The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

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The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Mr Vallance » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:56 am

Part of on-going research.

This Hotel was used for a meeting between the first Member Clubs who formed the Scottish Football Association in 1873.

I've been trying to get a location on it.

Can anyone help ?
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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby yoker brian » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:00 pm

Just had a very quicklook on the National Library of Scotlands digital map collection - OS 1893 shows a Bridge Street Station Hotel, at the corner of Clyde Place / Bridge Street - click the link below to see the map.

The Mitchell will have the city directory's for the period your after to confirm if this was indeed Dewars Hotel.

The Station was in operation from 1840 - 1905

http://www.nls.uk/maps/townplans/view/?sid=74416892&mid=glasgow_2_centre
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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Guacho » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:54 pm

From 1866 Glasgow Post Office Directory (available on Google books)
Dewar's Railway Arms and Commercial Lodgings, 11 Bridge St
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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Dexter St. Clair » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:43 pm

Well done guys.
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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Mr Vallance » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:25 pm

yoker brian wrote:Just had a very quicklook on the National Library of Scotlands digital map collection - OS 1893 shows a Bridge Street Station Hotel, at the corner of Clyde Place / Bridge Street - click the link below to see the map.

The Mitchell will have the city directory's for the period your after to confirm if this was indeed Dewars Hotel.

The Station was in operation from 1840 - 1905

http://www.nls.uk/maps/townplans/view/?sid=74416892&mid=glasgow_2_centre


Thing is, The Bridge Street Station is shown as No.14

Dewars Hotel is shown as No.11, which would indicate is was on the other side of the street, here's a pic from 1865 which was sent to me earlier today looking from Jamaica Bridge, the pillars of Bridge Steet Station are on the right.

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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Mr Vallance » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:30 pm

Here's a front view of the Station.

Very Grand.

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And today, what a waste.

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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Guacho » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:43 pm

Plausable culprit for the hotel here, fifth picture down [Admin Edit] viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3974
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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Mr Vallance » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:13 pm

Do you mean picture 6 , the one showing the Pillared building next to Salon Services ?
That would have been the exact location ( NO.11) of the Hotel my friend.
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Re: The Dewar's Hotel Bridge Street.

Postby Guacho » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:27 pm

Made some copyright faux pas with my last post. url is HERE
Counting up the possible street numbers, I suspect the much less grand building in the 5th picture might be number 11. Might just be an old enough building.
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