244 Garscube Road, Glasgow. There has been a pub on this site since at least 1882. The occupier John MacLachlan of G & J MacLachlan of the Castle Vaults and Castle Blend of Scotch Whisky, also owned a public house on Park Road called the Blythswood Cottage. Mr MacLachlan continued to run this pub […]
Garscube Road
W T Doherty
80-82 Cowcaddens and 183 Garscube Road, Glasgow. This photograph of W T Doherty was taken in 1963, it was situated at 80-82 Cowcaddens. This pub was also known as the Symposium Bar. William Thomas Doherty the proprietor took over the licence in 1913 from James Shanks who held the licence since 1872. William T […]
Thomas Casey
161 Garscube Road, Glasgow. There has been licensed premises here since 1866, occupied by grocer Duncan McDonald. A full public house licence was acquired in 1877 by spirit merchant Peter McGregor. When Peter passed away in 1881, his wife took over the licence until 1897. William McMullen acquired the business from Mrs McGregor in 1898, […]
Star & Garter
687 Garscube Road, Glasgow. G20 7JX. Tel: 01413324358. Star & Garter. 1991. There has been a pub on this site since the 1860s occupied by tenant and licensee James Phillips. Ten years later publican William Melaugh was running this very popular hostelry. Mr Melaugh was born in Ireland and came to Glasgow to set up […]
The New Springbank Cottage
666-74 Garscube Road, Glasgow. G20. New Springbank Cottage. 1991. There been an old pub on this site since 1877. During the 1960s and 70s this pub was known as the Planet Bar. Planet Bar. One of the owners James Taylor died in 1929. Licence Holders. 1991 Agnes Boland. 1973-1963 Norman Smith. 1960-1937 James G Taylor. […]
The Milestone
271 Garscube Road, Glasgow. The Milestone Bar was built in 1908. There used to be an old Milestone Bar on the sit, but it was demolished and a new tenement of flats and a new public house on the ground floor was erected. The old premises were owned by Thomas Wilson and when the […]
