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Bischoff, A

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A. Bischoff & Co, Agents, 112 Bath Street, Glasgow.

 

Mr A. Bischoff, of Messrs. A. Bischoff & Co, founded the business in 1881, having premises at 112 Bath Street, Glasgow. He started an agency firm for the sale of the famous Pilsner Lager Beer of Haake’s Brewery, Bremen, the Christiansands Large Beer Brewery, Norway and the Culmbacher Beer from Bavaria. These beers were specially suited for the high class trade. Haake’s Pilsner Beer was particularly commanding a large sale in principal public houses and hotels throughout Scotland.

Believing in the old latin maxim, Ne suitor ultra crepidam, Mr Bischoff still confined his attention to the lighter class of liquor and good business tact, combined with the knowledge of the trade had secured for him the confidence of a large trade connection.

The oldest Lager Beer agent in the trade, Mr Bischoff devotes his time and energies to the personal conducting of his large business, customers were assured their orders received personal attention. While he sells the well known English Devonshire Cider he also imports American Champagne Cider of Messrs Rogers & Son, New York.

Brown, William M

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The Old Glasgow Tavern, Gourock.

Mr William M Brown. 1889.

Gourock was very popular in the 1880s with excursions and picnic parties, the fine town housed some great public houses. Here stands Fort Matilda, from which a commanding view of the whole Firth is obtained, while further down on the beautiful Cloch Lighthouse, but Gourock has many other attractions. The bay was studded with small sailing boats, the Esplanade, the Gamble Institute, while the quay was packed with people.

Right in the heart of Gourock stood a famous landmark the Old Glasgow Tavern, the site over-looked the new railway and upon the bay, when the railway opened the tavern was very busy and made Mr Brown very wealthy.

William’s father also William was a wine and spirit merchant in Bridgeton and learned the trade at a very early age working in his father’s pub during the summer holidays. Mr Brown senior occupied three public houses in Bridgeton, one at 88 John Street later (Tullis Street) called the Green Rest, Tullis Street was named after John Tullis a family of Tanner’s and leather merchants who gifted the hammer beam roof of Greenhead and Barrowfield Parish Church in London Road in 1850. Mr Tullis also owned several properties in the area including the pub. Mr Brown had two pubs on Main Street one at 166 and 233 which was called the Red Lion. Young William inherited his father’s businesses when he died.