210 Crookston Road, Glasgow.
The Pines. 1991.
Mr. J. McIntyre, Bartenders Guild 1972.
The Pines Christmas advert 1974.
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The Pig & Whistle
68 McNeil Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.
Pig & Whistle. 1991.
This well established Gorbals pub has been a landmark here for many years. There has been a pub on this site since 1868, landlord William Johnston also owned a small public house on Great Hamilton Street now London Road.
William Johnston sold the pub to Walter Robin in the 1870s, Robin ran the business successfully and had two other pubs, one in Thistle Street and the other in Water Row, Govan.
In 1888 publican James Kemp took over the pub, Mr Kemplived round the corner at 432 Govan Street now Ballater Street. Mr Kemp went on to own several pub in the city including one in Dale Street, Hayfield Street, Albert Street and Main Street, Bridgeton. James kept the licence for the Pig and Whistle until the 1920s.
Another well known publican to hold the licence was Anthony McAulaybetter known as Tony. Mr McAulay took over the licence in 1953 he went on to run the Tony’s Bar in Dalmarnock Road. The family are still in the licensed trade today an run the successful business Drummond’s, West Regent Street and The Renfield Bar, Renfield Street.
Pig & Whistle. 2008.
Pig & Whistle. 2008.
The name Pig & Whistle is generally considered a take of “peg and Wassail”, a phrase associated with the ancient custom of drinking health in tankards marked with pegs, somewhat as modern medicine phials are marked into measured doses. Check out some other pub name meanings here.
Licence Holders.
1991 Mary Douglas.
1978-1953 Anthony McAulay
1950-1940 J McGowan
1937-1930 John McKay
1920-1888 James Kemp.
1887-1885 James Smith.
1880-1875 Walter Robin.
1870-1868 William Johnston.
Piaf’s
87 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow. G 41. Tel: 0141 649 3141.
Piaf’s. 1990s.
The Phoenix Bar
570 Old Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, Glasgow. G5 0JS.
The Phoenix Bar. 1991.
The Phoenix Bar was the first public house to be re-opened in the Hutchesontown area of the Gorbals redevelopment scheme in 1968. Licensee Donald A MacLean formerly owned the Coronation Bar at 570 Rutherglen Road some 500 yards distance from the new premises. The Phoenix was the reincarnation of the Coronation Bar.
A tapestry mural in various colours with a Phoenix as its central feature gave an impression of modern flats rising from old tenements occupied a prominent place on one wall of the new lounge.
Mr McLean had been in business for 17 years at his former premises the Coronation Bar.
The Phoenix Bar was well designed and fitted out by shopfitters and consultants C Neeson, Govan Road, Glasgow. The new lounge had seating for 110 people with a U shaped and L shaped central seating area in brown Replin material.
The bar had an illuminated canopy and a teak gantry with peach mirrors which matched the bar counter, the front of the bar gave off a reddish glow by concealed lighting. The bar could seat around 80 people, a feature here was two MacLean crests in tapestry at the gantry. The gantry continued through to a well designed off sales department.
Interior view of the Phoenix, lounge bar with some of the guests at the opening, J McIntosh, C Blues, J McAulay, W Myron, Jack Gow, J Wylie. 1968.
Mr MacLean was assisted in business by his wife Christine.
Donald A MacLean took a keen interest in trade affairs, he was a director of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association and for a period served as a member of the Managing Committee of the Scottish Association. He was also a prominent figure in the Royalty Burns Club of which he was president.
The Phoenix Bar was demolished to make way for the New Gorbals redevelopment scheme a few years ago, if Mr MacLean was alive today and walked along Rutherglen Road now he would not recognized the area which has brand new houses.
left to right Mr J Wilson manager of the Phoenix, Mrs Christine MacLean and Donald A MacLean proprietor of the Phoenix Bar. 1968.
Glasgow’s New President. 1970.
George Grier, third from the left, accepts chain of office from Donald MacLean. Watching are Peter Smith, Jack Gow, John Flynn, George Ramster, secretary, and Jimmy Milne, honorary member. 1970.
Mr George Grier is the new president of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association. He succeeded Mr Donald A MacLean in the position last week at the meeting of members of the board of the Association.
Mr Jack Gow was appointed senior vice-president, with John A Flynn as junior vice-president. Mr Peter Smith was appointed honorary treasurer.
The new president belongs to a family well known in the Glasgow trade circles. His father, the late George Grier, was a director of the Glasgow Association and was treasurer from 1956 until his death in 1961. Mr Grier, sen., was also a past president of the Royalty Burns Club.
Mr Grier’s mother, too, has interested herself in trade affairs, and was the first president of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Women’s Auxiliary Group, Licensed Trade, formed about ten years ago (1960). The two new vice-presidents also have family backgrounds with the Association.
Mr Jack Gow, who, incidentally, is chairman of the Scottish Licensed Trade Veto Defence Fund is the son of the late Mr W B Gow, who served the Association for several years as president and who also served the Scottish Association for a period in a similar capacity, becoming an honorary president of the “Scottish.”
Mr John Flynn is the brother of Mr Thomas A Flynn, who has held leading offices in the trade, among them being the presidency of both the Glasgow and Scottish Associations, and who is an honorary president of the “Scottish.”
Mr Peter Smith is president of the Glasgow Vintners Association.
For the third successive year, the Phoenix Bar, 570 Old Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, owned by Mr Donald A Maclean, collected the largest amount for the 25th (Hutchesontown) Ward Old Folk’s annual treat. The picture shows Mr MacLean (Left) being presented with the Frank McElhone Cup by Frank McElhone, M. P. On the right is Mrs MacLean.
Mr McLean has held the presidencies of both the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association and the Royalty Burns Club.
The second prize in the venture, the Alice Cullen Cup, was presented by Mr McElhone to Mr Tony Macaulay of the Pig and Whistle. 1971.
In the News 1973…
Pheonix Patrons’ Generosity
For the fifth year in succession, customers of the Phoenix Bar, 570 Old Rutherglen Road, Glasgow, have contributed most for the senior citizens of the Hutchesontown area.
After dinner and a concert at the St. Mungo Halls, local M.P., Mr. Frank McElhone, presented the McElhone Trophy to Mr. and Mrs. D. A. MacLean, mine hosts of the Pheonix, seen with him. The Alice Cullen Cup was received by Mr. Tony McAuley, of the Pig & Whistle Bar, who came second. 1973.
In the News 1974…
Winner of the sixth successive year of the Hutchesontown Old Folks Treat Trophy is the Phoenix Bar, Old Rutherglen Road, the donations of whose customers were once again a record. Receiving the trophy on behalf of their patrons are Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacLean from Bailie Pat Lalley (centre). On either side are Mr. and Mrs. Beattie, of the Old Folks Committee. 1974.
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At the Phoenix Bar, Hutchesontown, Glasgow, are George Watt (holding bottle), and mine host Donald and Mrs. Chris MacLean. From the £294 raised, 70 senior citizen customers were entertained to dinner and refreshments at the Phoenix. 1979.
The Phoenix Bar
2 Water Street, Port Dundas, Glasgow.
The old Phoenix Bar was situated on a steep hill at the corner of Water Street, Port Dundas.
The Sharkey family occupied these premises of almost one hundred years. Mary Sharkey was landlady in 1875, she took control of the business after her husbands death. Jane Sharkey a daughter of the licensee Mary, took control of the business in 1881, Jane married into the well known and respected Sherry family who owned pubs in Springburn Road, Stockwell Street, Parliamentary Road, Garscube Road, Raglan Street, Castle Street, Bishop Street, Scott Street Townhead and William Street.
Jane Sharkey Sherry later acquired another licence for premises at the corner of William Street and Stewart Street, this pub was known as Sherry’s Bar, she gave this licence up in 1900 and rented the pub to wine and spirit merchant James H Sweeney for £95.00 per year. However she continued to run the Phoenix Bar,and served the locals until the end of the First World War. In 1934 Rose Ann Sherry became licensee for the Phoenix Bar, the ladies seemed to dominate the men when it came to this old pub, Rose Ann continued as licensee until the end of WW2.
George William Harper will be remembered as the licensee in the 1960s, he was the last to occupy the premises before it was demolished.
The Phoenix
3 Stepps Road, Glasgow. G33 3NQ.
The Phoenix. 1991.
The Phoenix was demolished last year 2004.
Thanks to Peter Mortimer for the email: The Phoenix, at 3 Stepps Road was built on the site of a hamlet called Bertrohill. Indeed Springboig Road was previously known as Bertrohill Road.
Janet Munro email me on the Phoenix Hotel, Janet has an extensive knowledge on the area surrounding the Phoenix. .. The Phoenix Hotel was built on the land that belonged to the Caskie family. The original house an old Victorian Villa, a Cooperage out the back that made whisky barrels. I know this property well as I used to play with the daughter Irene in the late 1950s. Mr Caskie is the brother of Dr Donald Caskie better known as the Tartan Pimpernel who helped P. O. W’s escape from France in World War Two.
Bertonhill Terrace was a row of terrace houses where the Social Security Office in now built. I kwon this property well as this is where Dr Cutler had his surgery in the early 1950s when I moved to Cranhill in 1953. I now stay in Rankinston a wee village 12 miles from Ayr. You never forget the area you grew up in.
The high flats in Cranhill are built on a wee hamlet called Tow Row, it just had a few houses.
Many will still remember this as the Stepps Hotel. The Stepps Hotel used to hold weight watchers classes in one of the function rooms in the 1970s. Liike many women still to this day start their diet on a Monday and by Thursday they have had enough and would then start their diet all over again next Monday.
Do you remember this Hotel or the Pheonix Bar if so PLEASE get in touch with your stories or memories.