Bower Bar. 209 Burgh Bar. 72 Chapman’s. 251 Eclipse Tavern. The Fountain. Glen the. Linn-O-Dee. 39 Picture House. 39 Pop Inn. Royal Bar. 72 Royal Oak. 94 Stirrup Cup. 183 Thistle Vaults. 39 Tower Bar. 149 Vogue the. 49 Facts… Old Rutherglen Inns. The Auld Ruglen Spirit Vaults, Main Street, this was once a thatched […]
Rutherglen
John Galbraith
Pastry Baker and Confectioner, 214 Main Street, Rutherglen. Mr John Galbraith. 1890. Mr John Galbraith operated at 214 Main Street, Rutherglen in the 1890s, not a single function in Rutherglen was missed by his supervision. He had experience in both side of the Atlantic, having raised himself in the kitchen to the management of […]
Tower
149 Main Street, Rutherglen, Glasgow. G73. Tower. 1991. The Tower situated on the corner of King Street and Main Street, Rutherglen in the shadow of the Town Hall’s tower. It was one of the smallest pubs in Scotland. A mere 5 yards long and 3 yards wide. It was doubled in size in 1962 and […]
Pop Inn
Rutherglen. Rangers footballer Willie Henderson knocking down a pile of pennies in aid of the British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research in the Pop Inn, Rutherglen. Looking on are A D Cameron, secretary, British Empire Cancer Fund; Harry Sergeant, Provost of Rutherglen; James Elliot, proprietor of the Pop Inn and G MacKenzie, M.P. for […]
Ye Old Inn.
1 Chapel Street, Rutherglen. Ye Olde Inn with the licensees’ name above the door, “Brennan.” Ye Olde Inn had an established date of 1650. Before television and radio customers at the old Inn told stories and tales that were passed down to the next generation of locals, one such story was that Ye Olde Inn […]
The Wallace Bar
208 Mill Street, Rutherglen, G73. The Wallace Bar. 1991. Francis McHugh was granted permission to erect a public house at 208 Mill Street at the corner of Bankhead Road, Rutherglen in December 1939. Mr McHugh was going to demolish his old premises at 208 Mill Street for the erection of the new premises which was […]