Forgotten Pubs & Clubs in Glasgow

[Dexter St. Clair]

My ambition was always to go to Centre Court in Sauchiehall St - that was the height of cool for me. but I never got into that posey sophisticated crowd.....

Nice one Cazzie I can almost taste the cider and blackcurrant as I write,the 'Doune' was a bit of a Rock venue if I remember,I'm sure Simple Minds played there on a Sunday?The centre court was sooo cool
It was every 16 year old boys dream to get served in there

Centre Court featured a green carpet and Bar staff in tennis gear. You did not miss much. They did discover an atrium previously covered up but not one of the better pubs in the town.

Johnny and the Self Abusers did their first and last gig at the Doune but I'm not sure if Simple Minds played there. They did play what is now McPhabbs in Sauchiehall street and I think they played The Marrs Bar off St. Enoch's.

[Alex Glass]

Played in the Doune once. Down stairs in the basement in the middle section. It was a bit rough remember waiting to get paid by the owner and a fight started in the bar up stairs. Had to haggle with the owner, who I think was Greek, to get paid.

A friend of mine was a bouncer on the door at the Dial Inn. He has a few old tapes of some Glasgow band including the Dolphin. I don't think Dangleberries was one of their songs. It was a big guy who sang with a band but most of the time he was so drunk he fell about the place but always had a couple of girls hanging around waiting for the gig to finish.

Does anyone remember the City Lounge. I only went in there once to see if we could get a gig. My wife told me that it was the pub where mainly people from the Priesthill area drank.

One of the best bands that played in the Burns Howff were Anaconda. If I remember correctly one of the guys came from the Shawlands area.

[Dougie]

Did anyone ever go into the Pot Black pub in the Anderston complex? Always wondered what that pub was like.

[The_Clincher]

Did anyone ever go into the Pot Black pub in the Anderston complex? Always wondered what that pub was like.

I was taken there once "for a pint after work" with a mate once. You would have thought you were in "The Clansman"....pretty poor really

[mr moto]

was the doune castle the one with the giant crossbow above the entrance ?

[Pgcc93]

was the doune castle the one with the giant crossbow above the entrance ?

Was that not over in Shawlands on Kilmarnock Road can't mind it's name??

[skintobalinto]

was the doune castle the one with the giant crossbow above the entrance ?

Was that not over in Shawlands on Kilmarnock Road can't mind it's name??

Yep, it later become the Village and then I think the Urban Grill.

The Doune Castle was a favourite haunt for bikers in the late 70's it closed down and was refurbished and became the poser palace that the Village was when it first opened, even down to the wee kiddie on street at the back of the place.

[Jupiter-Returns]

The Jaguar Pub/Club - Sheildhall/Drumoyne G51.

It's now a Kwiksave, well it was the last time I was in the area.

[Jupiter-Returns]

the jaguar club/black ball on sheildhall rd now a quick save (due to shut down) the fifty pitches on meiklewood rd in the middle of the west drumoyne housing estate now demolished with most of the houses to make way for new uns

Shit. I didn't see this post.

'The Jag'




Was the 'fifty pitches' not called the fifty stitchies? I used to walk passed there on the way to work all the time.

...off topic here...

Can you remember the old 'nunnery' on berryknowes Rd? It was demolished to make way for the new Lourdes Primary? Beautiful building, nearly wept when they took it away. I walked passed it every day on the way to college watching it being killed by the demo men and machines.

[ramor69]

the jaguar club/black ball on sheildhall rd now a quick save (due to shut down) the fifty pitches on meiklewood rd in the middle of the west drumoyne housing estate now demolished with most of the houses to make way for new uns

Shit. I didn't see this post.

'The Jag'




Was the 'fifty pitches' not called the fifty stitchies? I used to walk passed there on the way to work all the time.

...off topic here...

Can you remember the old 'nunnery' on berryknowes Rd? It was demolished to make way for the new Lourdes Primary? Beautiful building, nearly wept when they took it away. I walked passed it every day on the way to college watching it being killed by the demo men and machines.

I was thinking of the dodgy pubs thread.

[scaryman2u]

The rendezvous on Argyll st
The three cherries on houston st Kingston
Flecks bar on paisley rd west Kingston
The clachan bar on pollok st Kingston
Peggy sues on george st city centre
and about 100 pubs between the kingston bridge and cessnock
including
The right half
The argyll arms
The double top
The moy bar
There was a pub at every corner & 10 in between

[viceroy]

Reading this post has reminded me of:

The Quaich, at Paisley Road Toll.

[scaryman2u]

Reading this post has reminded me of:

The Quaich, at Paisley Road Toll.

A bit of an eachy peachy pub, closed more than it was open
I think there was a pub called the centre spot & one called the jeanie deans on govon road, not forgetting the multiple named.... saltire aka maggies place, the wedgewood & a few others i can`t rember right now

[ramor69]

I remember in the 1980's that The Saltire was called
The Postbox. Probably on account of the sorting office
that sat on the site of The Quay.

[McShad]

Reading this post has reminded me of:

The Quaich, at Paisley Road Toll.

A bit of an eachy peachy pub, closed more than it was open
I think there was a pub called the centre spot & one called the jeanie deans on govon road, not forgetting the multiple named.... saltire aka maggies place, the wedgewood & a few others i can`t rember right now

Isnt there a Jeanie Deans on St Vincent Street at Finnieston?