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Dirty Dicks

January 8, 2017 by John Gorevan 2 Comments

175 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. G3 8HD. Demolished.

Image of Dirty Dicks bar 175 Finnieston Street dated 1938
Dirty Dicks. 1938.

Dirty Dick’s was a favourite haunt with sailor’s. To read more on the history of this once popular bar you will need to wait until Glasgow Pubs and Publicans Volume 2 comes out.

There has been a public house on this site since 1853, Thomas Welch ran a small public house on this site until 1860.

There were no records for anyone trading after this until 1865 when well-known and respected wine and spirit merchant J & R McIntyre acquired a licence to sell wine and spirits from these premises which was a new tenement with a public house on the ground floor.

Brothers John and Ronald traded under the title of J & R McIntyre and was trading from 1863 from premises at 179 Main Street, 35 Kelvinhaugh Street, and 43 Richard Street before taking over the new premises at 175 Finnieston Street.

Image of Dirty Dicks Bar 175 Finnieston Street dated 1948
Dirty Dicks. 1948.

The name of the pub then had J & R McIntyre above the door.

In 1870 John was living at 4 Gray Street just off Dumbarton Road while Ronald lived nearby at 9 Minerva Street. Ten years later the brothers had public houses at 50 Elderslie Street, 400 New City Road, 546 Dobbies Loan, 28 Burnside Street, 43 Richard Street, 49 Piccadilly Street, 35 Kelvinhaugh Street and stores at 16 Cranston Street.

In 1890 the brother were trading from 175 Finnieston Street, 179 Main Street, Cranstonhill, 50 Elderslie Street, 526 New City Road, 540 Dobbies Loan, 28 Burnside Street, 43 Richard Street, 49 Piccadilly Street and their offices still at 16 Cranston Street.

J & R McIntyre still traded after 1894 however the firm disposed on the Finnieston Street pub.

The next licensee was John H McLauchlin, John lived at 40 St Vincent Street and traded from Finnieston Street until the 1935.

From 1935 until the 1940s Patrick W McNulty was licensee, he also had a pub at 129 Oxford Street and resided at 87 Barnton Street, Carntyne, in Glasgow’s east end.

During the 1950s and 60s many will still remember James McLaughlan who owned the pub, he was the last licensee before the pub was demolished.

Image of Dirty Dicks bar 175 Finnieston Street dated 1955
Dirty Dicks. 1955.

Thanks to Glasgow Museums for this great image of Dirty Dicks which was taken by Partick Camera Club.

Facts…
Licensees…
1960-50 James McLaughlan.
1940 Patrick W McNulty.
1930-1894 John H McLauchlin.
1894-65 J & R McIntyre.
1960-53 Thomas Welch.
Also see Ship Inn Bar, Kelvinhaugh Street.

Do you remember this old pub? If so please leave a comment.

More pubs on this street:

  1. The Clyde Shipping Bar
  2. Columba Bar
  3. Artizan Vaults.
  4. The Oriental Bar
  5. The Rob Roy Spirit Vaults
  6. The Tavern Bar

Filed Under: D, Finnieston Street, FinniestonStreet Tagged With: Dirty Dick's, Finnieston Street, Finnieston Street Pubs, J & R McIntyre, James McLaughlan, John H McLauchlin, John McIntyre, Patrick W McNulty, Pubs in the west end, Ronald McIntyre, Thomas Welch, West End

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  1. Kirsty Miller says

    June 11, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    I just googled this because I have a photo, given to me by my Mum. James McLaughlin (spelled McLaughlan in your piece) was my Granda (if it’s the same person). His son, my Dad, was Francis McLaughlin. The photo shows P W McNulty as the proprietor.

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  2. Kirsty Miller says

    June 11, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    Oh goodness. Please delete that email message I just sent. I think I have this completely wrong. My sincerest apologies. My Granda was Francis McLaughlin, listed as Spirits Salesman, who passed in 1970. His dad was John McLaughlin who was a Quay Labourer in the Anderston area in the early 1900s.

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