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The Vale

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Vale Sign

7 Dundas Street, Glasgow, G1 2AH. 

The Vale

The Vale. 1991.

The Vale, photograph taken 1991.

To read the full history of this popular city bar click here.

Vale Interior

Interior View of the Vale, October 2005.

Vale Interiorold

Interior view of the original bar before alterations in 1954.

Vale interior upstairs

Upstairs bar, refurblished in 2005.

Vale of Leven

The Vale of Leven. 1891.

Mr William Campbell

Mr William Campbell. 1891.

Mr Hector McKenzie

Manager Mr Hector V McKenzie. 1892.

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Mr and Mrs R. Kinloch and friends 1975

Tennent Caledonian Breweries were hosts at a tasting and buffet in the Radnor Hotel, Clydebank. Included are Mr. J. G. Angus, Tennent Caledonian, regional sales manager west; Mrs. and Mr. R. Kinloch, The Vale; Mrs. and Mr. E. Giannini, Ben Lomond, Balloch; Mr. J. R. D. Swan, marketing director, Tennent Caledonian; Miss E. Moores and Mr. L. Paleja, the Albany Hotel, Glasgow. 1975.

Vale

The Vale, October 2005.

 

Vale plaque

This memorial stone was laid by councillor Angus Campbell writer in Glasgow 15th January 1892.

Dow’s

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9-11 Dundas Street, Glasgow. G1 2AH.Tel: 014133279351.

Dow's

Dow’s. 1991.

This old established pub dates back to around 1875, however there has been licensed premises on this site since 1841, James Adams ran the Railway Tavern from here, he previously sold Confectionery goods from the premises. In 1843 his wife took over the licence until the middle of the 1800s.

Mrs Walker then took control of the Railway Tavern and according to the Glasgow Post Office Directory she had Commercial Lodgings too.

James Fraser was the next licensee, he changed the name to the Aberdeen Hotel in 1857, hoping to attract new customers from the granite city as they came off the station platform across the road.

Peter Buchanan

Peter Buchanan of Buchanan Scott & Co. 1880s.

In 1862 it had another name change the Dundas Hotel, run by Fred Stiller.

In 1875 Matthew Wylie took over by then it was a public house. Mr Wylie had other pubs in the city including Russell Street and Sauchiehall Street.

In 1880 Buchanan Scott & Co took over, the name of the pub became the Strathendrick, senior partner Peter Buchanan was licensee, the firm had other pubs in the city The Blane Valley, Glassford Street, the Old Hay House, Canning Street now London Road, 18 Govan Street, Dumbarton Road now 1004 Argyle Street known as the Two Ways and Cowcaddens. In 1892 Buchanan Scott & Co, ceased to call the big draught of ale or porter a scooner, now entitled it s “tall Beer”. A member of the Licensed Trade over-heard a tradesman who caused the barman to laugh when he asked for a glass of tall beer. It was however, explained to him that the “tall” referred to the measure and not the contents of the glass.

Also see Dow’s other establishments, Great Western Road, Mitchell Street, Nithsdale Road, Kilmarnock Road.

Dow's 2005

Dow’s October. 2005.

Samuel Dow's

Samuel Dow’s. 1980s.

Facts…

Licence Holders.
1991 John Barbour.
1970 George Waters.
1960 William Russell.
1950 Robert McIntyre Buchanan for Buchanan Scott & Co.
1937 George Douglas Buchanan.
1899-1880 Peter Buchanan.

Matthew Reid.

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82 Dundas Street, Glasgow.

Bar 82

Bar Eight Two 1980s.

To read the full history of Matthew Reid and his empire of Glasgow public houses click here.

The pub changed it’s name at the end to Bar Eighty Two.

Matthew Reid

Matthew Reid’s Bar.

A feature of Matt Reid’s which grew over the years was one of the best-known collections in Glasgow. Many will still remember his collection of walking sticks. Matthew Reid was the third generation to run the bar for the trust of himself, brother James and sister Eleanor since his father’s death in July 1967, and he is just as keen on holding onto the collection, despite cash offers for the objects, as his forerunners. Maybe because there is still a fourth Matthew Reid in the family.

When the first Matthew Reid started in the trade he was an ex-soldier who had a keen interest in horses, which probably explained why some riding crops and riding memorabilia was collected over the years. Then he began his stick gathering, including golf clubs, which were known in their old term “golf sticks”, and a favourite of the present Matthew Reid, a keen golfer.

In the centre of the left-hand showcase, was the golf clubs, a crooked walking stick which belonged to a man who made that style famous “Sir Harry Lauder.” This one dates from early in the Lauder career, although that was not necessarily the oldest stick in the collection. All the sticks had been varnished and had also been smoke-cured by the pub atmosphere; but the age of some became apparent recently when they were taken down to be cleaned, and sadly disintegrated completely.

Another feature of Matthew Reid’s bar which was shattered a few years back was the “businessman’s bar,” where you were allowed in only if you were wearing a bowler or a formal hat; it was scrapped during some modernisation. One thing which was also modernised around that time was the cast-iron tables which got new tops, and Mr Reid had discovered shortly afterwards from a magazine article was that his old fashioned tables had now achieved an antique value.

Manager of Matthew Reid’s Bar 82 was Mr Jimmy McGarvey who was 59 years of age in 1970.

Also see the Angus Bar, another of Matthew Reid’s pubs.