70 Elderslie Street, Glasgow. G3 7AL. Tel: 0141 221 4439. There has been a pub on this site since 1877. Many will remember this old pub as the Dorset Bar. Facts… Licence Holders. 1991 William McGill. 1978-1962 John Manning. 1960 T Moore. 1950-1937 William B Anderson. 1930 N Campbell. 1920 Thomas Reid. 1910 George Stewart. […]
Pubs in the west end
The Dowanhill Bar
16 Dowanhill Street, Partick, Glasgow. G11 5QS. Tel: 0141 562 3175. The Dowanhill Bar has been around for many years. In 1899 Andrew Wotherspoon was landlord paying an annul rent of £80. The Dowanhill Bar sits proudly at the corner of Dowanhill Street and Dalcross Street formerly known as Buchanan Street. To read more on […]
The Doublet
74 Park Road, Glasgow. G4 9JF. Tel: 0141 334 1982. A Doublet is a man’s short close-fitting padded jacket, commonly worn from the 14th to the 17th century. The Doublet was opened in 1962, by partners Ossie Prosser and Mr Alexander Don. Mr Alistair Don son of Alexander now owners this very popular west end […]
The Dolphin
157 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow. G11 6PT. Tel: 0141 576 0175. The Dolphin. 1991. This is one of the oldest family run pubs in the city of Glasgow. The Farrell family have been trading as publicans since 1888. To read more on the history of this popular west end bar you will have to wait until […]
Dirty Dicks
175 Finnieston Street, Glasgow. G3 8HD. Demolished. Dirty Dick’s was a favourite haunt with sailor’s. To read more on the history of this once popular bar you will need to wait until Glasgow Pubs and Publicans Volume 2 comes out. There has been a public house on this site since 1853, Thomas Welch ran a […]
Cottiers
93 Hyndland Street, Glasgow. G11. Tel: 0141 357 5827. Cottier’s is located in the hall of the former Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church. A Genius of a Place in the West End of Glasgow Once a church, now a concert venue established 25 years ago in architect William Leiper’s acoustically refined 1865 hammer beam interior. Cottiers […]