251 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G4 0TP The Gallowgate pubs are evolving! This fantastic pub is located directly across from the Barrowland Ballroom and we must say that the staff are probably one of the friendliest folk we have ever spoken to in a pub! (that is quite a claim!) The staff were very chatty and bubbly […]
Gallowgate
226 Gallowgate
242-226 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G4 0TS The Gallowgate pubs are evolving! The former Baird’s Bar has a new lease of life, 226 Gallowgate!When you walk into this establishment, you are greeted with remnants of the old building. Everywhere you look, there is something new and interesting about the building that you discover. Be it the staircase […]
The Bellgrove Bar.
479 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G31 4DN. Demolished. The Bellgrove Bar sat at the corner of Gallowgate and Bellgrove Street in the east end of the city. There has been a public house on this site since 1846. The owner was then a Mr William McNee. In 1856 Alexander Bulloch a spirit merchant was trading from here. […]
Brechin’s Bar
174 and 443 Gallowgate, Glasgow. In 1888 it was reported that William Brechin & Son, Gallowgate had made the headlines, Brechin’s had blended 12.000 proof gallons of the best brands of Scotch Whiskies. Such vast amounts was not heard of in those days. Publicans, Wine and Spirit Merchants hearing of this news, know how serious […]
Pie Orr’s
467 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G40 2EG. Demolished. The Cattle Market Luncheon Bar. 1931. Thanks to the Mitchell Library. Pie Orr’s was situated near to the corner of Bellgrove Street. This was originally Pie Orr’s founded by pastry baker William Orr in 1889. Over the years these licensed premises have enlarged and the name above the door has […]
The Grange
1023 Gallowgate, Glasgow. This old Gallowgate pub has been closed for many years now. Not long before it closed down I gave it a visit, it was probably the only bar in the city of Glasgow that had an iron shutter at the bar counter separating the customer from the barman. The history of this […]
