after claims staff cleaned up a crime scene before police arrived and following a drugs arrest on the premises.

Last year it received a written warning after a lock-in months after it had been banned from opening during the day.

Baird’s had been ordered to provide extra stewarding when Celtic play and to serve drinks in toughened glass but was accused of ignoring these conditions. Any appeal or re-application will take many months.

At a hearing of Glasgow’s Licensing Board, it was claimed that last September, on the day Scotland played Serbia, the police received a call from the ambulance service about an incident.

The police report said CCTV showed patrons involved in a “vicious attack” while staff make no attempt to separate them. The police added there was a 15-minute delay between the fight and a call for an ambulance.

The complaint adds: “Inquiries revealed that the bar staff had cleaned up the crime scene prior to police arriving.”

There was no suggestion at the hearing that the staff had committed any offence.

The police also arrested a customer for carrying cocaine following complaints of drug dealing in the bar. Representing Baird’s, lawyer Niall Hassard said staff were unaware they were clearing a crime scene.

But board chairman Malcolm Cunning said there had been “a pattern of incidents”. He added: “From the CCTV footage what I saw an almost forensic clean-up.

To read more on the pubs on the Gallowgate read up & Doon the Gallowgate by John Gorevan. A copy can be bought for a few pounds at the Hielan Jessie on the Gallowgate or contact me at [email protected]

Tam Carberry the man who made Baird’s Bar famous as a Celtic pub.

Facts…

Licence Holders.

1970 Victor W Cairns.
1937-1928 Charles C Taylor.
1914 Hugh Lang Taylor.
1902-1897 William Taylor.
1860 Isabella Baird.
1847-1842 John Baird.
1838-1831 Alexander Blackie.

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The Avondale Arms

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Gallowgate Port, Gallowgate, Glasgow.

James Warnock, Spirit & Ales, formerly the Avondale Arms.

The Avondale Arms was situated at the Gallowgate Port, the city’s eastern gate. It was a half slate half thatched roof, whitewashed inn. Landlady Helen Whitehead hired out noddies, small horse-drawn carriages) for her customers, who were mainly travellers and carrier workers on their way to Strathaven.

The Gallowgate at that time had hundreds of advertising signs or swinging signs as they were more commonly called, it wasn’t just the old inns and taverns that had them, almost every shop and business in the Gallowgate Trongate and Saltmarket had them, this meant the the streets became very dull as the sunlight couldn’t reach the ground. The authorities put this to and end to try and brighten the district up again.

Helen Whitehead had a swinging sign outside her premises, stating,” All ye that pass through Gallow Moor, Step inside Helen Whitehead’s door, She’s what will cheer man in due course, And entertainment for his horse.”

Wine & Spirit merchant James Warnock occupied these old premises for over thirty years. He belonged to the family of well known wine & spirit merchants in the Gallowgate for many years.

The Avondale Inn, Gallowgate, to the east of Charlotte Street, had a notice, “Two noddies always on hire”; and this vehicle is described in Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary as a covered-in vehicle on two wheels, entered from behind. Another discription says it was a square-covered box for four, with another box for the driver, on low set wheels and entered from the side over the wheels, with folding down and up steps.

To read more on the pubs on the Gallowgate read up & Doon the Gallowgate by John Gorevan. A copy can be bought for a few pounds at the Hielan Jessie on the Gallowgate or contact me at[email protected]

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Other Gallowgate Inns.

In the 1840s the Gallowgate had other notable Inns and Taverns including the King William, occupied by Robert Blair. William Buchanan had the Elephant, Mrs Burns ran the Hamilton Arms, the Douglas Arms was named after the owner James Douglas, Thomas Hay had the Coach Close Inn, The Black Bull was occupied by William Laurie, Mrs Montgomery owned the Crown Inn, the Heart in Hand was occupied by Thomas Renison, the Welsh Rabbit Inn was owned by William Taylor and the famous Black Boy Tavern was run by John Stark.

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Mac’s Bar

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429 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G40 2DY. Tel: 0141 564 1061.

The Auld House, 1991. Originally called Mac’s Bar.

Established in the 1850’s.

When the original Auld Hoose was demolished on the Gallowgate this old pub changed it’s name to The Auld Hoose, when the original Wee Mans closed down further along the Gallowgate it changed it’s name again to the Wee Mans.

Mac’s Bar 1930’s.

In 1889 this pub was intended to be sold for a massive £525 by Joseph Storrie, residing at 457 Gallowgate Street, to Walter Eadie, residing at 353 Paisley Road. The deal was agreed to go ahead, but Waler Eadie backed out of the deal, leaving Mr Storrie out of pocket. 

Joseph Storrie took Walter Eadie to court in December of 1889 for the difference in price that he was promised as well as expenses for advertising and reselling.

Members can click here to read the entry from the National Guardian regarding this court case.

The first pub in the city to sell draught beer was in this old pub. Licensee John Fraser boasted that it was 12 degrees colder than Loch Katrine running at the pump. Mr Fraser had the following poster put up in his pub. “Fill thee a can with sparkling ale, quaff quick the foaming liquor. “But pledge each neighbour as you drain the nectar in the bicker. “And as you quaff the nut-brown draught just think of that good fellow who first from out the drink for gods cold ale could draw so mellow.”

The Wee mans 2005. see the original WeeMans at number 361 Gallowgate.

Interior view of the Wee Man’s, 2006.

This hook was for transporting the large barrels to and from the cellar. The owner has made this a feature in the bar.

To read more on the pubs on the Gallowgate read up & Doon the Gallowgate by John Gorevan. A copy can be bought for a few pounds at the Hielan Jessie on the Gallowgate or contact me at [email protected]

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Facts…
Mac’s Bar.
This was the first pub in Glasgow to sell draught beer.
Licence Holders over the years.
1991 Kumar Sharma.
1978-1956 James Parkes
1950-1920 Thomas McNulty, this is were the pub got its name Mac’s Bar. Mr McNulty stayed at 187 Comelypark Street.
1916-1908 Robert I Findlay
1902-1890 Michael Dunbar, Mr Dunbar paid an annul rent of £ 60.00, he also had a pubs at 32 Main Street, Bridgeton, and 72 Gallowgate.
1890 Joseph Storrie.
1887 John Fraser.
1885 Angus McLachlan.
1884 Robert Muirhead.
1882-1876 Hugh McCormick.
1975 Peter McDougall
1870-1861 James Dickson, Bottle & spirit Merchant.
1852 James Dickson.
1851 Mrs James Dickson.

Anchor Bar

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1401 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G31 4EX. Tel: 0141 554 8083.

The Anchor Bar, 1991.

There has been a pub here since at least 1847 when John Murray was trading from the old premises. John Worton took over the old business around 1880. Mr Worton had the old premises demolished in 1902 and a new tenement with a pub on the ground floor was erected in 1904. This pub was known by the locals as High Worton’s and John Worton’s other pub at 129 Westmuir Street was called Low Worton’s. The business stayed in the Worton family for over one hundred years.

John Worton was born in England around 1844, he lived with his wife Sarah, 2 sons and 4 daughters in the old pub at the corner of Ewing Place and Great Eastern Road now the Gallowgate. They were fortunate enough to have a domestic servant Liz who worked for the family for many years.

When the new pub was built in 1904 the family moved to Glencoe Villa in Shettleston.

The architects plan for the New Anchor Bar 1903.

A poor paint job of the Anchor Bar 2005.

Anchor Bar 2011.

Anchor Bar 2009.

To read more on the pubs on the Gallowgate read up & Doon the Gallowgate by John Gorevan. A copy can be bought for a few pounds at the Hielan Jessie on the Gallowgate or click here

Facts…
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