Most of the old venues as we know , have been pulled down and replaced with either a car park ( The Torch and Clifton Hall to name but two ) or developement , but there must be some that still stand as the original building , but house a business or something similar .

I was in the centre of Doncaster today , and passed by the building that once was The Attic . It now is a branch of the retail chain T J Hughes .

Long gone for the building is the glory of the night Billy Stewart sang there .....

Malc Burton

Most of the old venues as we know , have been pulled down and replaced with either a car park ( The Torch and Clifton Hall to name but two ) or developement , but there must be some that still stand as the original building , but house a business or something similar .

I was in the centre of Doncaster today , and passed by the building that once was The Attic . It now is a branch of the retail chain T J Hughes .

Long gone for the building is the glory of the night Billy Stewart sang there .....

Malc Burton

WAS: (1975-1977): Bisley Pavilion allnighter

IS NOW: Bisley Pavilion allnighter

WAS: (1975-1977): Bisley Pavilion allnighter

IS NOW: Bisley Pavilion allnighter

As the / my original post stated - " there must be some that still stand as the original building , but house a business or something similar " .

Bisley Pavillion all nighter is still held at bisley Pavillion , so it is the same , and as a result , the venue does not house a business or something similar .

Sorry for being picky .......

Malc Burton

The oval ball in york is still there and is now an indian restraunt, come on malc lets have the menu then

Mojo is a (Mormon) Church?

Bradford Queens Hall is a grotty Student venue.

Love these Malc

String o.beadfs in Bradford is now up for sale and has been various Rave clubs over the last 20 yrs.

Leeds Central is now The Hi-fi Club

L,aMBASSADOR IN bRADFORD is not to be found (till J.B. COMES AND SHOWS ME!!

Plebs in Halifax is now the Beer Garden of the Brass Cat pub

Spiders Web in Bradford is now a mobile phone shop

Hole in the wall Bradford is now an insurance shop and the cellar underneath is now flooded

The 137 club in Bradford is now a playschool

The Bay horse at Todmorden(Crocketts) is now a private house --after being a posh restaurant

San Remo in Bradford is now part of the City Vaults pub

Malc---willl think of more

Tony C.

Up The Junction, Crewe.

Now a Snooker Club

Brav

Mojo is a (Mormon) Church?

Bradford Queens Hall is a grotty Student venue.

Where The Mojo stood is a small block of retirement / OAP flats .

I was up there a while ago to take a photograph of the site , and was asked by an old chap who came out of the flats what I was doing . I told him , and asked if he had been around when it was on the go . He said yes , and lived a street away at the time . He said it was a noisy place , and not surprised it got closed down , as it was rumoured that people who went there were smoking marajuana

Pricless .

In regard to BQH and the others posted above , this is / was the sort of information I wanted , as to what venues have been turned into are now .

Malc Burton

Edited November 28, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

Bretby.

Posh houses stand there now,looking over the golf course at £300.000+ a house.

Kev.

The oval ball in york is still there and is now an indian restraunt, come on malc lets have the menu then

Go on then ......

Tikka Your Love And Run

Pickle Finger Of Fate

Mr Pittaful

Do The Funky Chickem Madras

Paint Yourself In The Korma

The Philly jalfrezi

Rogan Josh A Little Misunderstanding

Your Korais May Shine

That is enough joviality : Let us get back on subject

Malc Burton

Edited November 28, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

but there must be some that still stand as the original building , but house a business or something similar .

Malc Burton

Nottingham Oddfellows Club, Leicester. Exactly the same as it was in the 80s.

string of beads in bradford now called mingles open till early hours BUT!! RnB played my daughter carries on the tradition!!!

lol

sue

Love these Malc

String o.beadfs in Bradford is now up for sale and has been various Rave clubs over the last 20 yrs.

Leeds Central is now The Hi-fi Club

L,aMBASSADOR IN bRADFORD is not to be found (till J.B. COMES AND SHOWS ME!!

Plebs in Halifax is now the Beer Garden of the Brass Cat pub

Spiders Web in Bradford is now a mobile phone shop

Hole in the wall Bradford is now an insurance shop and the cellar underneath is now flooded

The 137 club in Bradford is now a playschool

The Bay horse at Todmorden(Crocketts) is now a private house --after being a posh restaurant

San Remo in Bradford is now part of the City Vaults pub

Malc---willl think of more

Tony C.

I would disagree with you regarding the Hole in the Wall being flooded cos my mate was the council worker boss who agreed to it being filled in in the early 90s

sue bushby

I would disagree with you regarding the Hole in the Wall being flooded cos my mate was the council worker boss who agreed to it being filled in in the early 90s

sue bushby

In respect of old Leeds venues , two notables come into mind .

Hernie's I think is now flats ( anyone confirm ? ) , and The Spinning Disc , better kmown as The Old Mecca . The SD / OM has been for many years a succession of upmarket ladies' fashion stores .

Malc Burton

Edited November 29, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

Sue--T.was Tony Chandler who told me about the premises in Godwin Street(H.I.T.W.) and Malc --Herniess is still there on the corner of Harehills lane ,me and Swish had a look a few years ago!!

T.C.

Maxims allniter wigan 81/82 is maxims allniters 2009 .

Sale Mecca (Blue Rooms) still a part of the mecca bingo hall but the blue rooms bit is just a store room.

The Pendulum (at M S G) now a part of the patch of land surrounding the Urbis.

mark

Edited December 1, 200915 yr by mark.b

Sale Mecca (Blue Rooms) still a part of the mecca bingo hall but the blue rooms bit is just a store room.

The Pendulum (at M S G) now a part of the patch of land surrounding the Urbis.

mark

As the case with The Steam Machine at / in Hanley .

Malc Burton

As the case with The Steam Machine at / in Hanley .

Malc Burton

Harking back to old Leeds venues again , can anyone shed light on what The Three Coins on Albion Walk ( off Albion Street ) became after its' closure , and what it is now if the building is still there ?

Malc Burton

Malc----re the Three coins--which i think at one time was part of the Abadi Brothers empire---Albion Walk is long gone--on the site now(just off the Headrow) all shops built in the last 25 yrs,

Best

Tony.

Malc----re the Three coins--which i think at one time was part of the Abadi Brothers empire---Albion Walk is long gone--on the site now(just off the Headrow) all shops built in the last 25 yrs,

Best

Tony.

i met jack abadi on a couple of occasions when i was a 16year old apprentice,the joinery firm i was employed with, used to use a flat roofing company called sandburne roofing ltd , so one day this guy turns up on the job smoking this big cigar and my mate who was 10 years older says "hey you go to wigan casino dont ya (its 1978) so i reply yeah ,well he says this guy used to own the twisted wheel,to which i replied .....never heard of it!!!!!

Malc----re the Three coins--which i think at one time was part of the Abadi Brothers empire---Albion Walk is long gone--on the site now(just off the Headrow) all shops built in the last 25 yrs,

Best

Tony.

My thanks once again for your information Tony .

I knew that TTC was one of the Abadi Brothers business concerns , as were several other in Leeds at the time .

I have an old advert - I think dating from 1968 - for TTC , which I will post up later .

Malc Burton

Edited December 3, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

My thanks once again for your information Tony .

I knew that TTC was one of the Abadi Brothers business concerns , as were several other in Leeds at the time .

I have an old advert - I think dating from 1968 - for TTC , which I will post up later .

Malc Burton

As promised , the advert for The Three Coins .

As I posted earlier , the advert I think dates from 1968 : can anyone determine the correct year for me ?

Malc Burton

As promised , the advert for The Three Coins .

As I posted earlier , the advert I think dates from 1968 : can anyone determine the correct year for me ?

Malc Burton

Hiya malc

NOT heard of the Three coins before what year was this???

sue

Ps DOH!!! just re read the posting!!! I was into soul then but my first nighter was in 1969!!

would be interested on hearing about this club 3 coins

Edited December 3, 200915 yr by mooma

I used to go to the spinning disc in leeds on at sat afternoon 2 til 5 was a young lass of 13 then!!! It was in an arcade in Leeds "QUEENS ARCADE" I think.

Certain tunes stick in my head that were played

AL Capone by Prince Buster and the allstars

Another Saturday Night by sam cooke

HAPPY DAYS

sue

I used to go to the spinning disc in leeds on at sat afternoon 2 til 5 was a young lass of 13 then!!! It was in an arcade in Leeds "QUEENS ARCADE" I think.

Certain tunes stick in my head that were played

AL Capone by Prince Buster and the allstars

Another Saturday Night by sam cooke

HAPPY DAYS

sue

Besides the Saturday afternoon sessions , The Spinning Disc ( better known as The Old Mecca ) also held highly successful and well attended , lunchtime sessions during the week . These started at noon and finshed at 2 PM ( think it cost 6d to get in ) . It was a rarity for me not to be there on a lunchtime ( I preferred to go to The Old Mecca in my lunch hour , rather than spend it eating or playing cards with the lads I worked with ) , and I was always late back to work , leaving it to the last minute before I left and had to run back to work . Thankfully I only worked nearby on the corner of Boar Lane and Lower Briggate in / at Alexandre's the Tailors .

Malc Burton

Edited December 3, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

The Twisted Wheel,Whitworth St. is still the Twisted Wheel twice a month.The rest of the month it's used as Legends(gay club).Entrance is through no.4 but the stage room is pretty much as it was.Pete Roberts,Who did a spot at the Blackpool Weekender last month, reopened the club in 2000 ,and with John Green and guest DJs s maintain a policy of playing only tunes that were played at the club's original incarnations,Brazennose St and Whitworth St.

Edited December 4, 200915 yr by NorthernMoorSoul

The Twisted Wheel,Whitworth St. is still the Twisted Wheel twice a month.The rest of the month it's used as Legends(gay club).Entrance is through no.4 but the stage room is pretty much as it was.Pete Roberts,Who did a spot at the Blackpool Weekender last month, reopened the club in 2000 ,and with John Green and guest DJs s maintain a policy of playing only tunes that were played at the club's original incarnations,Brazennose St and Whitworth St.

Thankyou for that , but as my original question was about what had become of old venues - " there must be some that still stand as the original building , but now house a business or something similar " , with The Wheel still being The Wheel , it does not qualify .

Malc Burton

Edited December 4, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

Thankyou for that , but as my original question was about what had become of old venues - " there must be some that still stand as the original building , but now house a business or something similar " , with The Wheel still being The Wheel , it does not qualify .

Malc Burton

Burnley Mecca (Rose Room) - now a bingo hall

Accrington Spinning Jenny - community centre

Blackburn Mecca - bingo hall than back to a night club

Accrinton British Legion - snooker hall

Darwin Tiffanys - was pulled down, now a supermarket

Burnley Bank Hall Miners - pulled down, now ?

Blackburn Tonys Ballroom - now standing empty

Accrington Band Club - as above

Burnley Thomson Centre - pulled down, now a car park

That's a few from around East Lancs.

does the 100 club count or has it already been mentioned,

Burnley Mecca (Rose Room) - now a bingo hall

Accrington Spinning Jenny - community centre

Blackburn Mecca - bingo hall than back to a night club

Accrinton British Legion - snooker hall

Darwin Tiffanys - was pulled down, now a supermarket

Burnley Bank Hall Miners - pulled down, now ?

Blackburn Tonys Ballroom - now standing empty

Accrington Band Club - as above

Burnley Thomson Centre - pulled down, now a car park

That's a few from around East Lancs.

Excellent : your / those answers are exactly what I was after .

It is a minority of the buildings that once housed a NS venue still do so . The majority - like those kindly listed above - of venues that once played host to our music , have sadly long since gone .

The venues may have gone , but the spirits still remain in the building if it is still there , or if not , in the air and on the ground where it once stood ......

Malc Burton

Edited December 4, 200915 yr by Malc Burton

Excellent : your / those answers are exactly what I was after .

It is a minority of the buildings that once housed a NS venue still do so . The majority - like those kindly listed above - of venues that once played host to our music , have sadly long since gone .

The venues may have gone , but the spirits still remain in the building if it is still there , or if not , in the air and on the ground where it once stood ......

Malc Burton

Two more from me,

The Moat House - Blackburn

Howard Arms - Wheelton, both pulled down, for new houses.

Dave.

Is Kettering Central Hall still there ?............My first venue.

TOP OF THE WORLD now COUTURE. Still original shell , just been knocked about inside

The Perseverence Pub on lumb lane in what was bradfords red light district, notorious for a huge surveillance operation which resulted in 250 people bein arrested for possession offences (nearly all for cannabis ), shut down only to re-open as..... A chemist shop!!!

As the case with The Steam Machine at / in Hanley .

Malc Burton

is that recent? i went for a look there a few years ago it seemed to be like a casino?

Paynes Cafe Royale, Llandudno noe a branch of those high quality couture garmets "Peacocks"

click here https://www.paynesreunion.co.uk/and_now___.htm

take a tour of the site and look at the "back in the day " link to see what it looked like "back in the day"

Bradford Queens hall, turned into a students glum pub with a bloody great bar area righ in the middle of where the dancefloor used to be, Benons or gatsbys as it was known for a while. i think it burned down, then got turned into offices ,( mind you that is very probably complete bullshit.).

Trentham Grdens , levelled. used to be an alldayer in harrogate, just outside the tran station on the left. anybody know what that is now?

The sportsman pub in todmorden, scene of some quite anarchic alldayers. still there?

The alk of yorkshire , the first alldayer i ever went to . became joe johnsons snooker centre. the q2 centre in birmingham with a bear pit for a dancefloor, Had a dance on there one night with marvin ruffin resplendant in fur hat and red suit .i bet thats gone now. Bretby country club on "geary lane". flattened too i gather. Anybody know what became of clouds night club in edinburgh.

Most of the Gloucester venues I used to go to have gone.

The Bristol Hotel, and I think the YMCA are still there.

Wheelrights and the Roundabout have been levelled in the name of progress.

Anyone know if the Marshall Suite is still there at the top end of Stroud?

It was derelict last time I passed there, which was probably ten years ago.

As promised , the advert for The Three Coins .

As I posted earlier , the advert I think dates from 1968 : can anyone determine the correct year for me ?

Malc Burton

hi malc i think you wil find that the ad was from 1966 as graham bond was the graham bond organisation til 1965 and the sheffields broke up about the same time ,one of old mates used to go for the blues singersbut that was just as the scene joined the motown -enjoy dancing -instead of listening to howlin wolf/ wanting to die type music in red hipster trousers etc.

is that recent? i went for a look there a few years ago it seemed to be like a casino?

where do you get all the names from ?i had totally forgotten the steam maCHINE FOOkin caps key. only went once ,why doesyour memory have to hide good things from you like id forgotten id got alzheimers now ive furkin remembered i ve got it or was it aids ?

Nottingham Oddfellows Club, Leicester. Exactly the same as it was in the 80s.

Please can some promoter do a reunion there please...just like Dave T's 25 year Stafford do then my life would be complete and I could die happy!

I'm not joking either...come on Mr Promoter...and you'd make a fortune to boot!

Tracky Club in Barnsley Now a NHS run Health Centre

Repairing some of the damage it did to us ! ! !

Tracky Club in Barnsley Now a NHS run Health Centre

Repairing some of the damage it did to us ! ! !

oh happy dayz .... its shut now though aint it the nhs have left mefinks

Tracky Club in Barnsley Now a NHS run Health Centre

Repairing some of the damage it did to us ! ! !

God God - what year is that photograph Derek ?

I nearly did not recognize Bub ........ good job he was sitting down

You have got me thinking now ( bad sign at this time of the morning ) : How long did the TC run Derek ? . I think you and I have discussed this before , and for some reason , 12 / 13 years seem to stick in my mind .

One of the truly creditable and memeorable Yorkshire soul nights

Malc

Edited July 27, 201015 yr by Malc Burton

Tracky Club in Barnsley Now a NHS run Health Centre

Repairing some of the damage it did to us ! ! !

Not seen that pic of Bub before Derek,

used to work with him at Adeles in Denaby,

was a top guy, RIP mate.

Regards, Tony.

God God - what year is that photograph Derek ?

I nearly did not recognize Bub ........ good job he was sitting down

You have got me thinking now ( bad sign at this time of the morning ) : How long did the TC run Derek ? . I think you and I have discussed this before , and for some reason , 12 / 13 years seem to stick in my mind .

One of the truly creditable and memeorable Yorkshire soul nights

Malc

That was at one of he Boxing day Fancy dress nights at the old Tracky club which I think dates to around 1980

Think thats Waggy behind him

Between the 2 clubs (old & new Tracky) I think it ran just short of 15 years - Every week - almost 800 in all.

Thats an awful lot of thinking for one morning ! !

Edited July 28, 201015 yr by DerekG

That was at one of he Boxing day Fancy dress nights at the old Tracky club which I think dates to around 1980

Think thats Waggy behind him

Between the 2 clubs (old & new Tracky) I think it ran just short of 15 years - Every week - almost 800 in all.

Thats an awful lot of thinking for one morning ! !

it is Waggy Derek .

If he went as Tommy Cooper - 2 out of 10 : if he went as a Cairo markert trader - 6 out of 10

Malc

it is Waggy Derek .

If he went as Tommy Cooper - 2 out of 10 : if he went as a Cairo markert trader - 6 out of 10

Malc

Malc, I do believe that Bub at that precise moment is saying into the mic

"If ya don't like this fooker then fook off"

Nigel Havers eat yer heart out

Malc, I do believe that Bub at that precise moment is saying into the mic

"If ya don't like this fooker then fook off"

PMSL, He should have copyrighted this quote.

PMSL, He should have copyrighted this quote.