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The Auld Hoose

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Main Street, Cambuslang.

The Auld Hoose, Main Street, Cambuslang was demolished in 1929 to make way for a new cinema The Savoy at a cost of £22,000.

Giacinto Minato died in 1912 he was the landlord of the Auld Hoose, Cambuslang. He was a well-known figure in town and a popular man. He spoke several languages including, German, French, Italian and of course English, he was only 63 years of age when he died.

Email from Colin Young…

Hello John.

On your web site of old Glasgow Pubs, I note you have James Minato Lochead
as licence holder of the Auld House.  I suspect it was in fact my great aunt
Janet (Lochead Dyer) Minato who held the licence (probably just a misprint).
She was the second wife of Giacinto Minato and after she died in 1929 I
understand the pub was demolished to make way for the Savoy cinema.

Janet had been born Janet Lochead Dyer on 10 June 1855 at Locheadsland,
Cambuslang and her father, and grandfather (both James Dyers) had been
spirit merchants/grocers in Cambuslang since the early 1800’s, possibly
always at, or close to, the Auld Hoose.

Janet had married firstly a James Scott, a Spirit traveller from Westray,
Orkney and he died in 1894 at Locheadsland, Main Street, Cambuslang, where
after I believe she ran the pub.  She then married Giacinto Minato shortly
thereafter between 1895-1901.

Cheers Colin.

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Peter Crawford

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Peter Crawford’s Halfway House, Halfway, Cambuslang.

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Peter Crawford’s Halfway House.

Peter Crawford’s establishment sat opposite the Co-Op, Halfway, Cambuslang. The Sun Inn was further along the road.

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Peter Crawford.

Close-up view of Peter Crawford’s Halfway House.

There were other members of the Crawford family that owned pubs in Halfway, James Crawford, Halfway, and Robert Crawford, Flemington, owned the Halfway House.

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The Halfway House.
Image of the Halfway House Cambuslang
The Halfway House.

Close-up view of the Halfway House.

Do you remember any of the old pubs in Cambuslang? If so please leave a comment.

The County Bar

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Silverbanks, Bothwell Street, Cambuslang. Demolished.

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The County Bar.

The County Bar, Silverbanks, Bothwell Street, Cambuslang.

images from a wonderful website by Gordon Dinnie.

In 1915 the County Bar owned by W S Angus was broken into, the thieves smashed a plate glass window to gain access. The thugs Alexander Strachan and Joseph Marton, labourers, were both charged with breaking into the pub, stealing 3 bottles of whisky and 50 cheroots. They were both sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour.

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The County Bar. 1950s.

Do you remember this old pub or any other pub in Cambuslang? If so please leave a comment.

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The Newton Inn.

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22-24 Newton Brae, Cambuslang, Glasgow. G72 7UW. Closed.

Image of the Newton Inn Newton Brae Cambuslang 1990s
The Newton Inn. 1990s.

The Newton Inn is an old hostelry dating back to Victorian times. Over the years it has had a few name changes including MacKay’s, The Coach & Horses, and The Black Bull.

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The Newton Inn. 1910.

The white building on the left in the background is the Newton Inn.

In recent years this old pub has had many new licensees’ most of them last a few years and it closes shortly afterwards. The last time it was opened was at the grand opening in 2014. after a complete makeover including a new refit of the interior. You would not go out of your way to go to this old pub, however in recent years new private housing has popped up all around the Newton Inn and you have the locals from Newton.

There is plenty of parking across the road from the pub as well as in front of the Inn.

Good luck to the next landlord to take on this large establishment.

Image of the Coach & Horses Newton Brae Cambuslang 2012
The Coach & Horses. 2012.
Image of the Coach & Horses Newton Brae Cambuslang 2012
The Coach & Horses. 2012.
Image of the Coach & Horses Newton Brae Cambuslang 2018
The Coach & Horses. 2018.

Every time I pass this old pub it seems to be closed up. What a shame.

Do you have any memories of this old Pub? If so please leave a comment.

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The County Inn

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1 Burn Place, Dukes Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow. G72 7DS. Tel: 0141 641 1539.

The County Inn. 1991.

County Inn. 2015.

The County Inn in Cambuslang was opened in November 1960.

Interior View of the lounge. 1960.

Pictured at the opening of the County,are left to right: Mr M C Niven, Alexander Brothers (Wines), Ltd; Mr J Hyndman; Mr R C Hyndman, proprietor; Mr J A Macdonald, West of Scotland branch manager, Scottish Brewers, Ltd.; Mr J R Graham, Alexander Brothers; and Mr W R Mort, West of Scotland commercial manager, Scottish Brewers, Ltd.

Update…2005.

County Inn. 2005.

County Inn. 2005.

County Inn. 2005.

In the News…2010.

Tommy McAvoy MP defends purchase of County Inn

TOMMY McAVOY MP this week explained how he had financed his purchase of the County Inn in Cambuslang.

The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP was speaking after reports in a national newspaper said he was coming under pressure to reveal full details of how he financed the purchase of the troubled boozer, which has racked up debts of over half a million pounds.

Mr McAvoy bought the County from Cambuslang millionaire Willie Haughey, who himself has come under pressure due to close links with the Labour Party.

Figures published suggest that Haughey made a profit of £176,250 on selling the County, which he had owned for just a year.

However, Mr McAvoy, who will retire at the next General Election, slammed the report and said the entire deal had been financed by himself and a bank loan, thought to be in the region of £200,000.

He said: “Unfortunately, the reporter chose not to report my categoric assurance that the County Inn purchase by me went through the normal process of business plan, independent valuation and business loan application.

“Also not reported was my categoric assurance that Mr Haughey did not provide, in any way, financial support for the purchase or subsequently. The deposit was paid out of my, and my wife and family’s, pot of savings.”

“The purchase of the County Inn was bought with a combination of a business loan from a High Street bank and family savings.”

Mr Haughey said he had never met Mr McAvoy socially and that he had no idea how he financed the deal. Opposition politicians said in the interests of fairness, Mr McAvoy should publish a full account of how he financed the deal.

Conservative MSP for Glasgow, Bill Aitken, who described Mr Haughey’s relationship with the Labour Party as “incestuous,” said: “In the present climate, transparency is essential,” while John Mason, the Rutherglen-born SNP MP for Glasgow East said: “I would call for complete openness, because there’s a whole level of suspicion here between Labour, the council and some of these outside business people.”

According to official documents, Mr McAvoy bought the County Inn, on Dukes Road, for £381,875 in 2001.

The pub is listed in his Register of Interests and is run by his son, Michael.

The Reformer reported last week that Willie Haughey had come under fire after it was alleged he had been unfairly awarded public sector contracts. Thanks to the Daily Record.

Update…2019.

The County Inn is still going strong and has a real community feel to it.

Do you have any memories of the County Inn? If so please leave a comment.

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