Coatbridge

The Albion. Coats Street, Coatbridge. Ml5 3NX. Tel: 01236 429559.

Alyeshas Attic.

Argyll Bar.

Arthur Malone.

Auld Hoose.

Barbacue Bar. 109 Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge. Ml5 3HR. Tel: 01236 436030.

The Big Shop.

The Big Tree.

The Black Bear. 155 Calder Street, Coatbridge. ML5 4QN. Tel: 01236 434010.

Brady’s. 1-3 Wallace Street, Coatbridge. Ml5 4DA. Tel: 01236 606340.

Brigg Inn. 24 Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge. ML5 3DG. Tel: 01236 429001.

Bunkers. Townhead Golf Club.

The Carolina.

Carson’s.

Centre Point. 146-48 Main Street, Coatbridge. ML5 2DR. 01236 710535.

Chapman’s Bar.

The Circle Bar. Coatbridge Cross.

The Clock Bar. 87 Dundyvan Road. ML5 1EA. Tel: 01236 426213.

The Corner Room. 1-3 Wallace Street, Coatbridge, Ml5 4DA. Tel: 01236 606340.

Councillor Lavell john, Coatbrigde.

Couper’s Bar.

The Craig Dhu.

Cross Keys. 123 Sunnyside Road. ML5 3HX. Tel: 01236 606391.

The Edge.

Element.

Enigma.

Essence.

Forge Inn.

The Fountain Bar.

Four Acres. Barrowfield Street, Coatbridge. ML5 4BU. Tel: 01236 606675.

The Gallaria. 103 Main Street, Coatbridge. ML5 3EL. Tel: 01236 423728.

Garfield Night Club. 26 Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge. ML5 3DG. Tel: 01236 425020.

Great Bear.

Heritage.

Innishmohr.

Killiekrankie Bar.

La Ronda.

Maxwell samuel, Royal Hotel, Coatbridge.

Med Grill.

Memory Lane. 181 Main Street, Coatbridge. ML5 3HH. Tel: 01236 606010.

The Mint. 16 Academy Street, Coatbridge. ML5 3AU. Tel;: 01236 441191.

The Monkland Inn. woodside Street, Coatbridge. ML5 5NP. Tel: 01236 424166.

Morgans. 54 Main Street, Glenboig. ML5 2QT. Tel: 01236 870450.

Odin. 7 Russellcolt Street, Coatbridge. ML5 2BN. Tel: 01236 449400.

Old Eagle Inn.

The Old Toll Bar.

Owen’s Bar.

The Park View. 189 Bank Street, Coatbridge. ML5 1HA. Tel: 01236 606800.

Peter’s.

Pop Inn.

Railway Inn. 109 Sunnyside Road, Coatbridge. ML5 3HR. Tel: 01236 437986.

Red Bridge Bar.

Reilly’s.

Rielly O’ Boyle’s. Old Monkland Road, Coatbridge. ML5 5EA. Tel: 01236 606391.

Rob Roy Vaults.

Royal.

The Royal Bar.

St Andrew’s.

Segton Bar.

Skruffy Murphy’s. 121-123 Whittington Street, Coatbridge. ML5 3AD. Tel: 01236 435222.

Sharks Mouth.

Silky Bar. 2 Mitchell Street, Coatbridge. ML5 5RT. Tel: 01236 606043.

Smith’s.

Sunnyside Bar.

Shunters.

The Tower Bar.

The Village Inn.

The Vulcan.

Watermans.

The West End.

Whifflet Arms.

Woodside Bar.

Wishing Well. 244 Whifflet Street, Coatbridge. ML5 4RX. Tel: 01236 420073.

Yogis Bar. 2 Mitchell Street, Coatbridge. ML5 5RT. Tel: 01236 607025.

Facts…

The Monkland Inn was opened in April 1960 and was the first pub to be built in Coatbridge since before the 2nd World War.

Mr & Mrs Waterman. 1951.

In 1951 Alexander Waterson, 118 Main Street, Coatbridge, married Miss Whitehill. The pub was formerly owned by his father.

In 1898 Robert Crozier, Dundyvan Road, owned the Circle Bar, 2-4 Main Street, Coarbidge and a licensed grocers business at 142 Bank Street.

In 1899 publican Connell Molloy sold his pub in Coatbridge and then acquired the Cross Keys in Milngavie, licensed grocers business in Main Street, Milngavie and a licensed grocers in old Maryhill.

In 1902 John Duncan owned premises at 30 Main Street, Coatbridge, he was also a member of the Defence Association.

In 1904 James Creig owned licensed premises at 53-55 Coatbridge Street.

In 1915 Adam Lilly died a well known publican in Coatbridge. Do you know for him? If so please get in touch.

In 1926 a pub went up for sale at 27-29 Calder Street, Whifflet. Assessed rental of £56 5 shillings, licence duty £24 12 shillings.

Forgotten Law in Coatbridge.

A forgotten law was quoted at Coatbridge Confirmation Court when objections were made to the granting of a new public house certificate (provisional) for premises to be sited at the junction of Blair Road and Gartsherrie Road Coatbridge in 1962.

The applicant was Mr D. B. Miller.

Rev. E. A. H. Sawers, minister of Townhead Parish Church, in opposing the confirmation of the licence, said that under an Act passed in 1924 Coatbridge voted to limit the number of licences in the First Ward to 10. There were already nine public houses, one off-sale licence and one hotel.

He based his objections on the 1924 limiting resolution in terms of the Temperance Scotland Act, 1913, now re-enacted in the Licensing Scotland Act 1959, which was passed in relation to the First Ward. He claimed that the ruling stated that even if the boundary of the ward was to be altered, the Act was still competent.

Mr Sawers added that if he had had the information in hand at the time of the sitting of Coatbridge Licensing Court he would have presented the full facts to the court, but he had some points to check with the Town Clerk.

Mr Campbell Denholm, for the applicant, said he had not heard of the licensing law stated by Mr Sawers nor had he seen a letter alleged to have been written by the Town Clerk, Mr Louis A. Runciman, to Mr Sawers.

Bailie Edward J. Dewdalls said he felt that the matter should be clarified before they proceeded any further and the Court would give its decision at an adjourned sitting.

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Sunnyside Street, Coatbridge.

The Tower Bar, with Mr Morrison inlay. 1892.

In 1892 Mr James T Morrison of the Tower Bar, Sunnyside Street, Coatbridge had moved into his new public house. He had taken down the old premises and in it’s place a handsome new red stone building with licensed premises on the ground floor. The Tower Bar was the oldest public house in Coatbridge. The new bar is after the model of the one in the Vale of Leven in Dundas Street now the Vale. Mr Morrison did not hide the fact that he borrowed Mr Campbell’s design, and a better design he could not possibly imitate. The front of the new building is of Ballochmyle Stone. Mr Morrison was a Free Mason and secretary of the bowling club in Coatbridge, he was a staunch Conservative.

Mr Morrison’s father acquired the old premises in 1852 and his son demolished the old building as it was in desperate need of repair, it was cheaper in the long run to raise it to the ground and rebuild on the old site. Mr Morrison was born in Coatbridge a few months after his fathers death in 1861. From the time of his father’s death until he reached the age of holding a licence, the business was carried on by Mr John Lindsay who later became a Bailie.

At the age of seventeen young James entered the office of a wholesale firm in Leith, where he got a thorough knowledge of office and cellar work, afterwards serving some time in the retail both at Edinburgh and Glasgow. He was employed by Mr George MacLachlan of G & J MacLachlan of the Castle brewery and bars, one of the chief firms in the West of Scotland. James later took charge of one of the firms public houses in Govan. Mr Morrison was twenty-one years of age when he took up his father’s business.

Mr James T Morrison.

In 1892 his new bar was fitted up with a fine horse-shoe counter, ornamental gantry occupying the centre, while the walls and ceiling were all lined with pitch pine and with the fine stained glass windows. There were three neat little boxes or snug’s along each side of the bar, having ample sitting accommodation to the back. Upstairs there was one large room, extending the whole width of the pub, and two small rooms, one of which was a smoking-room and his private office.

There was ample cellar accommodation under the premises and customers can be supplied with the best of Edinburgh and Alloa ales. The beer was raised by one of McGlashan’s beer engines and a large cellar situated behind the building was used for the purpose of bottling. Mr Morrison had his own special blend of old Scotch whisky familiarly known as “Morrison’s.” and a special blend called “the Bowlers.” A good stock of wines and liquors of every description in cask and bottles were also stocked including Niblick, Warthington, Salt, McEwan’s.

The architect for the building was Alexander McG Mitchell, Coatbridge and the several contractors for the work were all local tradesmen. This was one of Mr Morrison’s request’s that he wanted the locals involved in the project. James Morrison was a keen bowler and admirer of all athletic sports, he was also an ardent Free-Mason, he always took an active interest in the welfare of the district.

James T Morrison was an active member of the licensed trade in Coatbridge and many social events, he was Secretary and Treasurer of the St Mungo Licensed Trade Victullers Golf Club, Captain of the Drumpellier Club, Treasurer of the Middle Ward and Lanarkshire Bowling Association, Secretary of the Coatbridge and Treasurer of Coatbridge Bowling Club also Secretary of the old Monkland Curling Club. He was also an expert bowler himself with many cups and trophies to his name. That’s probably why he had his own blend of Whisky named after his favourite pastime “The Bowlers” blend od old Scotch Whisky. A very active man indeed, its a wonder he even had time to run his business ventures. Mr James T Morrison died in 1929.

This old historic pub still stands today but under a different name “Shunters’ Bar.”

Images of Shunters’ Bar. 2005.