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Eureka Bar

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359 Springburn Road corner of 2 Gourlay Street, Glasgow.

In 1875 Peter McCall acquired a license to sell wine, spirits and ales at this public house. Mr McCall lived in Springburn during his stay as a wine and spirit merchant, his first house was at 297 Springburn Road before moving to 5 Flemington Street.

In 1882 James Newton became the new landlord, he succeeded until 1902 when his son Arthur became a partner in the firm trading under the name of James Newton & Son, this name was above the doorway with Wine & Spirits at each end. Over the years the pub became known as the Eureka Bar. The James Newton & Son traded here until the end of the Second World War.

In the 1960s Mr R Baxter was licensee, one of the last publicans to run the pub was George Thomson from 1967. The Eureka Bar sat at the corner of Gourlay Street and Springburn Road facing the Vulcan Bar and Bauldy Baynes.

Errigal View.

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311 Eglinton Street, corner of 59 Cavendish Street, Glasgow. G5 9DE. Demolished.

Image of the Errigal View bar Eglinton Street 1970s
Errigal View. 1970s.

Errigal View on the far left. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the image.

Closeup image of the Errigal View bar Eglinton Street 1970s
Errigal View. 1970s.

Errigal View. Corner of Eglinton Street and Cavendish Street.

This pub got its name from the beautiful scenic view in County Donegal, Ireland.

There has been a public house on this sit since 1852. Throughout its history the same family had owned it. Founded by Wine & Spirit Merchant Francis B Buchanan.

In 1870 Francis acquired another pub at 213-15 Eglinton Street at the corner of Cumberland Street. For years Francis lived with his wife and family in Eglinton Street. Francis passed away in 1897, his wife Mary then took over the running of the business. Mary was now living at 26 Maxwell Drive. Mrs Buchanan died in 1915. The licence was then taken over by her son James C Buchanan as one of the trustees of her estate.

In 1937 James B Struthers was running the pub for the Buchanan’s. After the Second World War the firm became a limited company. During the 1950s-60s Robert Johnston was licensee and a director of James C Buchanan Ltd.

Other well known licensees to run the pub under the Buchanan’s were…

Mary Herries Friel, E J McMonigle and Mick McGintey. This old pub was still here in the late 1970s and then demolished, just like any of the businesses in the area.

Mr E J McMonigle took over a public house in West Campbell Street, City Centre and called it the City Rendezvous.

Other names this old pub has been known as is Cathkin Bar, Rendezvous Bar.

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

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Henderson, Robert

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Wine & Spirit Merchant, 288 Duke Street, Glasgow.

Mr Robert Henderson

Mr Robert Henderson. 1891.

Mr Henderson’s public house stood at the corner of 288 Duke Street and 110 Bellgrove Street.

Robert Henderson was born in Kilmarnock, as soon as he left school at an early age he worked deep down in the mines in the area. Robert continued to work in the pits until he was married. Mr & Mrs Henderson moved to Ayr with their life savings and opened a small grocers shop. Business prospered and they moved to Jamestown in Dumbarton, near the foot of Ben Lomond, where they conducted both a public house and a general store for 8 years before coming to Glasgow. In 1871 Robert took over the Exhibition Vaults at the corner of Bellgrove and Duke Street. He was also an inventor and patented a beer raising machine which he used in this massive pub.

Elijah Trueman

Elijah Trueman public house on the right hand side of the image.

When Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show came to the East End of Glasgow they attracted thousands of new customers to the pub. The show created more business for all the pubs in the area. This meant more staff had to be employed and double the usual stock had to be ordered. Roberts’s blend of Scotch whisky called “Dobbies” was very popular not only to the customers in the East End but by Buffalo Bill and his Indians who frequently asked for a half. Robert had another pub in Bernard Street, Bridgeton called the Queen Mary Wine & Spirit Vaults which he acquired in 1883, in 1891 his son William ran this pub. This old pub was later known as Tony’s Bar. Mr Henderson opened a small photographic studio in Bellgrove Street in partnership with Gavin Ellis, publican of the Auld Hoose, Gallowgate.

In 1889 John P McLellan bar tender joined the staff at the Exhibition Bar, Mr Henderson spoke very highly of Johnnie who had twenty years experience in the trade.

Mr John P McLellan

Bar Tender Mr John P McLellan. 1891.

In 1896 Elijah Trueman took over the pub which stayed in the family until the 1920s. Isabella Trueman took over the licence in 1918 and was the last to hold the certificate, the pub closed down a few years later.

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Elijah Trueman.

The Sandyford

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1008 Argyle Street, Glasgow.

The Sandyford

The Sandyford. 1991.

Established in 1874, the landlord was then William Loudon.

One of the longest licensees for the premises was George Findlay who took over the pub around 1926. It stayed in the Findlay family for almost 70 years.

The pub in the past has been known as Bennett’s Union Jack. A few years ago a new banner was placed over the Sandyford sign called “The Kindmans” however it was taken down a few months later when the pub was sold and the title of Elbow Room appeared above the door.

Popular publican Abraham Bennett owned this pub from 1890 to 1898, the name above the doorway was Bennett’s Bar with a large lantern outside with the name entitled the Union Jack Bar. Mr Bennett kept all the best liquor here including his own blend of Scotch the Mountain Dew, and the Union Jack. The interior was very simple consisting of a bar, linoleum on the floor, a smoking room and the family department entered from Kent Road.

This was Patrick McKay’s first public house, he went on to own some of the most popular bars in town including the Camp Bar at Queen’s Arcade (check out more about the Queen’s Arcade in our book.

Patrick McKay

Mr Patrick McKay.

This old Finnieston local is now called Lebowskis.

Licence Holders.
1991 George Findlay.
1978 W F Findlay.
1973-1948 George Frederick Lindsay Findlay.
1937-1926 George L Findlay.
1925-1915 Patrick McKay.
1914-1903 Andrew Gray.
1902-1899 Charles Purves Newlands.
1898-1890 Abraham Bennett.
1889 Alexander Stevenson.
1880-1879 John Melling.
1878 George Duff.
1877-1874 William Loudon.