294 Baltic Street, corner of 284 Nuneaton Street, Glasgow.
Seated here are Mr. James Deery (The Inn, Lambhill); Mr. Michael Deery (Double 4); Mr. J. Boyle (Drybrough’s); Mr. Daniel Boyle (The Glenabber). 1973.
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Glebe Bar
99 Glebe Street corner of 63 Albert Street ( McAslin Street.)
Broon’s Bar 1960’s.
There has been a public house here since 1860. The first licensee was a gentleman called John Ballantyne, he was registered as a Wine and Spirit Merchant and lived nearby at 77 Glebe Street.
John Ballantyne continued as landlord until 1876 and sold up to wine and spirit merchant Thomas Sweeney. Mr Sweeney also had a public house at 23 Castle Street. Thomas lived at 64 Parson Street, Townhead before moving to better accommodation at 34 Alexandra Parade.
In 1884 well-known Glasgow publican Mr Thomas Logan took over the pub he also had another public house at 43 East Crawford Street at the corner of 53 Glenpark Street. In 1900 Mr Logan lived with his family at 34 Alexandra Parade, the following year he gave up the Glebe Street premises and sold to Mr James Kemp.
Mr Kemp was paying an annual rent of £65 and was granted a certificate to sell wine, spirits and beer on the 10th April 1901, he also had premises at 64-66 Dale Street, Tradeston, South Side of Glasgow. In 1920 James Kemp had licensed premises at 99 Glebe Street, 68 McNeil Street at the corner of Hayfield Street, (Pig & Whistle) 291-93 Main Street, Bridgeton, (Shawfield Bar) and lived at Bertrand, 1 Myrtle Park, Crosshill. James Kemp continued to serve the locals here until after the First World War.
David Dunbar was running the pub in 1923, David served the locals here until around 1935, after his death his wife Elizabeth took control of the business, she sold up in the early part of 1950.
Over the years the pub has been known as John Ballantyne with wines and spirits at each side of his name. The locals also called the pub Sweeney’s, Logan’s, The Glebe Bar and when the Brown family took over the pub name was changed to Broon’s Bar.
The last owner of the old Broon’s Bar was Jack Brown jun., many will still remember him. Do you know anything about this pub or did you drink at the bar? if so please get in touch.
Gumbo
33 Ingram Street, Glasgow. G1 1HA.
Gumbo. 2005.
Gumbo was formerly the Ingram Street Fire Station. The BIG red doors can still be seen, I wonder if this was intentional.
The Grill on the Corner
21-25 Bothwell Street, Glasgow. G2 6NL. Tel: 0141 248 6262.
The Grill on the corner. 2008.
A nice warm entrance. 2008.
The Grill Doorway. 2008.
This image is above the doorway of the Grill . 2008.
The Griffin
Wines & Spirits.
244 Garscube Road, Glasgow.
There has been a pub on this site since at least 1882. The occupier John MacLachlan of G & J MacLachlan of the Castle Vaults and Castle Blend of Scotch Whisky, also owned a public house on Park Road called the Blythswood Cottage.
Mr MacLachlan continued to run this pub until 1905 when he gave up the business to concentrate on his other establishment in Park Road.
John Griffin then took over the pub, he ran another establishment on Hospital Street on the south side of the city, which became known as the Turf Bar. The locals called it the Griffin.
The Griffin.
As one can imagine, when you have a pub next to your close, you had to pass old winey’s on your way up the stairs, this wasn’t as bad, as, most nights you had to pass many of these drunkin bums pissin up the walls. It must have been a chore for the ladies washing the closes the following morning if they ever got cleaned at all.
The Griffin family continued to serve the locals in the Garscube Road establishment until it was demolished in the 1970s.
Licence Holders.
1976-1960 Miss Mary margaret Monica Griffin.
1937 Mary Elliot Griffin.
1919-1905 John Griffin.
1904-1882 John MacLachlan.
The Grapes
54 Crown Street, Glasgow. S.S.
The Grapes on the far right.
A close-up of the image above, The Grapes. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the photographs.
James Whyte a smart wine and spirit merchant started out with a small public house in the notorious Adelphi Street, Gorbals. His first pub was at no. 42 Adelphi Street. His residence was next to his pub.
In 1861 Mr Whyte acquired another public house at 38 Crown Street.
In 1870 James Whyte was now living with his wife at 20 Apsley Place, a much better accommodation than Adelphi Street. His Adelphi Street premises sat at the corner of 1 Muirhead Street.
A few years later James had moved address again, this time to better accommodation, his house was called “Matrin”, Albert Road, Pollokshields.
Business must have been good and prosperous. In 1873 James was running a pub at 54-56 Crown Street and 43 Adelphi Street.
In 1880 Mr Whyte was running another pub at 8-10 Eglinton Terrace.
In 1890 he was running 8-10 Eglinton Street and his Crown Street establishment but had lost his Adelphi Street premises.
4 years later another pub was added to his small empire of pubs, 400 Victoria Road (Victoria Bar). Mr James Whyte sold the Crown Street business to Peter McMenemy in 1897.
Other licensee after Mr Whyte…
Peter McMenemy, 1897-1914.
Thomas Elliot, 1914-1932.
Michael A Elliot, 1932-1937.
Charles Bell, 1937-1945.
Kenneth Grant, 1945-1960s.
In 1960 Kenneth Grant also ran pubs at 705 Gallowgate (Crown Bar) and 143 George Street.