Green Street, Calton, Glasgow.
This old Tavern was named after James Sheriden Knowles 1784-1862.
Mr Knowles was an Irish dramitist and actor born in Cork 12th May 1874. His carreer sent him all over Ireland and Britain. One of his renowned performances in Glasgow was at the Theatre Royal “The Hunchback.” An old play bill advertising this anounced that “A Performance of James Sheridan Knowles “William Tell” at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, “The Hunchback” by James Sheridan Knowles.
Green Street, Calton, Glasgow.
In 1893 The Little Mill Tavern was owned by Mrs Hughes. The date of it’s establishment is lost in the mists of time. The old tavern was a little snug place with only two rooms, the property of the Buchanan Trust and had been in the the possession of Mrs Hughes since 1891. Mrs Hughes, a lady well fitted to conduct such a place. Everything was spit and span and in point of internal arrangement was a model of neatness. Mrs Hughes on entering the premises, made inquiries as to the date when the tavern was established, but failed to fined anything about the old tavern.
58 Green Street, Calton, Glasgow.
Peter Hanaway’s Tavern. circa 1890s.
In 1842 there was an establishment called the Sheridan Knowles Tavern owned by Frederick Charles.
In 1847 Green Street had 7 Public Houses…
8 Green Street, William McClio.
24 Green Street, William Gillfillow.
20 Low Green Street, John Buckley.
26 Green Street, Donald McDougall.
55 Green Street, John Cameron.
74 Green Street, Thomas Gibb.
94 Green Street, John Lyle.
100 Green Street, Robert Currie.
In 1875 Green Street had 10 pubs…
2 Green Street, Philip Kean.
7 Green Street, James Orr.
10 Low Green Street, Agnes McKissock.
34 Green Street, Sarah Muir.
58 Green Street, Jemima McLean.
61 Green Street, Mrs Annie Tweedie.66 Green Street, Robert Eadie.
73 Green Street, William Murray.
90 Green Street, Mrs Janet Shirra.
125-27 Green Street, Peter Gordon.
Other Green Street Pubs…
