Star & Garter.
687 Garscube Road, Glasgow. G20 7JX. Tel: 01413324358.
Star & Garter. 1991.
There has been a pub on this site since the 1860s occupied by tenant and licensee James Phillips. Ten years later publican William Melaugh was running this very popular hostelry. Mr Melaugh was born in Ireland and came to Glasgow to set up as a publican. William was very successful in this old pub and continued to do so, in fact he made enough money to secure the licence for the old Stag Inn on Springburn Road near the foot of the Balgrayhill.
William lived next door to the Stag Inn with his daughter Agnes, son John who was also a publican and a domestic servant Jane Sweeney.
In 1898 Andrew Jardine acquired a licence for the premises and continued to do so for over thirty years. The old pub was demolished and a new tenement with a public house on the ground floor was erected on the site.
Mr Andrew Jardine.
Andrew Jardine was born in Applegarth, near Lockerbie, he came to Glasgow at an early age with his parents and received his education at Henderson Street Public School, afterwards at Larbert. On leaving school he entered the services of Duncan Walker, wine merchant on Hope Street, two years later he joined the staff of Mr Campbell, Cowcaddens. His next move was with well known and respected publican Thomas Reid, working in the firms Garscube Road premises, Jardine worked hard and secured the position of Manager for thirteen years only leaving to take over his own pub at 687 Garscube Road.
The name of his new pub was then The Thistle Bar, he installed all the best liquor including McEwan's draught 90s Edinburgh Ale, he also had his own whisky called "Captain's Blend." Jardine went on to own another pub at 360 Scotland Street. He was involved with the licensed trade and became secretary of the College and Maryhill Divisions of the Trade Defence Association.
In his spare time he would cycle to the country, he was also a football fan of the Jags and was fond of Scotch terriers, he was also a bird fancier, in 1896, with eight birds, he won eighteen prizes at one show, including the cup, the following year, although losing the cup by one point he carried off sixteen prizes with seven of his feathered friends.
His son John took over the pub after his death which stayed in the family until the 1930s.
Another well known publican to run the pub was Henry Brook, he was running the pub during the 50s and 60s. Mr Brook and customers collected vast's amounts of money over the years for various charities, in 1960 they collected over £30.00 for the Eastpark Home for Infirm Children, Maryhill Road. The money was collected in empty whisky bottles.
Left to right Miss Sheila Morrison, matron of the Eastpark Home, Mr James Kerr and partner Alan Girvan. Mr Girvan is emptying a whisky bottle with money collected by customers of the Star & Garter. 1970.
During the 1970s partners James Kerr and Alan Girvan ran the Star & Garter, they also collected money for various charities.
Mr Henry Brook is watched by some of the customers of the Star & Garter while he empties the contents of a bottle of money. 1960.
Today the pub is still going strong however the pub has lost the lounge, an extension which was demolished a few years ago to make way for new houses.
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