Great Western Road

Hubbards and the Viper.

March 26, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

508 Great Western Road, Glasgow. G12 8EL. Tel: 0141 237 4040.

Image of Hubbards Great Western Road 2009 — Hubbards. 2009.

This venue has had a few name changes in recent years such as: Hubbards, The Wise Monkey, Brewdog “Crafty Pig”, LUCA Little Urban Achievers Club

The Viper at the corner was formerly called Cleopatra’s it was soon to become well known all over the city as Clatty Pat’s by the locals. This photograph was taken in 2009.

Update…2009

Hubbards has been closed since August 2009. For six months the doors have been closed.

Update…2010

Hubbards is now called The Wise Monkey. It was opened on Thursday 25th February 2010. Manager Graham Sutherland now runs a music venue there. Graham is not new to the Glasgow pub trade, he opened EI Sabor in the Merchant City. Good luck with your new venture, I’m sure it will be a success.

Image of the Wise Monkey 508 Great Western Road — The Wise Monkey. 2010.

Image of the Wise Monkey 508 Great Western Road 2012 — The Wise Monkey. 2012.

Image of LUCA 508 Great Western Road 2014 — LUAC. 2014.

LUAC Little Urban Achievers Club. 2014.

Image of the Brewdog 508 Great Western Road 2018 — Brewdog. 2018.

Brewdog Crafty Pig.

Next door to the old Hubbards is the Viper Club.

Image of Vipers Great Western Road 2014 — The Viper. 2014.

The Viper Club was formerly Cleopatra’s known locally as Clatty Pat’s.

Image of Cleopatras Great Western Road 1991 — Cleopatra’s. 1991.

Do you remember any of the venues above? If so please leave a comment.

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Wintersgills. ( Andros Bar.)

March 22, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

226 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9EJ. Tel: 0141 332 3532.

Wintersgills. 1991.

This was originally Samuel Dow’s establishment. To read the full history, check back soon for our second book.

Many will still remember this old pub as the Andros Bar, during the 1970s.

Samuel Dow’s old pub, 1939.

Samuel Dow, Great Western Road, 1936.

Samuel Dow, Great Western Road 1936.

Celtic fame Jim Brogan owned this pub, he now owned the Victoria Bar, Kilmarnock Road in the south side of the city.

In the News 1974…

Over goes this massive pile of coins collected by the customers of the Andros Bar, 266 Great Western Road, Glasgow.

Pushing them over is Ronnie Glavin, captain of Patrick Thistle F.C., ; second from the left. The picture also includes Mr. Andrew Ross, licensee of the Andros (right of pillar), and next to him Mr. P. McAllister, manager.

The amount of money in the pile, £333.18, goes to boost the Sick Children’s Outing organised by Glasgow taxi drivers. 1974.

In the NEWS 1976…

Andros Bar, Great Western Road, breaks a world record.

Pile of Pennies breaks a world record.

The pile of coins represents more than £1,181 and standing delightedly on the counter (which had to be specially shored up to take the weight of money) is the Andros Bar, manager Pat McAllister.

A Glasgow public house has broken into the Guinness Book of Records with a massive 8ft. high pile of coins weighing 8cw. and amounting to £1,181 68p, a world record. Previous record in the Guinness Book of Records was for £1,100 22p, in 1973.

The pile was built up over a period of 50 weeks in the Andros Bar of Mr. Andrew Ross, 226 Great Western Road, by manager Pat McAllister. The bulk of the money was donated in 2p coins by patrons, with Mr. McAllister’s wife doing most of the collecting. The staff of 16 also helped by donating their tips.

The money has gone to the Glasgow Taxi Men’s Sick Children’s Outing Fund, by whom the Andros Bar has been presented with a silver cup, with a personal trophy for the owner and the manager.

The toppling over ceremony was performed by TV personality Bill Tennent. After the ceremony a group of 60 invited guests, including many customers, were entertained to a meal and refreshments by Mr. Ross. Included among the guests were Mr. Jack Baillie, area sales manager, Guinness; Mr. George Brown, area representative, Guinness; Mr. Andrew Bell, Glasgow manager, John Walker and sons; and Mr. Malcolm Fraser, area manager, Tennent Caledonian Breweries.

In beating the record, Andros Bar did so within a stipulated period, one calendar year. There had been no stipulated period for the previous record, in 1976.

Facts…

Also see Dow’s other establishments,

Dundas Street, Nithsdale Road, Kilmarnock Road, Mitchell Street.

Also see Old Canteen Bar, Gallowgate.

Do you remember anything about this old pub? If so please leave a comment.

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Carriages.

November 17, 2016 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

1051 Great Western Road, Glasgow. G 12 0XP. Tel: 0141 339 5575.

Carriages. 1991.

Now called Bar Stazione.

French for Station. This former railway station was designed by architect J J Burnet, he purposely built the station to look like a west end villa so that it didn’t stand out like a sore thumb, as all the wealthy people lived out in this part of the west end.

Update…2019.

These premises are now called 1051 GWR.

Do you remember this well-known Westend eatery? If so please leave a comment.

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The Captains Rest.

November 13, 2016 by John Gorevan 3 Comments

185-189 Great Western Road, Glasgow. G4 9EB.

The Captains Rest, 1980s.

Munro Motors occupied this site in the early 1960s.

The pub is now known as the Captains Rest. It was also known as the Barracuda Bar.

Pharaohs 1991.

The Captains Rest 2005.

Alfie Conn Celtic fame once owned this pub.

In the NEWS 1977…

Tang of the sea at the Captains Rest.

This advert from 1977 says The whole premises have been redecorated and now assume a new character and comfortable atmosphere. “Rent a Pub.” A Comfortable lounge bar is available for private functions and a free Buffet will be provided for bookings over 40 people. For further information telephone 041-332 8657. The Captains Rest is open Monday – Saturday 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Owner of the new Captains Rest at 185 Great Western Road just over the flyover from Glasgow’s city centre is 32 years old Desmond Roy Le Marquand. The man from a seafaring family in Jersey puts a very great accent on boats, ships, and all floating crafts.

The former Barracuda Bar has as many ships’ instruments in brass decorating the bar and lounges. One of Le Marquand’s gimmicks is even to have his female staff wear sailor jerseys with a steering-wheel emblem.

There are literally hundreds of pictures of all kinds of shipping, and there’s even a genuine ship’s bell to help clear the pub at closing time.

SPECIAL OFFER

Within the next few days the Captains Rest will have a real steering wheel in the gantry of the public bar. Le Marquand seeks all the time something new to attract the customers but what better than to have his spirits on sale at 28p for a fifth of a gill.

The Captains Rest also has a lounge bar and a cocktail bar, both of which give you the impression that it’s time to shove off for foreign parts.

The new boss realises he has staff opposition in the area but is already well holding his own. He makes this offer to parties of 40 and over- as well as the best of service there is a FREE buffet.

The Captain’s Rest has a sea-type communication which links one bar to another through the “blower” system. There aim is to make the Captain’s Rest a sanctuary for the customers. He says: “We want to create a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with something to look at. After all the customers are entitled to it.”

The Captains Rest is a place to visit. But don’t get seasick.

Update 2014…

The Captains Rest has changed to Munro’s.