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Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:23 pm
by Josef
InkMan wrote: One of the few places I have ever seen that had sawdust on the floor.


Sawdust? Pfah!

We were in a Pub in Moss Street in Paisley (HH, fill in name of pub here) a couple of weeks ago that still had a marble urination trough from the days when pubs had no lavatory and you just let go against the bar.

Wummin didn't drink in those days.

Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:24 pm
by Vinegar Tom
The Turf Bar in Irvine had a similar trough around the bar. I was told it was for micturation, but I never really quite believed it, but it looks like it was true.

Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:03 pm
by HollowHorn
Josef wrote:
InkMan wrote: One of the few places I have ever seen that had sawdust on the floor.


Sawdust? Pfah!

We were in a Pub in Moss Street in Paisley (HH, fill in name of pub here) a couple of weeks ago that still had a marble urination trough from the days when pubs had no lavatory and you just let go against the bar.

Wummin didn't drink in those days.


Lang's Bar in Moss St. It also has a second toilet with a urinal and no wash hand basin.

Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:05 pm
by HollowHorn
Vinegar Tom wrote:micturation

I had to Google that one. ::):

Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:50 pm
by yoker brian
HollowHorn wrote:
Vinegar Tom wrote:micturation

I had to Google that one. ::):


You sure your not just taking the pi$$ HH?

Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:20 pm
by the bar biographer
Dexter St. Clair wrote:Alfie's is open on the opposite corner and some new gastro pub (Ox cheeks anyone?)has opened on the site of The Stirling Castle.

The Grumpy Goat


Yeah, a pity about the demise of the Stirling Castle. Reflects the changing face of Yorkhill/Finnieston.

When I lived round there in the '90s the only 'trendy' bar was Firebird and then 54 Below.

You could also include The Park Bar with The Grove as an unchanged pub.

Hoping to get round to writing a wee review of The Grumpy Goat and Alfie's if I can get my finger out.

Re: Stirling Castle pub

PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:24 am
by motman
The Egg Man wrote:
InkMan wrote:Dexter/Anyone,

Apologies as I can't find out how to copy images from Google Street View.

Would you remember what the name of the pubs now called Lebowski's and The Brass Monkey that sit on the opposite side of teh junction of Argyll Street and Kent Road in the late nineties? I used to drink in the Lebowski's place with my MOD colleagues from the building in the Skypark area. One of the few places I have ever seen that had sawdust on the floor.

Thanks


Brass Monkey was, amongst other names, The Two Ways. More at http://www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/twoways.html

Lebowski was The Sandyford.http://www.oldglasgowpubs.co.uk/sandyford.html


So the Two Ways has gone all trendy :(
Took the missus in there once and she couldn't understand a word the locals were saying :)
RIP Nesbitt.