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The Double Eagle

January 8, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

26 Bedford Street, Gorbals, Glasgow. Demolished.

Double Eagle Bar with customers outside 1953
Double Eagle, 1953

The Double Eagle was situated at the corner of Bedford Street and  Nicholson Street formerly Warwick Street. There was a public house on this site since 1873, run by spirit merchant licensee John F Neville, he also ran a pub on Wallace Street at Centre Street. Mr Neville sold the pub to David Anderson in 1883. Mr Anderson employed a barman John Holmes in the 1890s, Mr Holmes then took the important position as charge-hand. On the death of his employer Mr Holmes bought the pub in 1905. John served the locals here until the end of the Second World War.

Double Eagle Bar, 26 Bedford Street 1952
Double Eagle, 1952.

Mr Patrick Quinn, Peter McCrudden and Mr O D Donnelly were other well known publicans to own this popular establishment. The pub was demolished in the City Council’s redevelopment scheme in 1969.

Image of Raymond McCrudden
Raymond McCrudden.
Facts…
The Photograph above was taken in 1952, customers of the Double Eagle and friends of Mr Donnelly, gathered outside the pub on a Sunday morning. The folk were waiting patiently for the bus to arrive to take them on a days outing to one of the popular resorts in Scotland. This was popular amongst the publicans in Glasgow during the summer months as the pubs didn’t open on a Sunday.

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

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More pubs on this street:

  1. The Clock Bar
  2. Tron Bar

Filed Under: Bedford Street, BedfordStreet, D Tagged With: Bedford Street, David Anderson, John F Neville, John Holmes, Nicholson Street, Patrick Qinn, Peter McCrudden, Pubs in Bedford Street, Pubs in the Gorbals, The Double Eagle, Warwick Street

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  1. Margaret Green says

    July 7, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    I was born in 20 Bedford Street and my father’s cousin was Raymond McCrudden. I always thought it was demolished in 1969, but a photo I’ve seen recently from David Peat was listed as 1968 and the building had been demolished.

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