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Garscube Road

Wines & Spirits

March 27, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

 

244 Garscube Road, Glasgow.

Wines & Spirits

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 until 1905 when he gave up the business to concentrate on his other establishment in Park Road.

John Griffin then took over the pub, he ran another establishment on Hospital Street on the south side of the city, which became known as the Turf Bar. The locals called it the Griffin.

The Griffin

The Griffin.

As one can imagine, when you have a pub next to your close, you had to pass old winey’s on your way up the stairs, this wasn’t as bad, as, most nights you had to pass many of these drunkin bums pissin up the walls. It must have been a chore for the ladies washing the closes the following morning if they ever got cleaned at all.

The Griffin family continued to serve the locals in the Garscube Road establishment until it was demolished in the 1970s.

Licence Holders.
1976-1960 Miss Mary margaret Monica Griffin.
1937 Mary Elliot Griffin.
1919-1905 John Griffin.
1904-1882 John MacLachlan.

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W T Doherty

March 26, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

 

80-82 Cowcaddens and 183 Garscube Road, Glasgow.

W T Doherty

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 Doherty was born in Airdrie in 1879, he was first apprenticed to the licensed grocery trade and for a period was located at Blackridge, West Lothian, around 1905 he was transferred to the Cowcaddens Ward. He then took over Mr Shanks public house in Cowcaddens in 1913. Mr Doherty became heavily involved in the Scottish De fence work and became a member of the committee, he was also a director of the Scottish Legal Life Insurance Society, having offices in Bothwell Street and was elected to the town Council in 1920 to 1939. He was one of the first lab our councillor’s on Glasgow Corporation and became a magistrate and deputy chairman of the Corporation. He was the first Roman Catholic to be convener of the Corporation education committee.

He was associated with the Glasgow Vintners since its inception in 1920, being its first vice-president, then becoming president. In the 1930s William took over another public house at 183 Garscube Road.

Mr & Mrs W T Doherty

William T Doherty and his wife 1956.

Mr & Mrs Doherty celebrated their diamond wedding in 1966, their two sons William and Hugh were both engaged in the family business of W T Doherty & Co Ltd., William as chairman and Hugh as secretary and manager. William died two years later at the age of 89.

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Corporal William T Doherty (see portrait on the right) was with the Royal Air Force, he was well known as a representative with Thomas Usher and Sons, Ltd. William was the eldest son, he was educated in Abbey School, Fort Augustus, his first situation was with a well known Glasgow firm of stock brokers where he remained for three years. Thereafter he decided to enter the trade and assumed a position with Messrs Watson and Middleston Ltd, Glasgow of “Ballochmyle” Scotch Whisky fame, later he joined the firm of Usher’s, acting as one of their representatives for the West of Scotland. In the early days of the war he took an interest in civil defence and during the blitz of 1941 he had some thrilling experiences while on duty as a special constable.

He joined the Royal Air Force and was stationed in India as an instructor in the R A F Radio Location Section.

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Trooper Hugh Doherty (see portrait on the right) was with the North Somerset Yeomanry, he was wounded in action and was lucky to make a full recovery. Educated like his brother in the Abbey School, he assisted his father in the running of the business in Cowcaddens. He then became a probation Officer under the Glasgow Corporation. He volunteered for military service when the war broke out. He enlisted in the Scots Greys and after a period of training in this country was sent to palestine where he acted as dispatch rider to head quarters. He took part in the battle of Syria and was then sent to Iraq. He was transferred to the North Somerset Yeomanry and was later sent to El Alamein and joined the famous 8th Army, he went through the desert fighting and also the Tunisian campaign.

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Bill Tennent from S T V at W T Doherty's bar

Glasses of Champagne for the customers of W T Doherty, 80 Cowcaddens, 1967.. The occasion was after Celtic F. C. had won the European Cup. Seen filling the glasses was Bill Tennent, Scottish Television personality. The customers had been watching the television broadcast of the match in the premises and naturally, there was jubilation as they saw Celtic put on a tremendous performance to win the trophy. The S T V cameras were in the premises for a live broadcast of the programme “Here and Now” immediately after the game. Viewers was Bill Tennent and Mr Doherty also behind the bar interviewing some of the customers, asking them what they thought of the game.

Glasgow Vintner's Golf Club 1946 with members including W T Doherty

A group of Glasgow Vintners Golf outing, just after the war in 1946.

The outing this time was to Millport, left to right front Joseph Kelly, Vintners secretary, J A McCreadie, Club Hon. Treasurer, Bailie W T Doherty, President, John Ward, Club Secretary, James McMenemy jun., Captain.

Middle row Messrs james Gunning, Thomas Milligan, John Quinn, James Rice and P Quinn.

Back row Messrs A V Handon, John Urquhart, J McBride, James Lockhart and James Reilly.

W T Doherty Garscube Road

W T Doherty, 183 Garscube Road, 1933. To read more Click here.

Cowcaddens Ward 1962

Here are some principal personalities who attended the smoker dinner held at Belmont House, Glasgow, by the Cowcaddens Ward of the Glasgow Association in 1962. Left to right: Mr G Ramster, Glasgow Association Office; Mr H Doherty, Symposium Bar, Cowcaddens Street; Mr N Jones, Cross Keys, St. Peter’s Street; Mr J Dougan, Dougan’s Bar, Springburn Road; Mr R Lemon, Lemon Tree, Parliamentary Road (Ward Convener); Mr W J Bennet, Port Dundas Road; Mr W B Gow, Bristol Bar, Cowcaddens; Mr J Lanagan, Maitland Street; Mr T F Flynn who succeeded Mr Gow as president of the Glasgow Association; Mr D McNiven, Argyll Arms, Kennedy Street; and Mr W J McDowall, Secretary, Glasgow Association.

W T Doherty

William Thomas Doherty. 1930’s.

W T Doherty drawing

A portrait of W T Doherty by Somerville Shanks, R.S.A. R.S.W, which was included in an exhibition held by the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in the McLellan Galleries. 1933. Mr Somerville Shanks was a good friend of Mr Doherty, the portrait was presented to Mr Doherty a few years later when the exhibition was complete.

W T Doherty1

William T Doherty.

W T Doherty junior

William T Doherty jun. 1944.

Hugh Doherty

Hugh Doherty.

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Thomas Casey

March 26, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

161 Garscube Road, Glasgow.

Thomas Casey

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, he also ran a popular pub in Findlay Street, Cowcaddens. James Dorrain an assistant acquired both the pubs on Mr McMullen’s death.

Thomas Carey took over the pub in the early 1930s. The photograph above was taken shortly after alterations in 1933. Garscube Road was never short of public house, in 1899 you had the choice of going into one of twenty six of them. Mr Carey also owned a small pub at 119 Norfolk Street, south side.

The pub was known after WW2 as Jack’s Bar, William Collins the proprietor formerly an H.L.I., also ran the 51st Bar, 405 Moffat Street and the Garnock Inn, Harbour Street, Irvine. Jack’s Bar was a popular rendezvous for old veteran’s.

Licence Holders.
1969-1955 Miss Josephine Veronica Downie.
1953-1947 William Collins.
1945-1941 A Sweeney.
1940-1933 Thomas Carey.
1927-1926 James Dorrian.
1922-1898 William McMullan.
1897-1885 Mrs Peter McGregor.
1880- 1877 Peter McGregor.
1876-1875 Grocer Robert Kirk.
1873-1966 Duncan McDonald.

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Star & Garter

March 22, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

687 Garscube Road, Glasgow. G20 7JX. Tel: 01413324358.

Star & Garter

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 as a publican. William was very successful in this old pub and continued to do so, in fact he made enough money to secure the licence for the old Stag Inn on Springburn Road near the foot of the Balgrayhill.

William lived next door to the Stag Inn with his daughter Agnes, son John who was also a publican and a domestic servant Jane Sweeney.

In 1898 Andrew Jardine acquired a licence for the premises and continued to do so for over thirty years. The old pub was demolished and a new tenement with a public house on the ground floor was erected on the site.

Andrew Jardine

Mr Andrew Jardine.

Andrew Jardine was born in Applegarth, near Lockerbie, he came to Glasgow at an early age with his parents and received his education at Henderson Street Public School, afterwards at Larbert. On leaving school he entered the services of Duncan Walker, wine merchant on Hope Street, two years later he joined the staff of Mr Campbell, Cowcaddens. His next move was with well known and respected publican Thomas Reid, working in the firms Garscube Road premises, Jardine worked hard and secured the position of Manager for thirteen years only leaving to take over his own pub at 687 Garscube Road.

The name of his new pub was then The Thistle Bar, he installed all the best liquor including McEwan’s draught 90s Edinburgh Ale, he also had his own whisky called “Captain’s Blend.” Jardine went on to own another pub at 360 Scotland Street. He was involved with the licensed trade and became secretary of the College and Maryhill Divisions of the Trade Defence Association.

In his spare time he would cycle to the country, he was also a football fan of the Jags and was fond of Scotch terriers, he was also a bird fancier, in 1896, with eight birds, he won eighteen prizes at one show, including the cup, the following year, although losing the cup by one point he carried off sixteen prizes with seven of his feathered friends.

His son John took over the pub after his death which stayed in the family until the 1930s.

Another well known publican to run the pub was Henry Brook, he was running the pub during the 50s and 60s. Mr Brook and customers collected vast’s amounts of money over the years for various charities, in 1960 they collected over £30.00 for the Eastpark Home for Infirm Children, Maryhill Road. The money was collected in empty whisky bottles.

Star & Garter interior

Left to right Miss Sheila Morrison, matron of the Eastpark Home, Mr James Kerr and partner Alan Girvan. Mr Girvan is emptying a whisky bottle with money collected by customers of the Star & Garter. 1970.

During the 1970s partners James Kerr and Alan Girvan ran the Star & Garter, they also collected money for various charities.

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Mr Henry Brook is watched by some of the customers of the Star & Garter while he empties the contents of a bottle of money. 1960.

Today the pub is still going strong however the pub has lost the lounge, an extension which was demolished a few years ago to make way for new houses.

In the News 1971…

James and Alec build their dream.

When James Kerr and Alec Girvan were children they lived just round the corner from each other. They went to the same school, and they both became taxi drivers. Then they each bought a taxi and went into business for themselves. They each had a dream of buying a wee pub somewhere.

But in all that time they never met. Eventually they came to share the same taxi rank, and that’s when the dream really got off the ground. “We’re both from Maryhill,” James told me, “although we don’t live there now.” James lives with his wife and three children in Garscadden, and Alec and his family of wife and four children (one set of twins) live in Bishopbriggs.

Oldest Pub

“After we meat and discovered our ambitions were the same, we sold our taxis and managed to put up enough to buy a small pub in Garscube Road, which must be one of the oldest pubs in Glasgow, The Star and Garter, which former Licensee Henry Brooks had run for 26 Years.”

That was only 15 months ago, but in that time the partners have built up the business to the point where real success begins, for today they open their new £18,000 lounge bar extension.

Star and Garter interior 1971

Customers at the Star and Garter lounge bar were helped to their pints by a very attractive blonde “barmaid.” She’s Sally Carr, from Muirhead, Chryston, the girl singing with the Middle of the Road pop group who topped charts with “Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.”

Modern lounge

The bright, very modern new lounge with its brown and orange decor will seat up to 206 people in an area roughly 1400 square feet. The whole area is open and spacious, with specially made ceiling beams of prestressed white pine in place of pillars.

The walls are plain orange and the thick pile carpet in shades of orange and brown. Round the walls are very comfortable upholstered bench seating in fawn, and the natural brick of the building has been left exposed behind the bar and the adjoining area as a special feature.

Star and Garter advert 1971

Jim and Alec want pubs to be the way they used to be. Places to be friendly, places where personal service means something. They do this more in the Star and Garter. The Star and Garter, a modern pub with traditional service. Alec Girvan and Jim Kerr proprietors of the Star and Garter. 1971.

Natural wood

Spotlights are hung from the ceiling in strategic places between the beams, finished in natural wood. “Most of the good ideas came from the builders,” Alec told me. “They’ve been marvellous. From start to finish this completely new building has taken only 10 weeks to complete, but then they’re like us, two partners who started their business about the same time.” The firm is called Housing Improvement and Conversion Services, of the Hertz Building, 10 Tyndrum Street, and does general building work under the direction of partners Peter Watson and Alexander Wilson.

Best group

Alec and James are full of ideas for the future. “We’ve booked the best group in Glasgow to play in the lounge,” They said enthusiastically. “That’s Chuck Roberts and the Blind Alley, and they’ll be here every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And we’re looking for another group at the moment for the rest of the week.” Until now the partners ran the Star and Garter themselves, with the part-time help of the former owner, but with the big new lounge opening they’re busy taking on staff.

“We’ve got about three or four full-time staff now,” they told me, “but we’re still looking for part-time waitresses. We’ll need about six and our personal preference is for mini skirts!”

Restaurant

This is only the start for Alec and James, who plan eventually to build a licensed restaurant on top of the lounge, and there’s room for even further extension at the back. A car park at the rear holds 18 cars. The new lounge will be officially opened today by five Celtic players, Evan Williams, Davie Hay, Jimmy Johnstone, Dixie Deans, and Lou Macari, just to give it a good send-off.” But it will be the hard work and enthusiasm of the hosts which will make the Star and Garter a landmark in Maryhill.

2012 update…

Michael Sanders took over the Star & Garter on Feb 2002. Thanks to B Gunning for the update.

Licence Holders.
1973 Alexander Girvan.
1960-1950 Henry Brook.
1940 R Sanderson.
1937 John Jardine.
1930-1899 Andrew Jardine.
1890 J Calderhead.
1880-1870 William Melaugh.
1860 James Phillips.

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The New Springbank Cottage

March 14, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

666-74 Garscube Road, Glasgow. G20.

New Springbank Cottage

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 Garscube Road 1960s

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.
1920-1896 James Taylor.
1890 John Ritchie.
1885 Mrs Fraser.
1880-1877 James Scott.

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The Milestone

March 6, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

 

271 Garscube Road, Glasgow.

Milestone Bar

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 new building was erected he took over the new pub.

The pub was situated near the stopping place of the half penny tram and the roon toll. The new pub had large etched glass windows. Inside the new bar the walls were paneled in cypress wood. The ceilings and walls were covered in anaglyptic paper which was varnished to give a durable surface which was easy to clean. In the center of the room a large circular bar counter had a well stocked spirit rack, there were little snug’s around the bar with electric bells. A new family department (off-sales) was also added to the new premises. To the rear of the premises a stock room was full of bottled beers and stout, while the cellar underneath the pub was stocked with wines, whiskies and other favourite beverages.

Mr Wilson blended his own whisky on the premises, he also stocked Mitchell’s, Coleraine, and Talisker, Robert Younger for beer on draught.

Mr Wilson was born in Killearn and came to Glasgow as a young boy with his father who started business in the Cowcaddens, this is where young Thomas got his first experience in the licensed trade. He worked for James Anderson, Parliamentary Road for a few years before he was chargehand for John Caldwell’s pub, 37 Milton Street. Thomas stayed with Mr Caldwell for the long period of fifteen years, for his faithful service to his he was assumed a partner, an arrangement that lasted another fifteen years.

Thomas when on to own another pub, at New Keppochhill Road. In his spare time he played golf and loved out door sports, he was an ardent Freemason of Lodge Atholl.

The architect for the new building on Garscube Road was his son.

Facts…

There used to be an old milestone fixed to the outside wall of the Milestone Bar. Inscribed Royal Exchange 1 Mile, Drymen 16 Miles, Balfron 18 Miles and Aberfoyle 25 Miles.

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