144 Park Road, Glasgow. G4 9HB. Tel: 0141 339 9124.
Blythswood Bar. 1991.
Blythswood Cottage has been sitting on Park Road since 1862, landlady Miss McGibbon occupied the premises until 1890. In 1891 John MacLachlan took over the business paying an annul rent of £80 he also ran a pub in Garscube Road. Mr MacLachlan employed a manager Roderick Gillies to run the Blythswood Cottage, he went on to run the Imperial Hotel in Oban and the Royal Hotel, Keith.
The MacLachlan family continued to run the family business until the 1960s.
In 2008 a new name was above the door, “Bar Bola.”
Bar Bola. 2008.
Bar Bola attracts students, it has an interesting menu from Thai food to Mexican and Mediterranean dishes.
In 2014 yet another name change, “Richmond’s Bar & Kitchen.
Richmond’s. 2014.
Richmond’s interior view. 2008.
Update 2016…
After passing Park Road I noticed that the name above the door is now TriBeCa.
TriBeCa. 2016.
Interior views of TriBeCa.
also known as Roosevelts Bar & Kitchen, 2018.
TriBeCa/Smoak Menu.
Facts…
Other Licence Holders.
1991 Robert Young.
1973 George MacKay.
Do you remember this old pub? If so please leave a comment.
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