Carrick Street, Anderston, Glasgow. Thomas Brownlie’s old pub, Carrick Street. Thomas Browlie sold Herb Beer from these premises as the dark sign on the side of the building is an advert for Herb Beer, Brownlie. This was the birthplace as Artist William Simpson. Born into poverty in Glasgow on 28 October 1823, Simpson went […]
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Montrose Bar
7-11 Carrick Street, Glasgow. G2 8PJ. The Montrose Bar. 1991. Now demolished only a few months ago 2005. The Montrose Bar was frequented by workers and journalists from the nearby Daily Record and Sunday Mail offices. The interior bar and gantry was shipped to the Old College Bar, High Street. There been a pub on […]
McLean’s Old Bar
44 Carrick Street, Glasgow. Carrick Street ran from the Broomielaw to Argyle Street. In the late 1880s Carrick Street had seven pubs, one of which was owned by Thomas B McLean. McLean’s old bar sat at the corner of West College Street and dates back to at least 1838. The first licensee for these […]
