James Street Archives - Old Glasgow Pubs

146 James Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow. Demolished.

James Durward owned this pub in the 1930s, he continued as licensee for thirty years. In 1968 John Kenneth Dunbar took over the licence. When the building was condemned the Dunbar family removed to Landressy Street, just around the corner from the pub, this pub still operates today and is known as the Keystane.

I passed here a month ago an see the pub closed, I enquired about it, the locals say the pub is to be demolished to make way for a new block of flats. Another reminder that today the pub is less valuable to developers than the ground it sits on.

UP DATE. 2007.

The Keystane’s has now closed for good. Like many pubs in the city, the ground that the pub sit’s on has more value than the pub it’s self. New houses will take the place of this pub.

Do you remember this old Pub? If so please leave a comment.

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161 James Street, Glasgow. G40 1BS. Closed.

The Mermaid, 161 James Street. 1991.

There’s been a pub on this site since 1873. Landlord Samuel Pincock was born and bred in Glasgow, when he took over the pub in the winter of 1873 he was living in nearby London Road. The following year he moved to 166 James Street across the road from his pub, he was living with his wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth son James step son James McFarlane a 17 year old clerk and step daughter Agnes McFarlane who helped to look after the children and did most of the domestic work around the house.

Samuel retired with his wife in North Mount Vernon in the east end if the city.

The pub is now called The Bridgeton Bar, in recent years the pub has been closed, it is now up for sale in excess of £200,000 plus VAT. For years this old pub has a history as a football following like all the other pubs in the area. The pubs in the area are prominently for Rangers F.C. fans.

The Mermaid. 1929.

The Mermaid before and after alterations 1929 and 1930.

The Mermaid. 1930.

Today the pub still remains closed March 2007.

Update…2019

Yes this pub is still closed. The police probably have issues with this local from opening due to fighting and other problems.

Facts…

Licence Holders.

1992 run by Robert Faulds.

1978 McKenzie’s Bar.

1972 William Burns.

1970 A Rutherford.

1960 A Adams.

1950-1937 James Souter.

1930 James Donovan.

1919-1873 Samuel Pincock.

Do you have any memories of this pub? If so please leave a comment.

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