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McKellar’s Bar

March 6, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

 

81 Gorbals Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.

McKellar's Bar Gorbals Street

McKellar’s Bar. 1960s.

Before the tenement building was erected and the old Gorbals two storey shops and businesses were here, there was a Victualler called Daniel Innes trading from this site in the 1850s.

When the tenement buildings were built the shop keepers occupied many of the shops on the ground floor. In the 1880s Alexander J Martin opened a public house here and served the locals until 1907.The pubs annul rent was £99. Mr Martin resided at 39 South Apsley Place, Gorbals.

The license was transfered to publican William Thomson in 1907, who kept the business going until the second World War. Mr Thomson was very successful also having pubs at 139 Camden Street and 183 Crownpoint Road in the east end of the city.

After the war Mr John McKellar took over the pub, McKellar’s was to become one of the best known pubs in the area, serving the locals with good quality liquor until it finally closed for demolition in the early 1970s. Mr McKellar was residing at 3 Kings Park Avenue in 1947.

Facts…

In 1899 there was 12 public houses trading on Gorbals Street also known as Main STreet, Gorbals.

During the 1960s there was still a lot of pubs here, in fact 11 pubs which survived for more than 60 years.

Filed Under: Gorbals Street, GorbalsStreet, M

Doyle’s Bar

January 8, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

82 Gorbals Street, Gorbals Cross, Glasgow. Demolished.

Exterior image of Doyle's Bar Gorbals Street 1960s
Doyle’s Bar. 1960s.

 There’s been a pub on this site since 1891 run by John Crawford.

This well known public house was situated on a prominent site at Gorbals Cross. Doyle’s Bar was established before the First World War in 1911 by wine and spirit merchant Joseph Doyle. However there has been a pub on this site since 1891 when John Crawford was Landlord. He occupied the premises until the early 1900s.

In 1910 Joseph J Duffy was trading from the pub and only had a licence to sell porter and ale, no spirits were allowed on the premises. The following year Mr Doyle took over the pub and he held a full public house licence. Joseph Doyle was very successful in the business and opened another pub two years later at 401 Govan Street now Ballater Street at the corner of Street.

Exterior image of Doyle's Bar Gorbals Street 1960s
Doyle’s Bar. 1960s.

The Doyle family held this licence until the pub finally closed down in the 1960s when the tenement building was then demolished. After Joseph the licence was held by Constance D Doyle, she held the certificate during the 1930s. After the Second World War Miss Josephine Doyle was licensee until the pub was demolished. She lived at 108 Albert Road in the south side of the city.

Exterior image of Doyle's Bar Gorbals Street 1960s
Doyle’s Bar. 1960s.
Exterior image of Doyle's Bar Gorbals Street 1960s
Doyle’s Bar. 1960s.

Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the images.

Facts…

License Holder’s…

1960 Josephine Doyle.

1947 Josephine Doyle.

1937 Constance Doyle.

1919 Joseph Doyle.

1911 Joseph Doyle.

1910 Joseph Duffy (porter & ale only).

1902 Joseph Crawford.

1891 John Crawford.

Do you remember this old pub? If so please leave a comment.

END.

Filed Under: D, Gorbals Street, GorbalsStreet Tagged With: Constance Doyle, Doyle, Doyles Bar, Gorbals Street, John Crawford, Joseph Doyle, Joseph Duffy, Josephine Doyle, Main Street Gorbals

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