1034 Tollcross Road, Tollcross, Glasgow. G32 8UW. Tel: 01417783560. The Waverley. 1991. This old east end pub went through major alterations in the later 1990s, during this period the front of the entire pub was demolished and rebuilt. In the 1890s Mrs Marion Morton was licensee for this old pub. Robert Rodger Robertson took over […]
Tollcross Road
The Tavern
198 Tollcross Road, Parkhead, Glasgow, G31 4UZ. Tel: 01415548498. The Tavern. 1991. The Tavern was remodeled in 1930 in a Tudorbethan style by architect John A Reid. Much of the original features still exist both on the exterior and interior. It was formerly used as a cabinet makers and closed down for many years, it […]
The Strathspey Bar
1106 Tollcross Road, Tollcross, Glasgow. G32 8UN. Tel: 01417783877. The Strathspey. 1991. In the 1860s the Dean’s family held a licence for these premises, the Dean’s also owned the Bell’s Bar, Tollcross Road and Dean’s Bar, Shettleston Road. In 1937 the licence was held by Robert Urie McAlpine, the licence was transferred to him as […]
The Village Bar
961 Tollcross Road. Tollcross, Glasgow. G32. The Village. 1991. In 1904 Robert Paterson was licensee for this pub, he ran this popular bar until the end of the First World War. The rent for the premises then was £49.00 per annum. James Bradley occupied the premises for many years, serving the locals here until the […]
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 […]
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, […]
