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Daly’s Bar. The Corner Bar.

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113 Stirling Road, Glasgow. at St James’ intersects. Demolished.

Exterior view of the Corner Bar Stirling Road Townhead 1970
The Corner Bar, 1960s.

There has been a public house on this site since 1876. Mrs Rebecca Watson was the first licence holder for these premises. Mrs Watson was not new to the trade has her husband John showed her the basic running of the pub trade.

Her husband John was licensee of a large public house at 8-10 Queen Street from 1849 until the 1870s. When he passed away Rebecca took over the licence. Just as well as she listened to her husband when he showed her the basics of the trade.

The business in Queen Street was too large for her to run it properly so she gave up the pub and moved to Stirling Road which was a smaller public house.

Rebecca resided at 29 North Portland Street in the Gorbals. Another family member to hold the licence was a Mrs Janet Watson who also lived at the same address. The Watson’s sold up in 1891.

Mr James McNee then took over the business. James McNee ran a successful business here until 1916 when he passed away. His son also James acquired the licence and ran the pub as one of the trustees of his fathers estate.

James jun continued to run the pub until the end of the First World War. Patrick J Malyn then took over the pub followed by his wife who sold up in the early 1930s.

Exterior View of the Corner Bar Stirling Road Townhead 1970s
The Corner Bar on the left. 1960s.
Exterior view of the Corner Bar, Stirling Road Townhead 1970s
The Corner Bar. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the images.

James McDonald then took over the licence for a short while before Edward P Dorman acquired the licence. Edward could not have picked a worse time to buy any sort of business in Glasgow never mind a public house as the Second World War was just around the corner.

However he did survive the depression of the war times and sold up after the war.

In the 50s Laura E T Haworth was licensee, she was one of the trustees of the late Mr E H Haworth. During the 60s George Daly was the licensee the locals called the pub Daly’s Bar.

Some of you will still remember John Smith who ran the pub from 1972 until it was finally demolished in the mid 1970s.

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

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Dunbar’s

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234 Hope Street, Glasgow. Demolished.

Dunbar’s was situated at the corner of 234 Hope Street and 62 Renfrew Street. This photograph was taken in the 1960s. Thanks to the Mitchell Library.

There was a pub on this site since at since 1853, landlord Emanuel Talmage served the locals here for many years.

In the late 1890s Annie White was landlady she occupied other licensed premises in the city including, 16 Burnside Street, 2 Cromwell Street at the corner of New City Road and 416 Garscube Road.

Thanks to the Mitchell Library.

In 1900 Peter Brady took over the licence, he also ran pubs at 66 Broomielaw and 321 Argyle Street. He named all of the pubs “Argyle Vaults”. The Argyle Cronies made this pub their headquarters of which Mr Brady was a member.

1907 Andrew McWilliam acquired the licence, he was well established in a small pub in Grace Street, Anderston. Mr McWilliam continued until after WW1.

In 1923 this old pub was known as the Grant Arms.

During the late 1920 and early 30s David Dunbar took over the pub, Frederick and David Furniss took over as trustee’s from 1934. The pub was taken over by the Southern Blenders Ltd, Archibald S Mitchell held the licence in 1960 as trustee for the late David Dunbar, he also held the licence for all Rogano establishment’s and Charles Watson 6-8 Greenhaugh Street.

James Ballantyne held the licence as trustee for the late Mr Dunbar in association with Southern Blenders from 1961 to the late 1970s when the pub was finally demolished.

Do you remember this old pub, if so please leave a comment.

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The Dukes Bar.

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41-43 Old Dumbarton Road, Glasgow. G3 8RF. Tel: 0141 237 7374.

Exterior image of Dukes Bar Old Dumbarton Road 1991

Dukes Bar. 1991.

Once known as Barbooshka Bar a specialist vodka bar, selling over 100 different brands. It didn’t last very long here during the 1990s, a big shame as it was a really good bar.

The history of this old pub can be traced back to 1877 when Sarah Dow was landlady, Sarah was born in the Isle of Bute, she was a widow at the ago of 50 and had to look after a family of two sons and two daughters, her eldest son John helped her run the family business of pubs in Argyle Street and Old Dumbarton Road. The Dow family continued to serve here until 1891 when the licence was transferred to William Algie.

Donald McNeish took over the pub in 1897 paying an annul rent of £80.00. The McNeish family continued in this popular howff until the 1960s.

The Pub is now called Bar Transit.

Exterior image of Bar Transit, Old Dumbarton Road 2007.

Bar Transit. 2007.

Update…2008.

The pub has a new name “The Rogue”

Exterior image of The Rogue Old Dumbarton Road 2008

Update…2014

Exterior image of Dukes Bar Old Dumbarton Road 2014.

This old pub has reverted back to the Dukes. 2014.

Update 2020…

Dukes Bar is still going strong, selling great liquor at great prices.

Facts…
Licence Holders.
1991 Robert Russell.
1978 J Johnstone.
1972 Malcolm Fraser.

Do you have memories of this pub? If so please leave a comment.

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The Duke of Wellington

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316 Argyle Street, Glasgow. G2. Closed Down.

Duke of Wellington Argyle Street 1991
Duke of Wellington, 1991.

There has been licensed premises on this site since 1844, the owner was then Thomas Glasgow trading as a spirit dealer, over the next few years it was trading as a Tavern keeper, spirit merchants, pastry bakers. When the old tavern was demolished a new licensed premises was built on the same site.

Well-known wine & spirit merchants to hold the licence were Alex Stewart, James Erskine, John Strathern, Henry Kerr, and Francis Mooney.

In the beginning of the 1900s John Strathern owned this pub, he was also proprietor of pubs in St. Vincent Street and Caledonia Road in the Gorbals.

This old pub has been closed for years now.

In the News 1971…

Anyone got a spare pianola in his attic? If so Mr Harris Park, manager of the Duke of Wellington at 316 Argyle Street, Glasgow, would like to hear from him. Mr Harris has experimented with live entertainment in his lounge, but not with a great deal of success, probably because the place is unsuited to it.

He feels, however, that a pianola would fit in perfectly with the atmosphere at the Duke of Wellington. He promises to make sure the instrument is really well looked after and will be returned to the owner on request. Over and above that he is willing to pay up to £1 a week for the use of it.

Pianolas were a tremendous vogue at one time, so there must be plenty of them about gathering dust. If anyone wants to make some money out of his, now is the chance. But, please… don’t write to me about it. Get in touch with Mr. Park at any time during licensing hours. He will be more than delighted to hear from you.

Facts:

Licensees’

1844 Thomas Glasgow. Spirit Dealer.

1851 Alexander Rigg. Tavern Keeper.

1854 Archibald Torrance. Spirit Merchant.

1860 Mrs Torrance.

1865 William Coventry. Pastry Baker.

1869 John Wark. Pastry Baker & Spirit Merchant.

1893 Alex. Stewart.

1895 James Erskine. Spirit Merchant & Pastry Baker.

1899 John Strathern. Wine & Spirit Merchant.

1905 Henry Kerr. Wine Merchant.

1922 Francis Mooney. Wine & Spirit Merchant.

1929 William A Smith.

1931 Charles Walker. Wine Merchant.

1937 Gilbert Watson.

1950 Charles Aitchison Craig. Manager for Train & McIntyre Ltd.

1960 James Wharry.

1968 John C Carrick.

1971 Harris Park. Manager.

Do you remember this old pub, if so please leave a comment.

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The Duke of Touraine

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Tollcross Road, near Fullerton Park. Closed Down.

Duke of Torraine, Tollcross Road
The Duke of Tourraine, Tollcross Road, 1998.

The Duke of Touraine was established in Parkhead in 1969. Another opened in Ingram Street with Sylvester’s next door. The one in Tollcross Road is now closed down and became a Kebab shop.

Also see The Duke of Touraine in Duke Street.

Also see Sylvester’s the Pub and Leroy’s

Do you remember the Duke of Tourraine, if so please leave a comment.

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