21 Anderston Quay, Glasgow. G12 8HH.
Off the Record. 1991.
Off the Record was a favourite amid the Daily Record Staff. It was sited in the shadow of the Kingston Bridge and facing the River Clyde. The ground that it stood on will be used to create more housing in the area.
116 Byres Road, Glasgow. G12 Tel: 01413342666.
Oblomov. 1991.
The Whistlers Mother was the original name for this pub and was changed to Oblomov for a few years before going back to the Whistlers Mother.
Whistlers Mother. 2007.
774 Springfield Road, Glasgow. G31 4HL. Tel: 01415540361.
The Oak Bar. 1991.
The Oak Bar, August 2005.
This pub was formerly called the Clansman.
500-510 Victoria Road, Glasgow. G42 8PQ. Tel: 01414332431.
The Old Vic. 1991.
The Old Vic was opened in 1965 by Tennent Caledonian Breweries Ltd. It was formerly Thomson & Thomson Wines & Groceries Ltd a licensed grocers business in the 1940s.
A year after the opening of the Old Vic a new lounge was added which could seat 80 people. The Snug lounge as it was known was declared opened by Allan Anderson of West of Scotland sales manager for Tennent Caledonian Breweries.
The new manager was Mr P Calder helped by his wife and daughter.
At the opening of the new lounge left to right R B Baxter, Tennent Caledonian Breweries, A Anderson and Mr D Peebles, Carlsberg Scottish Importers Ltd. 1966.
left to right Miss H Calder, Mrs & Mr P Calder and Miss M Riley of Rent-a-Flower who provided the flower arrangements for the occasion.
The Old Vic had a facelift and a name change, Nickie Tam’s.
It’s now Called O’Donnell’s Bar & Music Lounge. Tel: 0141 433 2430.
O’Donnell’s Bar.
1534 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. G43 1RF. Tel: 01416320161.
Old Swan Inn. 1991.
For many years this old pub was called the Old Swan Inn until 1996, it was then called the Stout and Ferret, it is now called 1901 after the date it was built.
However there has been an old Inn on this site since the 1800s and known as the Old Swan Inn.
170 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow.
The Old Hundred Acre Inn sat at the corner of Port Dundas Road and 2 Forth Street. This old inn is said to have a date of 1799 and the licence had continued in unbroken line. I have a different view of this old inn, it was indeed an old established business dating from the 1830s, landlord Alexander Wright held the licence for five years, his wife then took over the certificate for a further five years.
Over the years publicans came and went until 1879 when Daniel Boyle acquired the business, when Mr Boyle passed away around 1893, his wife Bridget took over the business. She was very successful here but sold the inn in 1906 the inn closed for good in 1907.
Mrs Bridget Boyle had a thorough training to the business, her late husband showed her all that was needed to run a wine and spirit business, it was in her favour that she took everything in, as it wasn’t long before she had to do all the ordering and stock the old inn with good liquor.
License Holders.
1831-1840 Alexander Wright.
1845-1855 Mrs Wright.
1860-1865 Robert Goold.
1870-1873 Joseph Spence.
1875-1878 James Baker.
1879-1892 Daniel Boyle.
1892-1905 Bridget Boyle.
1906-1907 Mr J McGuckin.
Other pubs on Port Dundas Road…in 1899.
1 Port Dundas Road sat at the corner of Cowcaddens, the Gushet Bar, owned by Robert W Armstrong.
29 Port Dundas Road sat at the corner of 21 Garscadden Street owned by William Aird.
31-33 Port Dundas Road was owned by James Sloan.
34 Port Dundas Road was owned by William Hillcoat.
40 Port Dundas Road was owned by James Gilmour, this pub became known as Bennet’s Bar.
55 Port Dundas Road, the Station Bar was owned by Philip Duffy.
86 Port Dundas Road was owned by John Alston.
90 Port Dundas Road sat at the corner of 77 Milton Street, owned by Peter N Roy.
