John Eadie. Mr John Eadie. 1892. Mr John Eadie was born in April 1867 in South Leith, he spent most of his life in Glasgow, a city that found him work and wealth. When young John came to Glasgow he worked in the shipyards on the River Clyde as a Stevedore and Measurer (dock labourer, […]
Eglinton Street
MacLeod, Alexander William
MacLeod’s Bar, 429 Eglinton Street, corner of 1 Elgin Street, Glasgow. Mr Alexander William MacLeod. 1887. Alexander William MacLeod was born in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye in the 1830s. At an early age he lost both his parents, year after year he struggled to get on in life and moved to Glasgow where he […]
Errigal View.
311 Eglinton Street, corner of 59 Cavendish Street, Glasgow. G5 9DE. Demolished. Errigal View on the far left. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the image. Errigal View. Corner of Eglinton Street and Cavendish Street. This pub got its name from the beautiful scenic view in County Donegal, Ireland. There has been a public house on […]
The Southern Bar.
60 Eglinton Street, corner of 2 Wallace Street, Glasgow. G5 9DE. Demolished. The Southern Bar was situated at the corner of Eglinton Street and Wallace Street. When a new tenement building was erected in 1873 at the corner of 60-62 Eglinton Street and 4 Wallace Street, William Craig was granted a licence to sell wine […]
Coliseum
Eglinton Street, Glasgow. G5 9DE. Demolished. Coliseum Bar. Thanks to Norrie McNamee for the image. The Coliseum Bar was named after the Theatre of the same name just a few doors away. The music hall was built in 1903 and opened its doors in 1905 for Moss Empires and designed by renowned architect Frank Matcham. […]