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. […]
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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 […]
Eastenders
267-269 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G4. Eastenders. 1991. This well established east end local is popular with Karaoke singers. Before this Japanese invention the pub was always known for it’s singalongs. Frank Hassen one of Glasgow’s best known pub musicians played the accordion here for years, he later went on to play the keyboards with his daughters […]
The Drover
447 Gallowgate, Glasgow. G40 2DX.Tel: 0141 554 2715. There has been licensed premises here since at least 1845. John Ramsay a well known east end publican took over the pub in the middle of the 1870s, he also owned Ramsay’s Bar in Duke Street. The old premises were demolished and a new tenement of flats […]