26 Bedford Street, Gorbals, Glasgow. Demolished.
![Double Eagle Bar with customers outside 1953](https://oldglasgowpubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Double-Eagle-26-Bedford-Street-WM-300x190.jpg)
The Double Eagle was situated at the corner of Bedford Street and Nicholson Street formerly Warwick Street. There was a public house on this site since 1873, run by spirit merchant licensee John F Neville, he also ran a pub on Wallace Street at Centre Street. Mr Neville sold the pub to David Anderson in 1883. Mr Anderson employed a barman John Holmes in the 1890s, Mr Holmes then took the important position as charge-hand. On the death of his employer Mr Holmes bought the pub in 1905. John served the locals here until the end of the Second World War.
![Double Eagle Bar, 26 Bedford Street 1952](https://oldglasgowpubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/double-eagle-bedford-street-300x151.jpg)
Mr Patrick Quinn, Peter McCrudden and Mr O D Donnelly were other well known publicans to own this popular establishment. The pub was demolished in the City Council’s redevelopment scheme in 1969.
![Image of Raymond McCrudden](https://oldglasgowpubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/raymond-mccrudden-213x300.jpg)
Facts…
The Photograph above was taken in 1952, customers of the Double Eagle and friends of Mr Donnelly, gathered outside the pub on a Sunday morning. The folk were waiting patiently for the bus to arrive to take them on a days outing to one of the popular resorts in Scotland. This was popular amongst the publicans in Glasgow during the summer months as the pubs didn’t open on a Sunday.
Do you remember this old pub? If so please leave a comment.
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