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496 London Road, Glasgow.

The Oasis Bar 1960s.

This part of London Road was formerly called 40 Canning Street. The pub sat near Arcadia Street Intersects and near the Arcadia Picture Hall.

There has been licensed premises here since at least the 1870s, owned by John Burns a prominent wine and spirit merchant in the east end of the city, he also traded at 517 Gallowgate, 111 George Street and 209 Main Street, Bridgeton.

In the 1890s wine & spirit merchant Duncan Campbell was licensee, he also owned pubs at 24 Brown Street, Anderston and 10 Douglas Street at the corner of Holm Street. He took over the Anderston premises in 1885, two years later he took over the Douglas Street premises.

Another view of the pub same date.

Another well-known wine and spirit merchant to hold the licence was Thomas Nicholson, he took over the premises at the end of the 1890s. His son Alexander became licensee in April 1900 and continued a successful business until the mid 1930s.

Afterwards Francis Patrick McAvoy took over the Oasis. During the First World War Mr McAvoy traded at premises at 196 Rose Street at the corner of Cumberland Street in the south side of the city in the 1910s he also had a pub at 59 Thistle Street, Gorbals, (Horn Bar) in the 20s he was running a public house at 332 Scotland Street at the corner of Watt Street and during the mid 30s had premises at 52 Park Road and 650 Gallowgate (Barr’s old Pub). During the 1930s Francis was living at 15 Partickhill Road.

One of the last publicans to hold the certificate was James G Wilson who ran the pub in the 1960s, the pub was pulled down shortly after in a massive clearance in the east end of the city that saw many old businesses, shops and pubs disappear over night.

The Oasis on the far right. 1960s.

Facts…

The Greenhead Brewery, Canning Street now London Road.

Parts of London Road was formerly known as London Street, Great Hamilton Street, Canning Street and London Road.

Forgotten Pubs on London Road…

Ascot Bar, 440 London Road. (Hugh Mclaughlin.)

John McLaren’s Bar at 78-80 Canning Street sold a splendid eight penny blend of old Scotch Whisky.

Barnums. 18-30 London Road.

Graham’s Bar. 18-30 London Road.

Kerr’s Bar. 150 London Road.

International Bar. 415 London Road.

The Mecca. 18-24 London Road.

Canning Street in 1787…

55 Canning Street, Calton. British Lion Tavern, W R Marney.

166 London Road. Queen Mary’s Tavern, Nathan Muir.

In 1875 London Street had 6 Pubs.

18 London Street. William Abbot jun.

55 London Street. Andrew Nevas.

80 London Street. John Douglas.

107 London Street. Joseph Neeson.

118 London Street. William Abbot jun.

145-47 London Street at 46 Charlotte Street. Archibald McLaren.

149 London Road,Calton, Glasgow.

The Oxford Tavern. 1991.

This very old east end pub has an interesting history to read more, check back soon for our second book.

Oxford Tavern on the right and the Nags head on the left. 1960.

Interior view of the Oxford Tavern, an interesting gantry. 1990.

Waxies Dargle as it was called just before it closed it’s door for good. Photograph taken August 2005.

In 1892 the proprietor of the Volunteer Arms as it was called then, was wine and spirit merchant James Crawford, he stated that his premises had a large room or hall that could hold about sixty people, there was also several small rooms or snug’s for private parties and ample lavatory accommodation, fitted up with the latest sanitary appliances. The cellar was kept delightfully cool by natural springs that trinkles down the sides, he either had a very sophisticated cooling system many a publican would be envy of or the water he had running down the walls was actually an over-flow of the Molandinar burn. His whisky and ales were forced up by air-pressure, the stock casks were fitted up in such a way that the contents can be seen at a glance. Mr Eben Wren the able manager of the pub worked in the bar for many years.

John (Jack) Devin was proprietor for many years, he was a well known member of the Scottish Licensed Trade.

Golfing Vintners’ Big Night Out.

The Glasgow Vintners Golf Club’s annual dinner and dance and presentation of prizes in the Eagle Lodge, Bishopbriggs, was a tremendous Success.

Pictured shows a group of prizewinners. from left Charles Sweeney, Arlington Bar (Captain’s Prize); Jack Devlin, Oxford Bar (Cantrell & Cochrane Cup); John Boyle, Waverley Bar (Queen Anne Trophy); Tony Ferry, Alamo Bar, Paisley (Silver Stag and Club Championship); Hugh McLaughlin, Ascot Bar (Dunn & Moore Coronation Cup); Peter Smith Shedden’s Bar (Skol Cup); Bill Martin, Calypso Bar (Vintner’s Tankard); Eddie Smythe, Anvil Bar (The Younger Putter); Ian Kennedy Molls Mire (The Brady Trophy).

Also see E Smyth.