Cullen's.
466 Paisley Road, Glasgow. G5 8RE. Tel: 01414290176.
Cullen's. 1991.
Over the years this pub has had many name changes. Cullens was named after owner James Cullen. The last I passed it was called the Saltire.
However it was originally known as The Pavilion for many years. This was one of the very few restaurant bars in the area and was very busy in its time. Situated near where the Glasgow and Govan car lines converged this was a thriving location were businessmen would meet for luncheons.
In 1886 John Bennett was licensee, he belonged to the Bennett family who owned many pubs in Kinning Park and Govan he also owned another pub just up the road at 480 Paisley Road.
In 1890 Hermann Schnake took over the restaurant but only lasted a short while. By 1893 Mr Middleton was running this pub, as you entered the premises there was a the main bar with a private room, to the left a spacious and roof lit dining saloon and to the rear a well furnished smoking room and lavatory.
Another prominent licence holder for the premises was Jack Morrison, Jack came from a family of publicans, his father John Morrison owned Morrison's Bar's on Clyde Street and Shamrock Street.
Jack went into his father's pub to learn the trade in 1928, two years later he became manager of the Shamrock Street premises. In 1938 he acquired the Pavilion Bar. When war broke out he joined the R.A.F., and was invalided out two years later. Jack was a keen sportsman, he held trophy's for tennis, football, cricket, bowling, swimming and golf. He was a member of the Eastwood Golf Club, St Mungo Club, which his father was captain, the Twenty Club and the Glasgow Licensed Trade Club. In his spare time he took up photography.
Update 2007.
The pub has a new title above the door., "the Quayside," the pub has had a total refurbishment inside and out and looks great. The premises have never been so up market and modern. The owner is trying to attracted the upper class in the area with all the new flats being built around the pub. In short this is probably one of the best pubs to have a quiet drink. The owner was very pleasant when I called at the pub.
Thanks for the email... Cullens Bar, Paisley Road, after Dougie Gray's it was called Maggies Place. It was then taken over by the Ellis brothers and renamed the Wedgewood.
Quayside. 2007.
This old established was was formerly the Mail Box. 1980s.
The Mail Box. 1980s. Probably named after the Post office sorting office which was near by.
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