23 Ashton Lane, Glasgow. G12 8SJ. Tel: 0141 339 0747. Off Byres Road.
Jinty M’Ginty’s. 2007.
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Syxtie’s
512 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. G3 8XZ. Tel: 01412215212.
Syxtie’s. 1991.
This was originally Strang’s the grocers. In 1972 it was opened as a public house, Walter Boyle licensee also ran The Marquis, Shettleston Road, The Rex Bar, Argyle Street now Bannisters and the Victoria Bar, Springburn Road.
Jeanie Deans. 2007.
What a transformation the old Syxtie’s Bar has been refurbished into the Jeanie Deans. The pub name is a reminder of the famous ship of the same name.
Joe Paparazzi
Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.
Joe Paparazzi. 1990.
Jeanie Deans
1-3 Govan Road, Kinning Park, Glasgow.
Note the striking mural of the Jeanie Deans on the wall of the gantry.
Seated is model Diana Broadley posing for the photographer. 1970.
In the News Jeanie Deans 1970…
If you were one of the thousands of Glaswegians who spent many happy hours gliding down the Clyde in the paddle steamer Jeanie Deans you’ll no doubt have mourned her disappearance from the river scene in 1964. But you’ll be able to paddle straight into her. In fact; Scottish and Newcastle Brewers will be highly delighted if you do for The Jeanie Deans is the name of their newest lounge bar.
Situated at 1-2 Govan Road, Glasgow, the lounge is on the site of the old Albany Bar, which was burned down at the New Year of 1970. The place was left for some time while the Scottish and Newcastle Brewers’ team of designers and interior decorators thought of a “theme” for it. Bringing the old Jeanie Deans into the picture was an inspired thought.
Mrs. Helen Touba at the bar. 1970.
Blue shades
A large, colourful mural showing a paddle steamer sailing down the Clyde takes pride of place behind the bar. There are large paintings – 0ld British Railway prints – showing various ships and steamers, and the curtains depict every aspect of the sea, from ships charts to flags, anchors, and bells.
The decor is predominantly blue to link up with the sea – or Rangers, I wonder?
The name of “Jeanie Deans”, once the fastest paddle steamer on the Clyde, had been perpetuated by the opening by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries of a lounge-cum-restaurant at Paisley Road Toll, Glasgow, named after the famous ship.
The Jeanie Deans, at 1-3 Govan Road, replaced the former Albany Bar which was destroyed by fire on Hogmanay in 1969.
The theme of the decor of the new premises was the paddleship herself, and a 15ft. long colour mural of the steamer by Fraser Designs, of Edinburgh, was set above the gantry wall.
In command was Mrs. Helen Touba, who had since 1964 been in charge of the lounge of the Albert Bar, Langside Road, Glasgow for nine years. Working under her were full-time staff of six, with two part-time waitresses. Meals were served at lunchtime and after 5 p.m.. Not surprisingly, that emphasis will be on fish – herring in oatmeal, soused herring, scampi, prawn cocktail, and so on. But there will be other things on the menu, steak and chicken in particular. In charge of the cuisine was Mrs. Helen Bailey.
There’ll be no cabaret at The Jeanie Deans but you can sit back with a good meal and listen to taped music and watch colour television. There’s seating for about 50 and more room at the bar, where meals will also be served.
Customers will be able to enjoy meals ranging from the “Daily special” to a luscious steak.
The seating was in ultramarine simulating sea, and the lighting was from ships’ lanterns. There was accommodation for around 50 people.
The ‘Jeanie Deans’ (839 tons) was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, of Govan, in 1931. After 33 years service in peace and war she was sold to a consortium of English businessmen and renamed Queen of the South, and was in service on the Thames before being broken up in 1968.
Jasper’s
14 Midland Street, Glasgow. G1 4PP. Tel: 0141 221 0726.
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James Jack
2 Houston Street corner of Shields Road, Kinning Park, Glasgow.
This old photograph was taken around 1860s.
Houston Street, Kinning Park ran from Shields Road to Crookston Street. In this short distance Houston Street was well served for in terms of drinking dens and had a total of 8 public houses and 2 licensed grocers businesses.
James Jack’s premises was established circa 1860, he lived with his wife Elizabeth in nearby Shields Road before moving to the flat above their shop. Mr Jack was assisted with his wife and family in the business which started out as a licensed grocers before it was operated as a full retail concern. James Jack was now a well known and respected general grocer and a wine & Spirit merchant in the area.
In 1880 Mr Jack passed away at an early age, at which time his wife Elizabeth had no alternative to run the business as she had a family to look after. Her two daughters Elizabeth and Annie helped her in the running of this popular public house. Possibly one of the reasons the business was sold on was the fact that there was no male member of the family to take over the business, which was sold a few years later after nearly thirty years in the family.
The next licensee was a gentleman called Joseph Foy, he also lived above the premises and ran another public house at 28 Reid Street, Bridgeton in the east end of the city. Less than ten years trading here, he sold the business to John MacPhee, grocer and wine merchant. Again he lived in the accomodation provided above the pub.
It seems that business was not that good at the end of the 1890s as after a few years the business changed hands several times. John MacPhee took over around 1893, by 1897 William Chapman was now the licensee.
Mr Chapman had the idea of renting the upstairs flats to increase his annul income. In 1897 Patrick O’Malley a Stevedor was renting one flat while Mrs William Lindsay and Gavin Lindsay were renting another.
Again in 1899 the business was sold on, this time to Mr George Adams, he paid an annul rent of £29 10 shillings and lived in nearby Shields Road.
The last licensee was John McTaggart who ran the premises from 1905 until 1917. After the First Wolrd War a gentleman called George Anderson was trading here, however he was a Draper not a licensee, so the history of this old licensed premises ends here.
Other pubs on Houston Street. 1899.
1 Houston Street was owned by John Urquart.
41 Houston Street owned by John Thomson.
45-47 Houston Street corner of Watt Street was oned by Thomas McGuire.
81 Houston Street corner of Pollok Street oned by Samuel M Burnside, he also ran a pub on 680 Rutherglen Road at the corner of Logan Street.
112 Houston Street corner of Cathcart Street owned by James Graham, he also ran a pub on 46 North Frederick Street the (Inverness Vaults.)
115 Houston Street corner of Kinning Park Street owned by James Miller, he also had premises at Norfolk Street at the corner of Nicholson Street, the pub was called the Gladstone, do you remember it as the Norfolk Arms? he also had the Eglinton Vaults as it was then known at the corner of Surray Lane and Eglinton Street.
142 Houston Street corner of Ardgowan Street was owned by William Wingate.
170 Houston Street corner of Crookston Street was oned by a lady called Agnus S Craig.