The Titwood Bar.
58 Nithsdale Road, Strathbungo, Glasgow. G41 2An. Tel: 01414245081.
The Titwood Bar. 1991.
Andrew Small a wine & spirit merchant occupied these premises and obtained a public house licence in 1893. Mr Small paid an annul rent of £62 10/- (shillings) to the owner of the property Mrs Janet McIntyre, 40 Nithsdale Road.
Robert Hill Stevens ran this prosporous business during the 1930s and 40s. The pub was taken over by Marion Cullen in 1950. A new cocktail lounge bar was added to the pub in 1954 called "The Elbow Room." The contractors were Messrs Caskell & Chambers (Scotland) Ltd who were the leading pub desingers at the time.
Wallpaper was hung on the walls with mirrors to give the new lounge a larger feel to it, a crescent shaped Honduras mahogany bar counter was also installed. Honduras mahogany was also used for the wall panelling in the lounge.
The Cullen family continued to run this popular bar until the 1960s. Tennent Caledonian Breweries took over in 1964, the pub was then run by Roy Hutchison for over ten years.
Interior view of the new cocktail lounge bar the "Elbow Room" 1954.
Titwood Bar. 2009
Titwood Bar. 2009.
The Titwood Bar sign. 2009.
