232 Paisley Road, Glasgow. G5 8NG. Tel: 0141 420 1272.
Gairdener’s Airms. 1991.
The Gairdener’s Airms was built just before the opening of the famous Glasgow Garden Festival. The beer garden outside proved to be popular with the customers.
The pub has a new name under the title of Bar Bax.
Bar Bax. 2007.
There used to be a pub on this site called the Moy, which was demolished in the 1960s.
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2379-81 Paisley Road West, Glasgow.
The Gaiety. 1960s.
The Gaiety was opened in 1962 by West of Scotland Taverns Ltd. Mr Joseph M Smillie was licensee. Mr Duthie, managing director of J & R Tennent Ltd, presided at the opening ceremony which was performed by Mrs J S Young, daughter of Mr J W MacFarlane, a past president of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association.
Mr Duthie remarked at the opening that the work began on the premises eight months ago and asked Mrs Young to perform the opening ceremony by cutting the ribbon.
Mrs Young cutting the tape at the opening ceremony watched by Mr Duthie. 1962.
The new premises were the most up-to-date in the area having a new lounge bar, main bar, off-sales and a large function suite upstairs for weddings, dinner dances, private functions and banquets.
Two years later the Gaiety was under threat of being closed down along with three other premises in the Craigton Area, by the licensing board, however the new Gaiety was saved, but the old Half Way House was not so lucky and was demolished.
Champion Darts Player, that’s H Duncan, left, who won the Tennent Caledonian Breweries West Region singles title from a big entry at the Gaiety. Mr Duncan, seen with his wife and Mr R J Kirkman, West area regional manager for Tennent Caledonian Breweries., plays at the Old Spot Bar, Rutherglen. The team championship was won by Bellfield Bar, Kilmarnock. Prizes were presented by W R C Elliot, managing director, Tennents Caledonian Breweries. 1967.
Interior view’s of the main bar area. 1962.
The large function suite upstairs.
A corner of the Lounge.
The Lounge Bar.
The Gaiety Advert 1970.
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Gaiety advert 1977.
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In the NEWS 1977…
A warm welcome at the Gaiety.
Things are hotting up at the old Gaiety Function Rooms at 2397 Paisley Road West in Glasgow, since Tuesday, that is, when the former brewery owned property re-opened as an Indian restaurant.
New occupants, Mr Sharma, has decided to retain the old Gaiety name, spicing up the eating habits of that particular neck of the woods, but retaining the upstairs function room for wedding receptions, dinner dances, and all other types of special occasions.
In fact, The Gaiety brings a welcome taste to the east as it is the first Indian restaurant in the area. It also has the only function rooms.
DISHES
Mr Sharma is pleased with the response to the function rooms, and reports that bookings are fairly full for the next year. With a capacity of 150 and attractive surroundings, the popularity is easy to comprehend.
The restaurant has a full range of Indian and European dishes. To some people food is all-important when enjoying a night out. To others the music may be the main consideration, and to many it is the ambience which really counts.
Places that excel in all three are rare, but the Gaiety is one. They serve cuisine to satisfy the most discerning of palates in a delightful setting. There are several outstanding dishes on the menu, but Mr Sharma does not like to class them as specialities.
“We do not like to call any dish specialities,” he said. “We like to think that all our dishes are a little bit special, and that our customers are a little bit special too,”
I settled on the Chicken Biryani, full of flavour with succulent pieces of chicken. Proceeded, of course, by the obligatory-for-me portion of hot and crispy Pakora.
BARGAIN
The restaurant has no drinks licence at the moment, but it’s a situation that Mr Sharma hopes to remedy in the near future.
If you’re caught up in the hustle and bustle of work, or perhaps can’t dine out until later in the afternoon, don’t worry if you think that you will miss out on the gaiety’s special economy lunch menu.
You won’t, because Mr Sharma has extended the hours for this tasty bargain from 12-5 p.m. A full carry-out service is available from the Gaiety, which is open six days a week, no Sunday, until 11.30 in the evening.
So if you are looking for a night-out, or perhaps are organising a special function, pop along to pay a visit to The Gaiety. Mr Sharma will have a warm welcome waiting for you.
What the Gaiety now looks like. 2011.
8 Baillieston Road, Glasgow. G32 0QQ. Tel: 01417789655.
The Gables. 1991.
The Gables. 2005.
An old Street nameplate above the pub, a reminder that this was the boundary of Sandyhills.
92 West George Street, Glasgow. G2 1 PH. Tel: 0141 331 4111.
Frankenstein’s is now closed and is now the Shilling Brewing Company.
There is still a Frankenstein in Edinburgh. You can view their website here.
Frankenstein. 2008.
Frankenstein. 2008.
Frankenstein. 2008.
552 Gallowgate, Glasgow.
Fourways, 552 Gallowgate, corner of Abercromby Street. 1970s.
There has been licensed premises on this site since 1838, the small shop was licenced as a grocers and a spirit dealers, owned by Neil McLean and then by Hugh McLean in 1840.
A well known Glasgow wine and spirit merchant James Shirra took over the building in 1843. In 1870 James Shirra was living at 93 Dale Street, Bridgeton, ten years later he was living at 526 Gallowgate near to where the pub sat.
James Shirra continued to serve the locals here until 1888, the pub was then sold to Robert Graham that same year. Robert Graham & Sons was once one of the biggest pub owners in Glasgow having pubs at 131 Broad Street, 552 Gallowgate, 251 Gallowgate, 5 Marlborough Street, 37-45 Saltmarket, 1-3 Saltmarket, 18 Graeme Street (Bell Street), Paisley Road, Bridge Street and Moore Street. Robert Graham also owned Barrowfield Bakery, 7 Bridgeton Cross, and offices at 30 London Street.
Robert resided at Garfield House, Stepps Road, Robert D Graham was bookkeeper at the Bakery at 37 Bridgeton Cross, he resided at 3 Somerville Place with his brother John D Graham. David Graham worked very close to his father at 30 London Street (London Road), Glasgow Cross, he lived at Annesley, Uddingston.
The companies old premises started to fall into ruin and most of them were demolished during the 1920s due to the City Improvement programs.
However this old pub stayed opened until the mid 1970s. During the 1950s the pub was known as the Bankhead Bar, Patrick J McMenamin took over the pub in 1963, he was the last publican to run the pub before it was demolished.
Other names this old favourite local has been known as: Shirra’s, Robert Graham & Sons, Step Inn, Bankhead Bar, and The Fourways.
Party at the Fourways, advert 1975.
To read the full story of Robert Graham & Sons check out our book here.
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647 Shettleston Road, Glasgow..
Interior view of the Forge Bar. 1964.
The pub got a new name The Forge Bar named after the nearby Forge foundry.
Interior view of the lounge 1964.
J Maguire, of Usher’s and manager J Boyle. 1967.
This photo was taken through the mirror, with some of the locals sitting in the new lounge. 1967.
The new lounge was added to the Forge Bar taking over an adjoining licensed grocer’s shop. The alterations meant that up to 180 people could be seated in the lounge. An unusual feature in the lounge was the fiberglass walls and a goat hair carpet laid out in green and brown squares.
Shettleston Road looking west.
Licensees…
