Elderslie Bar.
2132 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow. G14.
The Elderslie is now demolished.
During the 1960s the Elderslie Bar was completely transformed, owners Thomas Usher & Son, Ltd had skillfully designed the lounge to look like a sunken ship. A large mural of a sea bed adorned one of the walls, a real fishing net with a lobster creel hung overhead, marine objects like ropes with cork floats, a life belt inscribed with the name Lobster Cove, ship lantern's and porthole windows on the doors helped to bring the underwater scene to life.
The name for this lounge was Lobster Cove, the colour scheme was dark as if you were under water with black and gray moquette seating along with chairs of russet red.
Pouring the first pint Thomas Flynn, president of the Glasgow and District Licensed Trade Defence Association in the centre. On the left is Mr G Bagley, director of Thomas Usher & Son Ltd, Mr H M Inglis, managing director of Usher's. On the right of Mr Flynn is D Gordon, licensee, Sir Robert Nimmo, Usher's, Mr R W Nimmo, manager of managed houses department and Mr I G Donaldson.
Elderslie Bar 1960s.
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