Possibly at Rutherglen Road corner of Thistle Street, Gorbals. Customers of the New Era Bar, Gorbals, 1951. This picture was taken prior to their outing in the summer of 1951 to Dumfries. The landlord of the New Era Bar at that time was John Scanlan. DO YOU KNOWN WHERE THIS PUB WAS. iF SO […]
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The Turf Bar
66 Rutherglen Road corner of 62 Hospital Street, Gorbals, Glasgow. . The Turf Bar, circa 1960s. This old Gorbals pub was around in 1875, one of the first licensee was spirit merchant called James Smith. The tenement building was owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway Company. In 1893 James Ruthven Douglas was […]
Gallocher’s Bar
32 Raglan Street, Glasgow. Frank Gallocher with his wife Helen and mother Ann Docherty with their kids. circa 1909. Thanks to Walter Gallocher. Licensed premises have been on this site since 1872 when D & M McFarlane traded here. The pub sat at the corner of 32 Raglan Street and 2-4 Braco Street. Malcolm McFarlane […]
The Wheatsheaf
124 Crown Street corner of 105 Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, Glasgow. The Wheatsheaf Bar, corner of Crown Street and Rutherglen Road. 1960s. There has been licensed premises on this site since the 1840s. One of the first licensee’s was wine and spirit merchant Robert Frame, he traded here until 1859. In 1860 well known and respected […]
Walkabout
Renfield Street, Glasgow. Walkabout. 2007.
Tuxedo Princess
River Clyde in the shadow on the Kingston Bridge. Two waitresses outside the Tuxedo Princess. In 1988 clubbers in Glasgow climbed aboard the Tuxedo Princess for fun, drinks and dancing. It was nicknamed the Love Boat after the U.S. TV drama. The Tuxedo Princess was docked on the River Clyde in the shadow of the […]
