Miner's Home/Maple Leaf Hotel

[Penny Tray]

Was it local miners who lived here or did they come from further afield - and did anybody 'drink' or 'dance' here or 'both' when it was the Maple Leaf Hotel?

Walter Catto, I think, was the owner when it was the Maple Leaf Hotel. Did he have Canadian connections, considering the name he gave to his establishment?

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[morag]

The Maple Leaf was considered a bit of a dive in my day, P.T., Coming home on the bus from the Ingledene, the folk that got on outside the Maple Leaf were always blootered!

[Penny Tray]

Morag,

Well, I guess naebody is ever gaun tae admit noo that they drank or danced there! However, having had a wee interest in the Constabulary there circa 1963-1966 it did attract a few bus parties from all airts and pairts.

[morag]

Och, but it might have been fine before my day or after!

[maggie]

while staying back in Scotland for a few
years my husband kids and I were driving
to Kilwinning to see my sister when going
along canal street all of a sudden a drunk
from the Maple Leaf fell into our car
he lived a few houses away so we
managed to get him home and everyone
was okay except for a shake up

[brvhrtjimmy]

i worked in seabank nursing home as a carer ( formerly miners home/maple leaf) had to give it up when i took my first stroke,i also dont mind admitting i had the odd pint in there when i did drink,they had a great domino team,walter catto was candien but im not sure from what part he was from.
James Barr (brvhrtjimmy)

[morag]

That was meant for Maggie's post...

[meekan]

Penny,
I have a strange feeling that it was called something else before it was the Maple Leaf but I can't for the life of me think what it was. Can anyone else remember or am I imagining it?
I met someone on holiday, some time ago from Motherwell who when I said I stayed in Saltcoats went on to rave about the great nights they had at the Maple Leaf. It seems there was a bus came from that area very often.

[brvhrtjimmy]

when the pub in canal street, right hand side as you go up,was due for demolition they moved into the old miners home it kept the same name but i cant remember what it was called ,when walter catto bought it he named it the maple leaf.
James Barr (B rvhrtjimmy)

[Aileen Shaw]

Hi
In the early 80's the Maple Leaf was renovated and at the back where the disco was called "Tokyo Joes" the DJ was Michael Smyth he lived round the corner from us, I can remember being in Tokyo Joes a few times the music was good. The Hotel was renamed The Silver Sands.
Cheers
Aileen

[Mitchy]

Hi
In the early 80's the Maple Leaf was renovated and at the back where the disco was called "Tokyo Joes" the DJ was Michael Smyth he lived round the corner from us, I can remember being in Tokyo Joes a few times the music was good. The Hotel was renamed The Silver Sands.
Cheers
Aileen

I remember Tokyo Joes well, and the lounge was called 'Joe Bananas.

The Maple Leaf itself was never far from trouble though as I recall, and was also burned down twice. The Catto family owned it a couple of times, and they also owned the Westfield Hotel in Saltcoats.

[chriso]

brvhrtjimmy Wrote

when the pub in canal street, right hand side as you go up,was due for demolition they moved into the old miners home it kept the same name but i cant remember what it was called ,when walter catto bought it he named it the maple leaf.
James Barr (B rvhrtjimmy)

I seem to vaguely remember it was called the Argyle bar, but I'm not 100% certain.