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FinniestonStreet

The Tavern Bar

March 26, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

115 Finnieston Street corner of 272 Stobcross Street, Glasgow. The Tavern, corner of 115 Finnieston Street and 272 Stobcross Street. This image was taken just before it was demolished in 1964. There has been a pub on this site since 1858, when spirit dealer Matthew Quin acquired a licence for the premises. Matthew only lasted […]

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The Rob Roy Spirit Vaults

March 22, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

  77 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. In 1887 Samuel Blackstock had his small public house remodelled, which meant that 200 customers could now sit in comfort. The bar counter itself ran 26 feet long, beside this small rooms also known as snugs with high ceilings were set up. The pub like all the others were very […]

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The Oriental Bar

March 15, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

4 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. Mr John Douglas. 1901. The Oriental bar, 4 Finnieston Street was one of twelve public houses on this old street. The pubs on this street were full of sailor’s, mariner’s, engineer’s, labourer’s from all over the world. In 1853 Robert McLellan was the first publican to run this public house. The […]

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Dirty Dicks

January 8, 2017 by John Gorevan 2 Comments

Image of Dirty Dicks bar 175 Finnieston Street dated 1938

175 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. G3 8HD. Demolished. Dirty Dick’s was a favourite haunt with sailor’s. To read more on the history of this once popular bar you will need to wait until Glasgow Pubs and Publicans Volume 2 comes out. There has been a public house on this site since 1853, Thomas Welch ran a […]

Filed Under: D, Finnieston Street, FinniestonStreet Tagged With: Dirty Dick's, Finnieston Street, Finnieston Street Pubs, J & R McIntyre, James McLaughlan, John H McLauchlin, John McIntyre, Patrick W McNulty, Pubs in the west end, Ronald McIntyre, Thomas Welch, West End

Artizan Vaults.

January 2, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

3 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. Demolished. Mr Robert C Kerr. 1897. Wine and Spirit Merchant Robert C Kerr was born in Catrine, Ayrshire, Robert Burns country. Robert was educated at the village school. He started work very early in the cotton mills, cotton spinning being at that time one of the stable industries of Scotland. Robert […]

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Columba Bar

January 2, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

41 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. G3 8HB. Demolished. Finnieston Street has always been well provided for in terms of drinking places, with all the sailors, mariners, boatmen, engineers from the quays nearby. The tills in all the pubs in Finnieston Street, Anderston Quay, Lancefield Quay and Broomielaw were filled with foreign currency as the customers came […]

Filed Under: C, Finnieston Street, FinniestonStreet Tagged With: Archibald Jackson, Columba Bar, Finnieston Street, Finnieston Street Pubs, Florence Griffins, John Lawrence, Margaret Jackson

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