Stockwell Street, Glasgow. Andrew Purdon’s Tavern, C 1840. The “Best Ale Under The Sun” was said to have been served at the Tavern which was located in the building shown above. It stood at the southern end of Stockwell Street close to the River Clyde and had a thatched roof and crow-stepped chimney stacks. A […]
Stockwell Street
The Scotia Bar
112 Stockwell Street, Glasgow. G1 4LW. Tel: 01415528681. The Scotia Bar. 1991. This is one of Glasgow’s oldest pub’s, however it is not the oldest. It was taken over by Belhaven Brewery in 2005. To read the full history of the Scotia Bar click here. The Scotia Bar. 2005. I received a letter from Willy […]
Robert Jaferay’s Wine & Spirit Cellars
105 Stockwell Street, Glasgow. Robert Jaferay’s Wine & Spirit Cellar. c 1820. Empty casks and barrels outside cottages occupied by a cooper and a tavern keeper at 105 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, c 1820. The row was on the east side of the street, nearly opposite Jackson Street, on the former site of the Glasgow […]
Penny Ales
Stockwell Street, Glasgow. This engraving depicts a view from c 1820 of buildings on Stockwell Street opposite Buchanan Court which was named after James Buchanan, one of the partners in the West Indies merchants Dennistoun, Buchanan & Co The sign above the open door to the left of the image reads “Sinclar Evan.” The […]
Ronnie’s
30 Stockwell Street, Glasgow. Ronnie’s Bar. 1991. This old established pub was better known in the 1980s as Kittys’ Bar. When I was a teenager my father drank in here with his many friend, he had a small shop in Brunswick Street next to the Mitre Bar, selling bedding and soft toys. I remember he […]
John Scott’s Tavern
Stockwell Street, Glasgow. John Scott’s Tavern, Stockwell Street. 1819. A watercolour of Stockwell Street in 1819 by Andrew Donaldson. This thatched building stood at the southern end of Stockwell Street near the waterfront. The left-hand section of the building housed the tavern of John Scott, described on the sign at the door as a […]