48 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6UR.
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48 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6UR.
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232 Woodlands Road, G3 6ND. Tel: 01413320473.
Uisge Beatha. 1991.
Uisge Beatha meaning Water of Life, sold ales from the Glaschu Brewery which closed it’s doors in 1996, the local residents complained repeatedly about the smell from the micro brewery.
In latin distilled liquid became known as “Aqua Vitae” or “water of life.” The celts for auae vitae is uisce breatha and its shortened form gives us the word whisky.
There has been a pub on this site since 1905, James Young McLaren was licensee here until the end of the First World War. The pub then was very small and nothing like it is today. When the Second World War broke out Ernest Sydney Gilmour was the landlord of this old pub.
In 1955 well known and respected Glasgow publican George Grier took over the pub and the neighboring shops which was Isa McLardy, confectioner, Kirkwood’s boot makers and Robertson’s electrical engineers. The pub was then called the 3 in 1Bar which consisted of a main bar, a lounge and a cocktail bar.
To read more on the Grier family and their pubs, check back soon for our second book.
During the 1960s and 70s James Grieve was running this pub.
The pub is now called the Dram.
Some of the pubs the Grier family owned…
The Trossachs Bar in 31 Parson Street, Townhead.
3 in 1 Bar, 238 Woodlands Road.
Nia Roo, 599 Nitshill Road.
Square Rig, Crossland Road, Govan.
The 111 Bar in Castle Street.
Anchor Bar in Kelvinhaugh Street.
315 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. G3 6NG. Tel: 0141 337 1790.
Also known as the Primary and now the Old Schoolhouse..
Formerly Woodlands Public School which was built in 1882 by Robert Dalgliesh.
160 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. G3. Tel: 01413321210.
Halt Bar. 1991.
There’s been a pub on this sit since at least 1875.
In 1896 Michael Dawson was landlord, he owned several pubs in the city including Kelvinhaugh Street, Dumbarton Road and one in Anderston Quay.
There’s an old mirror in the premises advertising Archibald Campbell’s Edinburgh Ales. The pub also has an unspoiled interior with a wood panelled snug, large u shaped bar counter, wooden dado and Lyncrusta wallpaper.
In 1936 Andrew Ross was licensee, he was not only a wine and spirit merchant, but traded as a brewers agent. His son also Andrew took control of Samuel Dows business.
The Alexander Brother’s pouring pints at the Halt Bar 1977.
The Halt Bar, January 2015.
130 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. G3 6HB. Tel :0141 572 5921.
The Arlington Bar. 1991.
There’s been a pub on this site since 1860 operated by William Allan, William had 2 other pubs one on Shamrock Street and the other on Smith Street Whiteinch.
James Lindsay took over the business in 1887. James was one of Glasgow’s well known publicans, he owned the Sou Wester Vaults on Bridge Street, he had other pubs on Blackburn Street and McLean Street. James Lindsay was also an agent for the “The Palace” which was a brewery company in Edinburgh. United Breweries was registered as a limited company on 14th December 1889 and took over four Edinburgh brewing businesses, Robert Disher & Co, Edinburgh & Leith Brewery, Ritchie & Son Bell’s Brewery, Robin MacMillan & Co Summerhall Brewery and David Nicolson Palace Brewery at a purchase price of £320.000.United Breweries went into Liquidation around 1934.
There is a large advertising mirror in the Sou Wester for The Palace Brewery, with James Lindsay as agent.
Charles Sweeney took over the Arlington Bar in 1958.
Left to right Mr A Ferry of the Alamo, Mr J Devlin, the Oxford, Mr T McEntee the Express Bar and Mr Charles Sweeney at the Vintners Golf Club function in Glasgow 1966.
Also see E Smyth.
Golfing Vintners’ Big Night Out.
The Glasgow Vintners Golf Club’s annual dinner and dance and presentation of prizes in the Eagle Lodge, Bishopbriggs, was a tremendous Success.
Pictured shows a group of prizewinners. from left Charles Sweeney, Arlington Bar (Captain’s Prize); Jack Devlin, Oxford Bar (Cantrell & Cochrane Cup); John Boyle, Waverley Bar (Queen Anne Trophy); Tony Ferry, Alamo Bar, Paisley (Silver Stag and Club Championship); Hugh McLaughlin, Ascot Bar (Dunn & Moore Coronation Cup); Peter Smith Shedden’s Bar (Skol Cup); Bill Martin, Calypso Bar (Vintner’s Tankard); Eddie Smyth, Anvil Bar (The Younger Putter); Ian Kennedy Molls Mire(The Brady Trophy).
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