Camp Road/ Buchanan Street, Baillieston, Glasgow. Demolished.
The Crown Inn. This old public house in Camp Road, Baillieston used to site on the site of Saint Bridget’s School, at the corner of Buchanan Street and Camp Road.
Do you remember any of the old Pubs in Baillieston? If so please leave a comment.
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72 Maitland Street, Glasgow. G4 0DQ. Demolished.
There has been a pub on this site since at least the 1840s. In 1875 John Paterson was landlord, he also owned a pub in 5 Monkland Street.
James Shanks owned the pub in the 1890s, Mr Shanks was a well established wine & spirit merchant having pubs on Cowcaddens, Cornwall Street and Hamilton Street, Govan.
Another well known spirit merchant to own this old city howff was Philip MacSorley. In 1899 he owned pubs on Jamaica Street, Pollokshaws Road and the Garngad.
The premises were taken over by John O’Hara jun at the end of the 1800s, after his death Joseph Cosgrove took over as one of the Trustees of Mr O’Hara.
The pub closed it’s door for good when the First World War came to an end, Thomas Yelton Ogilvie was the last occupier.
Do you remember any old Pubs in Maitland Street? If so please leave a comment.
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372 Crown Street, Glasgow. G5. Demolished.
The Crown. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the image.
The Crown sat at the corner of Crown Street and Caledonia Road.
Grocer and Wine & Spirit Merchant Archibald Kinloch was the first licensee for these premises when they were built in 1874.
Crown was never short of public houses in fact there used to be 20 drinking establishments on this south side street.
Archibald Kinloch lived with his family at 151 Sandyfaulds Street before moving to 42 Garturk Street, Govanhill. In 1888 Mr Kinloch had another public house at 179 Caledonia Road at the corner of South Wellington Street now Lawmoor Street.
Archibald Kinloch passed away in 1889. His wife Janet then took over the business of the two pubs, however she gave up the wine and spirit trade in the early part of the 1900s.
Another wine and spirit dealer then took over, he was Donald McLaren. In 1909 he was paying an annul rent of £65. In the depression of 1921 just after the First World War things were bad not only for publican but for everyone in the country. Rashining was still in full swing.
On that same year Donald was caught by the local authorities after baying stolen bacon from another publican Donald McLean. He ran a pub at 26 Carmichael Street, Govan, many will remember this old pub as the Wid-dows Bar.
At the Sheriff Court…
“I have an objection to lodge against the present licence holder Donald. At the Sheriff Court on the 30th November 1921 he was convicted of reset and sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour for having, in consent with and the man, resetted a case of bacon, stolen from the harbour. The bacon was valued at £60 and was stolen from the Princes Dock.
The transaction of the reset was carried out by Mr Donald McLean at the pub of which he was then manager, at 26 Carmichael Street, Govan. The sum of £11 being paid for the stolen bacon. Mr Donald McLaren has conducted the running of his bar for 10 years without any fault what so ever, except for an 18 month break during which time he was in the Army. He sold the pub to his brother William for the sum of £750. The licence was refused, however, on appeal he was granted the licence.”
Donald continued as licensee until the mid 1930s. William McLaren then took over the running of the business until 1950.
The business was sold to another well known publican, Alexander (Alex) Grant. The pub then was known as Grant’s Bar.
Do you remember this old pub? if so please get in touch and have your say.
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30 St. Peter’s Street, Glasgow. G4 9PW. Demolished.
Before the Show, the Cross Keys, Comfortable Bar and Lounge, Personal Supervision, opposite this Theatre, 30 St. Peter’s Street, After the show.
The theatre in question was the Metropole run by the Logan family.
The Cross Keys stood at the corner of St. Peter’s Street and Grove Street. off New City Road. St. Peter’s Street was formerly known as Gardner Street.
The history of the Cross Keys can be traced back to 1882 when landlord Andrew Christie Hutcheson acquired then premises. By 1897 he was trading as a Wine and Spirit Merchant having premises at 115-17 New City Road, 30 Gardner Street, 599 Garscube Road and he was living at 3 Queen Margaret Drive, Kelvinside.
The property where The Cross Keys was situated was owned by Reverend John W Kidston, Rockbank, Helensburgh, he leased the pub out to Mr Hutcheson with an annul rent of £67 10 shillings.
In 1908 a new landlord was trading from the premises, a Mr James S Lindsay, who served the locals here until after World War 1. During the 1930s John L Jones acquired the pub he also owned pubs at 84 Caledonia Road and 260 London Road.
The last licensee to run the Cross Keys was Neville L Jones during the 1960s before it was demolished. During this time John L Jones was still running the London Road premises.
Here are some principal personalities who attended the smoker dinner held at Belmont House, Glasgow, by the Cowcaddens Ward of the Glasgow Association in 1962. Left to right: Mr G Ramster, Glasgow Association Office; Mr H Doherty, Symposium Bar, Cowcaddens Street; Mr N Jones, Cross Keys, St. Peter’s Street; Mr J Dougan, Dougan’s Bar, Springburn Road; Mr R Lemon, Lemon Tree, Parliamentary Road (Ward Convener); Mr W J Bennet, Port Dundas Road; Mr W B Gow, Bristol Bar, Cowcaddens; Mr J Lanagan, Maitland Street; Mr T F Flynn who succeeded Mr Gow as president of the Glasgow Association; Mr D McNiven, Argyle Arms, Kennedy Street; and Mr W J McDowall, Secretary, Glasgow Association.
Do you remember this old Pub? If so please leave a comment.
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9, Bellshill Rd, Uddingston, Glasgow. G71 7LU. Tel: 01698 812207.
Thank to Mr Tyre for this wonderful photograph. His father worked in a pub in Blantyre and had a collection of postcards and images.
The owner of the pub was landlady Mrs John Stewart.
The owners of the bar would never have thought that one day modern cars would be sitting outside their premises and still trading over one hundred years later.
Email from Jimmy MC… The pub was formerly owned by Mr J P McGill, when he left the pub the prices increased and the place has went downhill since. 2008.
This very old pub has been known in recent years as “The Anvil Inn.” “The Anvil.” “Anvil.” “The Crafty Fox.”
Do you have any memories of this old Pub? If so please leave a comment.
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22 Lugar Place, Glasgow. G44 5HB. Tel: 0141 633 5791.
In the NEWS 1978…
Hary doesn’t score with pub plan.
Ex-Celtic player Harry Hood today moved into defence as he prepared to meet his biggest challenge match outside a football ground.
Lining up in opposition to Harry, who now plays for Queen of the South, are councillors, residents and church people in the Croftfoot area of Glasgow who are against his plans to open a pub in their “dry” district.
He has lodged an application for planning permission in Croftend Avenue, but this has led to a petition to try to stop the application winning approval.
WRONG
District Councillor Maurice Toshner has promised the objectors his full backing. “The people who live there are appalled,” he said, “This is a totally residential area and a pub would be completely wrong.”
But a planning official dealing with the application commented: “I think I will probably be recommending it to the committee.”
Hood, who already runs the Sherwood Manor in Uddingston, said: “What I plan to build will be a bit higher class than just a public house. It will be next to a shopping centre, where local people can have a coffee, a snack, and a drink if they want it.”
Harry Hood also owns Angels Hotel, Uddingston, The Sherwood Manor, The Castle Rooms, The Croft, The Dalziel Park Hotel, and The Parkville.
Do you have any memories of The Croft? If so please leave a comment.
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