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W Allan

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514 Govan Road, Glasgow.

W Allan

W Allan. Circa 1900.

William Allan, Wine & Spirit Merchant traded at 514 Govan Road at the corner of Portland lane.

The tenement was called Portland Buildings.

William Allan removed from these premises and took over a pub at 652 Govan Road at Napier Street, he continued here until his death in 1906. His wife Jane then took over the licence and held the certificate until the end of WW1.

James Walker Page ran the pub in the 30s and 50s, he also had another pub at 709 Govan Road. These pubs were taken over by Donald G C Grant of Rogano Ltd in the 1960s.

1967 John Scott was licensee here until 1973. When the pub closed it’s doors for the last time before it was demolished, Kennedy’s wine & food Ltd occupied the premises.

Wines & Spirits

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244 Garscube Road, Glasgow.

Wines & Spirits

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

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 Windsor Tavern.

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469 Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow. G11 6EJ. Tel 0141 569 1011.

Exterior view of the Windsor Tavern Dumbarton Road 1991
Windsor Tavern, 1991.

This well established Partick local was known in the 1890s as the Windsor licensed restaurant. The owner Robert R Davidson was a native of Aberdeen and the son of a well respected member of the trade in the granite city.

The old restaurant had a bar counter close to the entrance, while at the end of the corridor, comfortable dinning rooms well lit and ventilated with a fire burning in the grate, private sitting rooms upholstered could accommodate small parties, the Windsor was an upmarket restaurant and one of the best places to dine in the Partick area.

exterior view of the Windsor Tavern Dumbarton Road 2017
The smaller Windsor Tavern, 2017.

Mr & Mrs Davidson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in 1899, they invited friends and family to a reception, supper and dance at the Academy Rooms, Partick, they were entertained by the Royalty Theatre orchestra, the dance was led off by George Davidson brother of the host and miss Davidson. A large number of friends in the licensed trade were also present including William Bowie.

Image of Mr Robert R Davidson 1899
Mr Robert R Davidson, 1899.

The restaurant and bar was run by William McConachie from 1902 until the end of the First World War. Over the years the pub has expanded taking in adjacent shops, today the pub is still well run and very popular.

exterior view of the Windsor Tavern 1931
The Windsor, 1931. Thanks to the Mitchell Library.

Update 07/2014…

The present licensee is Louise Train. She took over the pub from Pat Padden in November 2007. Pub still going great guns today.
Keep up the good work. Thanks for the email Stevie Train.

Update 2017…

interior view of the main bar 2017.
The Main Bar, 2017.
interior view of the Windsor Tavern 2017
interioir view of the Windsor Tavern 2017.
interior view of the Windsor Tavern Dumbarton Road 2017
Interior view of the Windsor Tavern, 2017.
Wooden plaque of the Windsor Tavern by Crist
Wooden framed Windsor Tavern by Chisy.
Banner for the support of Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget.

The Windsor Tavern give thousands of pounds a year to charities including forgotten Soldiers.

Facts…

Licence Holders.
2007 Louise Train. 2014.
1991 Patrick Padden.
1973-1952 John Vincent Healy.
1948 Wypers Glasgow Ltd.
1937 Mrs Sarah Ann McGinlay.
1919-1902 William McConachie.
1899 Robert R Davidson.

Do you have any memories of the Windsor Tavern? If so please leave a comment.

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William Aird

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754 London Road, Glasgow.

William Aird

William Aird took over this old public house in 1916. Formerly owned by John O’Hara, the address of this old pub was then 140 London Road. London Road as it is today runs from Glasgow Cross to Mount Vernon train station, in the early 1900s it was split into different sections, from Glasgow Cross it was called London Street, then Great Hamilton Street, where the Old Barns stands today, then Canning Street then London Road.

William Aird’s was a popular east end howff and was later became known as Stevenson Taylor’s. Situated near to the corner of Montgomery Street, and not far from Bridgeton Cross, there were six other public houses within a few hundred yards of William Aird’s establishment.

In 1883 William Aird was trading at premises at 29 Port Dundas Road at the corner of Garscadden Street, known as the Caledonia Bar, he later purchased a pub at 98 Dundas Street, this pub became famous in the 1930s as the Variety Bar owned by Scots comedian Jock Mills.

William Aird’s on London Road was later taken over by Matthew Edwin Taylor, who also owned pubs on the Gallowgate and Bishop Street, he belonged to the well known and respected family of Stevenson Taylor’s.After the 1960s Stevenson Taylor’s 754 London Road was demolished.

Licence Holders.
1960 Matthew Edwin Taylor.
1947 William Greenhorn.
1937-1916 William Aird.
1900 Charles O’Hara.
1899 John O’Hara.
1875 John Pinkerton.