A little reminder of the curvy exterior of The Galleon in Whitehall Crescent. A pub I used to drop in on now and again rather than regularly. In fact, looking back, I think I only went there when there were bands playing, that would have been in the late 70's early 80's. The main reason why it wasn't a "regular" so to speak, was probably down to the basic fact that it was quite difficult to get around ALL the pubs, all the time...although there were quite a few of us who gave it a good go..!!
I think the new owners have changed the frontage, which is a shame, as it looks like a real pub from the outside and there's not too many of them left in Dundee these days.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED The Galleon.....it's rubbish now!
ReplyDeletewhat was the name of the galleon in 1985?
ReplyDeleteTHE CHART ROOM
DeleteThe Chart Room wasn't the pub's name. It was the Galleon's upstairs area.
DeleteBrannans Bar
DeleteI use to work at the Galleon Bar in 1996, that was a great place !
ReplyDeleteI drank in there when Bill Brannan was manager for Dryborough brewers in the mid 70s. Some great darts nights!
ReplyDeleteBill is my Grandad and my gran Mima both sadly gone now.
DeleteBilly was my Dad's cousin, so I guess we are related somewhere along the line! Last time I saw him was when he was living in Dundee prior to moving down south. That must have been around 1990 or so. He used to come down to Edinburgh to stay with us sometimes.
DeleteMy mum had a matchbox for years, which said 'Brannan's Bar'...was that the same premises as The Galleon? My dad would have known but he sadly passed away several years ago.
bill was great bloke sadly passed away now me roy smart mick Longmuir all drank there
ReplyDeleteWe all drank there and went for meals back in 1997/98 good times :)
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