101 Cambridge Street, Glasgow. G3 6RU. Macintosh’s Bar. 1991. Left to right James McKell owner of the Turf Bar at the corner of Hospital Street and Rutherglen Road, Gorbals, George Ramster of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association and Mrs Mary Forster of Macintosh’s Bar Cambridge Street. 1959. In the News 1978… Ready […]
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Denholms Bar.
17 Hope Street, Glasgow. G2 6AB. Tel: 0141 221 3016. Names after the Denholm family of publicans. To read more on the history of this pub watch out for Glasgow Pubs & Publicans volume 2. Do you have any memories of this old pub? If so please leave a comment. END.
Crystal Palace.
36 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. G1 4QD. Tel: 0141 221 2624. Crystal Palace website. The Crystal Palace opened in August 2000. This pub is something of an architectural landmark. Designed by John Baird, its iron and glass construction was inspired by Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace, a huge greenhouse-like building, the centrepiece of the Great Exhibition of […]
MacSorley’s.
42 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. G1 4QG. Tel: Opening Soon 06/06/2019. There has been licensed premises here since 1861 owned by William Dryburgh. In 1889 George McGregor took over the running of this popular pub. George McGregor hailed from Perthshire he also owned the Clan Vaults. He blended his own whisky on the premises. The traveller […]
Chicago Meatpackers.
50 Hope Street, Glasgow Central Station. Chicago Meatpackers. 1991. Chicago Peatpackers advert 1994. Chicago Meatpackers have branches in Germany, Frankfurt and Hamburg. However the one in Glasgow has gone. Do you have any memories of Chicago Meatpackers? If so please leave a comment. END.
The Chadi.
158 Bath Street, Glasgow. G2 4TB. Tel: 0141 331 4060. The Chadi. 1991. Update…2019. Since at least 2008 this place has been known as Kushion. Kushion. 2018. Kushion interior view. 2018. Another view of Kushion interior. 2018. Do you have anything to say about this venue? If so please leave a comment and we will […]