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 PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.
66 Rutherglen Road corner of 62 Hospital Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.
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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 Licensee paying an annul rent of £88.00. Mr Douglas also ran a pub at 179 Trongate, City Centre, and lived with his family at 1 Albert Road, Crosshill, Glasgow.
By 1902 James had moved house to 43 Queen Mary Avenue, Crosshill. The Trongate premises were gone, however he was running another pub at St. Enoch Square at the corner of Adam’s Court Lane. Some may remember this old establishment as His Lordship’s Larder.
In 1904 John Griffin took over the business and continued until the end of the First World War. He also owned the Griffin Bar oat 244 Garscube Road.
During the 1930s a lady was licensee, she was called Annie Henry. Charles F Cameron took over the pub in the 40s-50s. In 1958 James McKell took over this long established business. He became a well known and trusted figure in the Gorbals area for many years, and also with the Scottish Licensed Trade. Mr James McKell occupied the premises until the late 1970s when the pub was finally demolished like all the other old pubs in the Gorbals.
The last night at the Garryowen Bar, Norfolk Street, in the picture is Mr & Mrs Heraghty, D A MacLean (Phoenix); H Gallagher (Gallagher’s Bar); J McKell (Turf Bar); S Falconer (The Matelot); E O’Doherty (Hampden Bar); P McGovern (Central Bar); J McCann (Mally Arms). 1972.
This photograph was taken during the function of the Glasgow Licensed Trade Golf Club at the Grand Hotel, Charing Cross in 1966. After the dinner Mr A Hart announced his retirement as Secretary and was presented with presents.
From the left row: Mr O A Douglas (Hepburn & Ross), Mrs J McKell (Turf Bar), Mrs J Morrison, Mr W Morrison (J E Mather & Son Ltd), Mrs G Falconer and Mr D MacGregor (Hepburn & Ross. Right row: Mrs D MacGregor, Mr James McKell (Turf Bar), Mrs J Hutchson, Mrs O A Douglas and Mr J M Hutchison (Hepburn & Ross).
Mrs & Mr James McKell. 1962.
This photograph was taken in 1959. Left to right Mr James McKell, Mr George Ramster and Mrs Forster. Mrs Forster was licensee of a pub at 99 Cambridge Street, many will still remember this old pub as McIntosh’s Bar
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 John McLean acquired the licence. Mr McLean was a wine & spirit & malt liquor merchant, he also had premises at 9 Main Street, Gorbals, living at 318 Rutherglen Road.
In 1877 John McLean had premises at 9 Main Street, Gorbals, 124 Crown Street, 45-47 Houston Street and lived with his family at Mary Lodge, Langside.
In 1899 John’s son Robert A McLean was licensee, he also had premises at 1039-1043 Pollokshaws Road (Corona Bar), 9 Main Street, 79 Crown Street, his home was at Cart Bank, Langside. All his premises had His name above the Door. As years went on some of his bars were just called Mac’s Bar’s.
The pub stayed in the same family until 1909. The licence was then taken over by James A Paton. Mr Paton wine and spirit merchant continued as licensee until his death in 1918. His wife Helen then took over the running of the business. The Paton family continued here until the late 1930s.
In 1937 Patrick Leonard acquired the certificate. He also owned a public house at 14 Pitt Street.
During the 50s Miss K E Finnegan was licensee, the 60s Margaret M MacDonald, she also ran a pub at 106 Gorbals Street. The licence was held until the late 1960s and like many of the old pubs in the area was demolished.
51 Old Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, Glasgow. G5. Tel: 01414293944.
Sharkey’s. 1991.
Sharkey’s. 2008.
Sharkey’s. 2008.
Sharkey’s. 2008.
Sharkey’s Public House. 2008.
680-80a Rutherglen Road corner of 3 Logan Street.
The Logan Bar & Lounge 1960s.
In 1899 Rutherglen Road had 26 Public Houses and 3 off sales, here is a list of some of them, Crawford’s, Tuft Bar, McGinn’s, Horn Bar, Eadie’s, McLean’s, Broon’s Bar, Kick Off, Morrison’s, Railway Tavern, McIndoer, Seaforth, Wheatsheaf, Coronation Bar, The Elm, Garrick Vaults, Boundary Bar, Braehead, Holly Tree, Cecil, Teacher’s, Anderson’s, Halfway Bar the Ferry, and the Roseberry.
The Logan can be traced back to 1880 when James Lochhead and Dugald Butler acquired a licence for the premises. James Lochhead and Dugald Butler joined forces and traded under the title of Lochhead & Butler at 27-29 Saltmarket in 1871.
In 1885 Thomas Lochhead and Dugald Butler traded at 680a Rutherglen Road and 559-63 Dalmarnock Road. Both of them lived at 139 Greenhead Street. Dugald was one of the founders of the Bridgeton Victualling Society. The pub gets its name from the street on the corner of Rutherglen Road (Logan Street).
Lochhead & Butler sold these premises in 1892 to another well known wine and spirit merchant, Samuel M Burnside. The Burnside family owned some of the best bars in the East End and the South Side. Samuel also acquired a licence for premises at 81 Houston Street.
In 1919 Samuel M Burnside was now running pubs at 323 Baltic Street, 317-19 Dalmarnock Road and 680 Rutherglen Road.
Samuel’s son Matthew took over in the 1930s and 40s.
Many will still remember Joseph Robb, he ran the pub in the 1950s and 60s. One of the last licensee was J & M MacLeod, wine and spirit merchants 1967.
Do you remember this old pub, if so PLEASE get in touch.
255 Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, Glasgow.
The Kick Off.
The Kick Off was situated at the corner of Rutherglen Road and South Wellington Street which was later called Lawmoor Street. There has always been a pub here since the tenement building was erected around the late 1700s.
Exterior view of the Kick Off 1959.
This image of the Kick Off was taken in 1959 when Helen McGhee, 58, was stabbed to death in her wee baby-linen shop in Cathcart Road in April of that year.
Her killer was a butcher boy John McGilvray, 17, from Cambuslang. He was drinking in the Kick Off bar when the police raided the place and caught him drinking at the bar.
Fingerprints were found on a copy of the Evening Times newspaper which linked him to the murder. He was jailed for life. This old pub and tenement building was demolished shortly after this image was taken.
John Meikle jun a well known and respected spirit merchant owned the pub from 1891, he took over from his father, John Meikle who started out in the licensed trade in 1874 in a small public house on Portugal Street. The family went on to owns other well known pubs in the city including J Meikle, Paisley Road West and Eglinton Street.
J Meikle’s premises 138-40 Paisley Road West at the corner of Eaglesham Street. 1935.
John Meikle senior was born in 1826 in Muiravonside Parish, Stirling. Mr Meikle met his wife Jane in Bothwell where they started a family, they soon moved to Glasgow and settled in South Apsley Place, Gorbals. The happy couple had three other children there, the eldest was Agnes, John, Jane and Robert.
John jun learned the trade as a commercial traveller with a silk firm while Robert was a commercial clerk for a grain business. The family then moved on to better accommodation in Abbotsford Place.
After the First World War John jun was running three pubs in the city which included Rutherglen Road, Paisley Road West and Eglinton Street all having the title J Meikle above the doorway. The family continued to run the Rutherglen establishment until the early 1950s.
Another well known publican to own these premises was Joseph McCabe, the pub closed it’s door for the last time in 1959. The City Council demolished the pub shortly afterwards along with other landmarks in the area. Joseph McCabe then went on to own the Forum, Kelso Street.
