Kelvinhaugh Street Archives - Old Glasgow Pubs

122 Glebe Street corner of 109 Kennedy Street, Townhead, Glasgow.

This old Glasgow pub was established in the 1860s owned by wine and Spirit Merchant John Hutcheson. the pub sat at the corner of Glebe Street and Kennedy Street. Members of the same family took over the business, in the 1890s William Hutcheson owned the premises, William lived in the poss Charing Cross Mansions. He also owned premises in nearby 100 Glebe Street.

Mr Hutcheson died in 1900, his son David then took over the business but only kept it until 1903. He sold the pub to manager Archibald McNiven. The McNiven family kept the pub until it was demolished in the 1960s. Donald McNiven was the last publican to own the pub. Another pubs that the family owned was “The Argyll Arms” 168 Kelvinhaugh Street, “The Argyll Arms” Paisley Road West.

Mr Archibald McNiven. 1936.

To read more on Archibald McNiven and his other pubs see Argyll Arms Paisley Road West.

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212-214 Kelvinhaugh Street, Glasgow. G3. Demolished.

The Comet Bar. 1963. Thanks to the Mitchell Library.

The Comet Bar was situated at the corner of Kelvinhaugh Street and Sandyford Street.

In the 1870s Mrs Jessie Kean was proprietor of this old pub. Kelvinhaugh Street was once a thriving thoroughfare, the Anderston Docks were close by as well as the Stobcross Station, the Timber depot, the Govan Ferry and the Art Galleries.

The Comet Bar was the meeting place for many of the worker in the area, this was the first pub you came to after work, if it was to busy in here you had the choice of another five on Kelvinhaugh Street or a licensed grocers shop if you just wanted to carry you drink home with you.

Next to the Comet Bar you had Ross’s Kelvinhaugh Vaults, The Loch Sloy, Dawson’s then the Anchor Bar near the corner of Argyle Street the on the opposite side of the Anchor Bar you had Sutherland’s Bar.

Moses Forsyth acquired the licence for the Comet Bar in 1883, he continued as licensee until WW1.

Daniel M Gordon then took over the pub, he served the locals here until the 1950s.

Tennent Caledonian Brewery then acquired the pub, Alexander McEwan was then licensee, he also ran the Grapes, Paisley Road West, Stewart’s, Cathedral Street and the Cot Bar, Castle Street.

The Comet Bar was finally demolished in the 1960s along with the rest of the pub, the only pub that survived was the old Anchor Bar, now Murphs Barrel House.

Do you remember this old Pub? If so please leave a comment.