233 Thornliebank Road, Thornliebank, Glasgow. Tel: 01416320930.
Lea Bank. 1991.
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The Kimberley Tavern
1135 Tollcross Road, Tollcross, Glasgow. G31 4UG.
Kimberley Tavern. 1991.
Once known as the Kimberley Queen.
There has been a pub on this site since at least the 1890s.
When the pub was refurbished a few years ago a date above the doorway was found 1912.
George Thomson traded from the old premises until the early 1900s, his daughter Isabella took over the old pub and when the new tenement building was erected she took control of the pub on the ground floor paying an annul rent of £50.
In 1881 the Thomson’s were living in Burnside Cottage, Causewayside Street. The head of the family George was then a spirit merchant his wife Isabella born in Tollcross and daughter Isabella was only 4 years of age. They were fortunate enough to have a 21 year old domestic servant Agnes Cochrane from Paisley living with them and George’s brother Andrew a blacksmith.
Interior view of the new Kimberley Queen, Tollcross Road. 1971.
In 1971 Scottish & Newcastle Breweries totally refurbished the old premises and named it The Kimberley Queen. This was their second pub in recent years with a maritime theme the other was the Storm Queen near Partick Cross.
The new venture had a public bar and lounge restaurant which was called The Galleon and looked like the inside of a ship. Behind the gantry was a simulated stern porthole and a sea scene with several ships in full sail. The public bar was called The Captain’s Cabin. Master aboard the Kimberley Queen was publican Gerald Doyle who was manager of the Kimberley Arms before it was refurbished. He was assisted by Mrs D Harvey who was in charge of the Galleon, Mrs D Barclay who was in command of the Captain’s Cabin.
Gerald Doyle, manager with members of staff 1971.
When I met Mr Doyle for the first time in the Kimberley many years ago I was welcomed by a friendly face and a very jolly man he was, he was a gentleman and what sticks in my mind about Mr Doyle, was that when I left him I felt as if I had known him for years.
Mr Doyle went on to run the famous Blane Valley, Glassford Street. His son became involved in the licensed trade and now owns the Drum, Shettleston.
The Kimberley Tavern, August 2005.
Facts…
Licence Holders.
Mr W R Campbell was licensee in 1934.
1973 Eric MacKenzie Mackie.
John’s Bar
110 Tobago Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow.
This old established pub was once called Lyall’s Bar.
Michael Lynch son of John Lynch of the Old Barn’s, London Road ran this pub for a short while.
William Lyall.
It is probably better known by the locals as Lyall’s Bar, William Lyall took the pub over in 1923, he was born in Rothiemay, Banffshire and had been associated in the licensed trade since 1901. He was also a member of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association the Royalty Burns Club and the Ex-Ploughman’s Association as well as the Aberdeenshire and Moray and Banffshire Ploughing Associations. He was a keen Freemason and founder member of Lodge Abercromby. William died suddenly on 16th January 1951, he was survived by his wife and two sons.
Interior of Lyall’s Bar 1965. The occasion was proprietor J Lyall being presented with the Tennent challenge cup which he won at Ayr races in July 1965 when he placed the first four runners in the Tennents Trophy Race. He kept the cup for a year he also won 24 complimentary paddock tickets for the races. In the photograph is left to right T G Dick, sales manager of J & R Tennent Ltd, Mr I Lyall, Mr J Lyall and Mr P Scott, sales director of J & R Tennent Ltd.
The last time I passed this pub it was closed down.
John’s Bar. 2005.
John’s Bar. 2009.
Licence Holders.
1990 Michael Lynch.
1973-1965 William McDougall Lyall.
1937 William Lyall.
The Grapes
300 Tollcross Road,Tollcross, Glasgow. G31 4UR.
The Grapes. 1991.
This well established pub was once called St. Kentigern’s. A sign of a large bunch of grapes hung above the doorway, the locals found it easier to call this pub the grapes rather than it’s proper name. This was a frequent accurance in Glasgow pubs, the locals would call a pub by it’s owners names although it was called something totally different.
There’s been a pub on this site since 1878 owned by landlady Mart Hannah, she continued as licensee until 1890.
Peter Wilson then took over the pub, he was a real character. During the winter of 1913, Mr Wilson was stopped by the police in the Saltmarket on his day off. He had spent the whole afternoon going into the various pubs along the Gallowgate and Saltmarket, he must have been well sloshed by this time, an was fined.
At the Central Police Court he forfeited a pledge of 15 shillings for failing to answer to the charge. He told the police that although he was very drunk his horse could have taken his home safely. His licence was under threat for his foolish actions, however at the Court hearing, if he appeared in front of them again for the same complaint his licence will not be granted.
The Grapes has now been closed for a few years.
The Grapes. 2008.
Update 2014…
The Grapes is still closed down and will probably never be a public house again. I have heard that it will be opened as an Asian restaurant. I will keep you updated.
Licence Holders.
1991 John Kelly.
1973-1943 Margaret Wilson.
1899-1890 Peter Wilson.
1890-1878 Mary Hannah.
The Govanhill Bar
332 Thistle Street,Gorbals, Glasgow.
Govanhill Bar. 1970s.
The history of this old favourite Gorbals howff goes back to 1877 when Peter McDonald acquired the premises as a store for his wine, spirit and rectifying business. Mr McDonald also had a public house round the corner at 91-97 Cathcart Street. Business prospered and within a few years he was living in one of the best street in the Gorbals, Abbotsford Place.
He eventually acquired a licence for the premises and traded under the title of Carlton Vintners Co., by this time he was operating a massive wholesale and retail business at 4 Carlton Place, and a public house in Adelphi Street at the corner of Muirhead Street also called the Carlton Vintners Co.
Peter McDonald’s premises, 4 Carlton Place. 1892.
Govanhill Bar.
In 1899 William Morrison took over the licence, he also traded from 364 Rutherglen Road at the corner of Sandyfaulds Street many will remember this pub as Gilmour’s Bar.
Govanhill Bar. 1960s.
This pub will best be remembered as Gallagher’s Bar. Hugh Gallagher took over the Govanhill Bar licence on 10th March 1970. However Mr Gallagher wasn’t new to the trade as he was a well known and respected Gorbals publican, wine and spirit merchant and a former president of the Glasgow Licensed Trade Benevolent Association He also had licensed premises at 173 Cumberland Street, “The Tirconnail Bar” and the “Glenbervie” at 185 Gorbals Street, The Minerva Bar, 631 Argyle Street, 32 Raglan Street.
Govanhill Bar. 1980s.
Govanhill Bar. 1991.
One of the last publicans to hold the licence was Joseph Gaughan in 1991. The pub was finally demolished a few years later like most of the other pubs in the Gorbals.
Licence Holders.
1991 JosephGaughan.
1970 Hugh Gallagher.
1960 J McKeown.
1950-30 Francis McKeown.
1920-1910 F McCorley.
1899-1892 William Morrison.
1892-1877 Peter McDonald.
Fullarton Park Hotel
1230 Tollcross Road,Tollcross, Glasgow. G32 8UW.Tel: 01417631027.
Fullarton Park Hotel. 1991.
This was owned by the Mortimer family and was a well known night club the Sandmyle. It know has a trendy restaurant attached which is one of the best in the east end of Glasgow, well worth a visit.
The history of this well established hotel can be traced back to 1897.
In December 1897 Alexander Scott M.D. acquired land and began to arrange for the building of Waverley Lodge. The land register describes it as “Waverley Lodge Tollcross 1230 Tollcross Road. 2 Roods of ground with villa thereon at Tollcross on the south side of the public road from Glasgow to Hamilton being part of the lands of Carmyle in the Parish of Shettleston.” (A rood is an Old English unit of area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
Alexander Scott (1843-1919) was a significant character who, despite coming from a carter’s family, became a doctor, teacher, government factory inspector and chairman of school boards.
In the 1901 census Dr. Alexander Scott was living with his 4 children and a servant at Waverley Lodge in Shettleston – the house that he had built. His first wife had died in 1898.
Mr Alexander Scott M.D.
Alexander’s sense of pride in his house is shown in the addition of his initials ‘A’ and ‘S’ on the detail between the chimneys.
In 1904 (by then 61) Alexander Scott married Agnes (Nancy) Tenant Collins aged 35. At the time of the wedding Alexander was living at 12 Newton Place, Glasgow. He had moved to the more popular west of the city.
In the 1913/14 Valuation Roll Alexander Scott is listed as the owner of Waverley Lodge
In the 1913/14 Valuation Roll Alexander Scott is listed as the owner of Waverley Lodge
Tollcross Road Waverley Lodge, House & Stables.
Proprietor: Dr. Alexander Scott 4 Newton Terrace, Glasgow, per Dansken and Fletcher, 9 Dalmarnock Street.
Tenant: Dr. Dugald McKinlay.
Annual rent or value: £60.
Hence it appears that Dr. Dugald McKinlay, who was living in Waverley ran his surgery from 641 Tollcross Road. Dr. Duglad McKinlay continued to live in the house as a tenant until Dr. Alexander Scott died in 1919.
The following is taken from the land registers:
On 16th May 1919 the Trustees of the deceased Alexander Scott sold Waverley lodge to Dugald McKinlay M.D. of Waverley Lodge, Tollcross Glasgow for the sum of £1,475.
The house remained in his family until 3rd February 1943 when Gertrude Marnoch McKinlay sold it to John Hughes Murray, Medical Practitioner, 89 Drumover Drive, Parkhead Glasgow, for £1,200 after the death of Dr. Dugald McKinlay.
On 15th January 1959 Waverley Lodge was disposed of by the Trustees of John Hughes Murray, Medical Practitioner, 1230 Tollcross Road, Glasgow “at the request of George Fisher Pearson Mattress Manufacturer, 544 Paisley Road West, Glasgow” to Glasgow building society for £2,500.
On 6th December 1968 it was disposed of by Scottish Building Society, “with consent of and by George Fisher Pearson, Mattress Manufacturer, sometime 544 Paisley Road West now 1230 Tollcross Road Glasgow to John Aird Bluebell Oils Limited, 29 Old Shettleston Road Glasgow” for £6,500.
On 30th November 1978 Waverley Lodge was disposed of by John Aird Bluebell Oils Limited, 29 Old Shettleston Road Glasgow and residing at 19 Alton Street West Kilbride, Ayrshire to James Edward, 12 Clydeneuk Drive, Uddingston Lanarkshire for £20,000.
In 1979 Waverley Lodge was used by James Edward as standard security against various loans from Allied Breweries UK Ltd.
On 13th October 1983 it was disposed of by “James Edward Hotelier, 12 Clydeneuk Drive, Uddingston Lanarkshire” to John Reilly Cameron 8 Montrose Gardens, Blantyre and Robert Crilly 83 Croftburn Drive, Glasgow. By then it seemed to be called “Sandmyle Hotel”. It was sold for £175,000 (which included £122,500 for the value of the goods and subjects and £52,500 for goodwill).
In 1983 the property was used by John Reilly Cameron 8 Montrose Gardens, Blantyre and Robert Crilly 83 Croftburn Drive, Glasgow as standard security against various loans from Ind Coope Alloa Brewery Company Limited and Allied Irish Banks. During this period it continued to have the name “Sandmyle Hotel”
On 15th January 1985 it was disposed of by John Reilly Cameron 8 Montrose Gardens, Blantyre and Robert Bisset Crilly 83 Croftburn Drive, Glasgow Hoteliers and Trustees for their firm of Cameron and Crilly to Harmony Hotels Limited. ”. It was again sold for £175,000 (which included £122,500 for the value of the goods and subjects and £52,500 for goodwill).
In 1985 it was used by Harmony Hotels as standard security for sums from Alloa Brewery Company Limited and Allied Irish Banks Limited.
It is named ‘The Fullarton Park Hotel’ and is owned by Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd.
Thanks to Rosemary Scott for the information on the Waverley Lodge.
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Recently in Tollcross Road, Glasgow, is the six-bedroomed Sandmyle Hotel, owned by Mr. James Edward, who has strong family support. His wife Delia is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel, helped by son James and daughter-in-law Ann. They are pictured pictured in the centre with (left) Bob Crilly and (right) Alec Jackson, both of the Ind Coope Scotland. 1979.
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Fullarton Park Hotel. 2005.
James Mortimer’s family advert.