596 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, Glasgow. G81 1JA. Tel: 0141 952 1423.
The Cawdor. 1991.
I am not really out this way a lot but I did notice that on 2008 the name had changed to The Boundary Bar.
The Boundary Bar. 2008.
Update…2019.
The Boundary Bar was put on the market last summer for sale at £145,000.
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55 Glasgow Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow. G73 1LJ. Tel: 0141 583 1888.
The Black Bull. 1991.
Mr Robert Gibson proprietor of the Olde Black Bull. 1970.
This image was taken for an advert for Carlsberg, Special Brew, ‘The Strong one from Denmark’.
The Harvey Candlelight Dinner in the St Enoch Hotel, Glasgow, for members of the United Kingdom Bartenders’ Guild, was the subject of this photograph in 1972. Left to right.. J Davidson, Black Bull, Rutherglen; B Dishington, George Hotel, Edinburgh; W S Hoggard, John Harvey & Sons; and G Barr, Exchange Restaurant, Glasgow.
Left to right John Boyle; Mrs and Mr R Gibson, Black Bull, Rutherglen; Mrs and Mr D A Maclean, the Phoenix. 1970.
Update 2011…
O’Leary’s Bar was set on fire and destroyed the pub.
15/10/2014…
I received an email from Evelyn Bain to see if anyone remembers her friend Robert Burns who worked in the Black Bull in Rutherglen during the 1960s and 70s. If anyone knows him please get in touch.
O’Leary’s Bar. 2017.
Thanks to Norrie McNamee.
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192 Glasgow Road, Garrowhill, Baillieston, Glasgow. G69 6EU. Tel: 0141 771 1607.
Barrachnie Inn. 1991.
Built in 1905 by architects MacWhannel and Rogerson, West Regent Street, Glasgow for publican Gilbert Stewart. The architects designed one of Glasgow best known pubs St. Mungo Vintners in Queens Street.
The interior of the Barrachnie was very similar to that of the Queen Street premises. When the Barrachnie was built in 1905 it was known as Gilbert Stewart’s Vaults, the premises were built on the site of the old business which was in operation in the early 1800s by Stewart’s grandfather.. The Stewart family took control of the pub around 1866. Situated at the corner of Glasgow Road and Springhill Road the new hostelry stood out from the rest of the buildings in the area with its beautiful Elizabethan style.
Interior view of the main bar 1955. Charge-hand then was a gentleman called John Reid.
The interior was just as impressive, passing through the vestibule the first sign of class was observed with its panelled leaded patterned glass, to the right a large semi circular bar counter and spirit rack stood gracefully against the wall.
The carved woodwork was of teak and mahogany, tables and chairs were placed around the bar. On the left two small snug’s faced the counter bar. Two large fireplaces gave the bar a warm glow during winter evenings, the pub also had beautiful stained glass windows one showed a picture of the old premises the other resembled the new hostelry.
To the rear of the premises there were two large sitting rooms, all the modern appliances were installed like steam heaters, electric lights and bells.
Interior view of the new Cocktail Lounge. 1955.
Interior view of this splendid bar. c 1905.
In 1955 landlady Miss Grace Stevenson made some changes to this old establishment, a new cocktail bar lounge was laid out, which was originally a room and kitchen, the main bar was also redecorated at this time.
Barrachnie Inn. 2005.
Barrachnie Inn. 2005.
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Glasgow Road, Half Way.
R Harvie’s Horse Shoe Tavern.
The Horse Shoe Tavern had an established date of 1804, it succeeded an ancient hostelry giving the place it’s name of Half Way House also known as the Auld Hoose. It was opposite here that the Glasgow to Paisley steam carriage exploded in 1807, the charred remains of the carriage were kept at one time in the Kelvingrove Museum.
The locals bragged that Queen Mary rested and took lunch in here on her way to Crookston Castle. What is certain is that the Harvie family owned this old tavern for generations.
This old building sat on the highway to Paisley and was half way between Glasgow and Paisley. Part of the old tavern was utilised as a smiddy, where many a lucky horse shoe was turned, the smith acting in the double capacity of horse-shoer and Boniface. This was as far back as the time of the great grandfather of Miss Elizabeth Harvie, who was proprietor in the early 1900s. The lease bearing the date 1800 was granted by Lord Blantyre and was for the term of 99 years.
Next to the old tavern, Robert Harvie, Elizabeth’s father, built a two storey house over the smith’s shop as a dwelling house for his son John Harvie, who carried on a large and successful dairy business, supplying most of his products and milk to Govan. Mr Robert Harvie had licensed premises at Williamsburgh, Hawkhead, Paisley and while attending strictly to his own business, he and his brother David efficiently assisted their sister Elizabeth in the management of the Horse Shoe Tavern.
In 1881 Robert Harvie the proprietor of the tavern was living with his large family, he lost his wife at an early age. His dwelling house was large enough to sleep all this children, Elizabeth, 24, John was a joiner aged 27, Robert a blacksmith, 18, James a clerk, 16, William was still at school, 14, David was also at school, 12. Roberts other daughter Mary Stewart was also living in the house with her husband also a blacksmith and their children Walter and Jessie. Robert employed a domestic servant Maggie Martin and a boarder James Broadley a general labourer, he was an old Irish gentleman of 74 years.
The old tavern was demolished in 1901 and a new tenement of houses was erected in it’s place.
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