469 Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow. G11 6EJ. Tel 0141 569 1011.
This well established Partick local was known in the 1890s as the Windsor licensed restaurant. The owner Robert R Davidson was a native of Aberdeen and the son of a well respected member of the trade in the granite city.
The old restaurant had a bar counter close to the entrance, while at the end of the corridor, comfortable dinning rooms well lit and ventilated with a fire burning in the grate, private sitting rooms upholstered could accommodate small parties, the Windsor was an upmarket restaurant and one of the best places to dine in the Partick area.
Mr & Mrs Davidson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in 1899, they invited friends and family to a reception, supper and dance at the Academy Rooms, Partick, they were entertained by the Royalty Theatre orchestra, the dance was led off by George Davidson brother of the host and miss Davidson. A large number of friends in the licensed trade were also present including William Bowie.
The restaurant and bar was run by William McConachie from 1902 until the end of the First World War. Over the years the pub has expanded taking in adjacent shops, today the pub is still well run and very popular.
Update 07/2014…
The present licensee is Louise Train. She took over the pub from Pat Padden in November 2007. Pub still going great guns today.
Keep up the good work. Thanks for the email Stevie Train.
Update 2017…
The Windsor Tavern give thousands of pounds a year to charities including forgotten Soldiers.
Facts…
Licence Holders.
2007 Louise Train. 2014.
1991 Patrick Padden.
1973-1952 John Vincent Healy.
1948 Wypers Glasgow Ltd.
1937 Mrs Sarah Ann McGinlay.
1919-1902 William McConachie.
1899 Robert R Davidson.
Do you have any memories of the Windsor Tavern? If so please leave a comment.
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My father was licensee late 70’s thru til 1981 when Pat Padden took over. In the mid 80’s the lounge bar was refurbished. The walls were stripped back to the original, and there were murals of waiters in tails painted round the whole lounge. They were subsequently covered by gyproc during the refurbishment. I take it by your article that the lounge was the original Windsor and the public bar was added later.
The beer deliveries came via the close between the lounge and the public bar and dropped down the stank into the cellar. There was an old pulley in the close for pulling out any full barrels being returned. The lounge was sold of many years later and I think it became a bookmakers.
My Mother and Father worked part time in the Windsor in the Sixtes for Mrs Healy. I’d love to know more about that time. I used to sit in the office license with a packet of crisps.