Later to become the equally short-lived Mutiny on the Bounty pub etc., which also died a death or the same reasons. it was famous for the way the dance floor bounced up and down as everyone danced in time with the music. I have mentioned some in the gazetteer to get us started, mostly taken from Hull Jazz & Jazzmen by Laurie Dex. The height of the fire was reached at 4am with firefighters fearing for neighbouring properties. One was clearing debris from a stairway when he was blown down the stairs in a blast from a gas explosion. which burnt down under allegedly suspicious circumstances back in the 1980s. Demolished along with Odyssey next door following a fire in 1984. Although now a legend in its own lifetime, the Adelphi began life as a working mens club. I expended thousands of calories headbanging and consumed about three pints of beer and four pints of water. Listed until late 1992 when it became Central Park & Ritzys. The blaze took over 60 firefighters to control and was first noticed by a passing taxi driver and a burglar alarm sounding at roughly 2.30am. I think I went a number of times in the (late?) Penguin Books, Harmondsworth 1982. A dance-floor and a live venue that I always found a bit difficult to get in at first because of all the elitist student types. Opened over 40 years ago, Spiders has seen all the alternative music scenes come and go and managed to live to tell the tale. A rig includes frequency lighting, ultra-violet light and slide projection. and in 1973 Downstairs a licensed caf & restaurant was listed at No.26 Albion Street. Theres no question of them appearing at the door in jeans. Rebuilt after blitz damage in the 1950s. This never seems to have been listed as a club in the telephone directories etc, so was it another name for the Bishop Lane Club itself. The night after I left my job there, The Beatles actually performed there. I think it must have opened 1979, as Ive recorded a Help! Emily joined the team in April 2021 and has completed her level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People just in time before going off on maternity leave in November 2021. Difficult to trace in the telephone directories unless it was listed as a pub? Regular band was The Alan Bond Orchestra. Comments Get the latest nostalgia features and photo stories from Hull Live straight to your inbox. Those are three of the conclusions to be reached from a steady look at the swinging discotheque scene in Hull a scene that has mushroomed in recent months to provide the city with discos of all types. The Twist and the Jive were hot then. Website reader Terry Scott recalls the Prohibition 66 Club - possibly on the site of the old Kevin Ballroom. Listed for the first time in 1973. Click the relevant link below to join the groups you are interested in and get involved! I worked in the big room as cabaret host and resident DJ, 5 nights a week , while at College (of technology) doing my radio qualifications'. One of Hulls discos is pushing the idea of an under 18 night. And it seems that where a change of words is needed to help right the situation, the right one is proving very difficult to find. You could dance too. Just under 12 feet in length, Scamp boasts an unusual combination of features that give her the unique ability to explore waters too shallow for a larger boat, while retaining most of the bigger boat's comforts and capabilities. During the 1970s the Bishop Lane Club catered for the younger market and was known amongst other things as Temptations and the more memorable Bier Keller, which it remained until the late 1970s. By the end of the 1970s (1980?) Click here to follow Hull Live on Instagram. Usually opened till 2pm'. Yes you could dance (well freak-out anyway) if you could find room to do so - or actually manage to stand up in the first place. Memories Of Scamps Nightclubby MrEUK 9 2 Playing tracks by Stargard, Candi Staton, Zapp, Kool & The Gang, Lew Kirton and more. No windows and no sign outside, and later fitted with ultra violet lights on the small dance-floor upstairs, which served only to make you feel more disorientated than when you went in. So why then at 9.50 in the evening, were there no men on the dancing space at all I wondered? Another name for Discoteque, also referred to as Disco Kon Tiki locally. I mean in theory I know the date it opened - I have a file on it if only I could find it, I saw it recently. An oldie but a goodie, The State opened as a nightclub in the 80s. Not listed in 1994. There was a lot of speculation surrounding the fire. Regular band was - of course - the Newington Orchestra. Chuck us a few pence if you wish to x, A legendary local nightspot of the 1960s, the Locarno was the place to be until its closure in 1971. It was suggested that the staff who normally stayed behind after closing for a few drinks were ushered out early that night and the DJ who normally stored his record collection at the club removed it that evening but such were only rumours and may be entirely untrue'. We'd love to know what you think, Should the times be changed? Neither was listed after 1972 and it became Tiffanys in 1973. May previously have been known as the Talk of the Town? Circa 1982. 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It re-opened in September 1972 as TIFFANYS (main hall) with a resident band plus DJs (myself - as Paul Alexander, and "Angus Androcules") and a smaller discotheue upstairs called Annabellas. This coincided with the demolition of the Oddessy and Dingwalls building with demolition contractors DJ Broady being tasked to clear the site for a new development. Venue: Locarno Ballroom by Nick Boldock on 11th February 2018 A legendary local nightspot of the 1960s, the Locarno was the place to be until its closure in 1971. Took over from the night-club Room 82-88 (opened late 1995), which also incorporated the pub Room 86-88 that itself had started life as Room 1795 in 1992. Situated within the block of property now demolished at the western corner of Anlaby Road and Argyle Street, and listed for the first time in 1978. However, Graham Hardy has a different take: - 'I dont actually remember the Barracuda but do recall seeing a photograph of, from the Lowgate end, from what I can recall, would suggest that the Barracuda was on the opposite side to the Bishop Lane Club and was very near tothe Lowgate end. Also catered for the rock crowd as most clubs eventually had to. Continued to be listed until 1984 when it was almost destroyed by fire; demolition was underway by November 1984 and the site cleared by February 1985. Regular bandleader was Norman Mail & his band. A few clubs, that were often un-licensed, also provided gambling and a stage for the local Beat group, Jazz combo or Folk Club, whereas the new discotheques (discos) catered solely for the ravers who craved to dance to mostly pop-chart orientated music in more extrovert hip surroundings. Hull Music Archive is an ongoing project which aims to document a full and detailed history of music from and related to . The Hull Times ran an advertisement for this club in its issue of 28 November 1975 (page 13). Elsewhere, left-over do-wop hits jarred against the odd Folk protest song, and even a few Jazz hits. new orleans paddle boat to zoo; who has an eagle patronus; apple cider vinegar went up my nose; 341 overwood road, akron, oh; wagons east john candy last scene; Ephemera: Scamps Ticket by Nick Boldock on 12th July 2016 Ticket for Scamps nightclub (loaned to us by Rob Goldberg - thanks Rob! Listed under clubs, social & general from 1965 until 1977, when it was listed simply as the Flamingo Club. Hartlepool firm Camerons Brewery were also in a dilemma as they were due to submit details on turning the Dingwalls venue into a pub before the Hull City Council Planning Committee on January 11. Scamps are always eager to promote and encourage outdoor play, even during the winter months but especially in the Summer; so please make sure you provide SUN CREAM (it should be in the original packaging and clearly labelled with your childs name) as well as suitable wet weather clothing and shoes for your child. Paul Rusling has more specific memories: -'Locarno, aka The Mecca, - well, I could write a book on that. Mole, who had run The Discotheque in Whitefriargate - he was also an antiques dealer. Montagues had gone by the end of the 1980s and the Hull Food Restaurant took over after vacating their premises in Charles Street in 1991. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. In the early 1980s I remember seeing The Damned (and later Captain Sensible solo) and possibly Dr Feelgood (again) but others are a blur. Sparkling black walls, floor awash with sticky beer, Sylvia (Focus) & Frankenstein (Edgar Winter Band) on the Juke Box, bliss. Gondola Club & Coffee Bar, Little Queen Street. Too far off the beaten track, it soon closed later the same year. I think I am correct in saying this was one of Hulls first Gay bars. SCAMP Security provide a comprehensive range of integrated security, fire protection and manned guarding services. Slade again, and several others there. The new form of entertainment hasnt stopped them playing badminton regularly at the YPI and they reckon they spend about 75p a week on disco entertainment. But their work is not just a question of putting on records and flashing a few lights. It ran as a regular late night coffee club and disco after 10:30, when the resident DJ was Jeff Bunting. Francis was our Vice President, we went to all the opening dos and presentation ceremonies as we got him all sorts of awards. Another regular was Margaret, who recalls: - 'I used to frequent the Gondola Coffee Club nearly every day and three times at the week-ends. This remained the case throughout the 1960s but as the decade wore on the ballrooms began to be complemented by coffee bars, which became a place for teenagers to gather and listen to their new music whilst sipping Espresso day or night. Regular dancing venue in the 1950s and 1960s and beyond. Formerly Oasis, Oasis 2000, Quigleys, Club Sahara etc. Older people are finding the discos more attractive. At the moment he finds what all the other DJs I spoke to find that what pleases the majority is the Motown sound. url_twitter = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hullmusicarchive.co.uk%2Fephemera-scamps-ticket%2F'; It always had the same number - 28250.'. Scamp Club (Scampclub pets are not for adoption.) Many superb live acts appeared here (Steve Marriot, Albert Lee) and it was a great place for a boogie to good old Rock music. Very rough and tumble with an old black guy on the door who always had a baseball bat handy. Did night-clubs have a late licence whereas the others had normal pub hours; or can they be quantified by actually having a licence for dancing? Email us, Scamps Out of School Clubs Spiders Nightclub is an independent alternative music club in Hull. Listed as a night-club for the first time in the telephone directory of 1992. Was it also known as Oscars, or was that a pub within the Hotel? Rex Booth wrote an article in the Hull Times of 17th August 1973 entitled Theyre in the groove and the sound is Rock! [Sounds like Smashey & Nicey] that recorded the popular 50s nights at the club that were well attended by Hulls Teddy Boys. Where they both the same, or two separate entities within one building? Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasnt it spelt wrong?) I asked Tony what he thought were the reasons for the current boom in discos. May have been an early name for what became the Bier Keller, as remembered by my cousin Steve Worner of sixties group the Five Trax. Owned by Sami Leisure and included its own Taxi firm - Kings Taxis. Took over from the short-lived Fagins in 1986. GESCO is a security company operating in various fields and basing on the principle of physical protection. Noted for the first time in 1963 as the Wellington Social Club, under clubs, social & general but was probably more of a working mens club until its new lease of life in the late 1970s (?) Scamps Snack Menuplease follow this link to view or download. Graham Hardy remembers it was still open circa 1979. but initially more of a working mens place. This never seems to have been listed as a club in the telephone directories etc, so was it another name for the Bishop Lane Club itself. Share on Pinterest Doing his best to keep live music alive. Not sure if this was a mobile or not Local Gareth Watkins remembered it was ran by Hulls hippies and moved around, but Im not sure what the inference is there? We have an open door policy and welcome parentalinput, comments andcommunication. Part of the Mecca Dancing group. And the mobiles cater for the same age group as do the residents ones. T.C.s Nightclub & Restaurant, 1 Ropery Street. Still listed in 1987 but gone by 1988. ). Planet EarthNightclub/Bar, 112-116 George Street. Robert has also completed his level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People. I remember seeing bands there from around 1982, like Haze, Split Pig, and Over The Top, an early Ron Hales band and all his later incarnations. All classes of people ask for a mobile disco to entertain them at some time it seems - from the types we might expect; such as University students to those we might not; such as golf club members. At lunchtimes we gave people excellent spaghetti bolognese liberally boosted with garlic andcooked in the tiny kitchen on the premises. This remained the case throughout the 1960s but as the decade wore on the ballrooms began to be complemented by coffee bars, which became a place for teenagers to gather and listen to their new music whilst sipping Espresso day or night. A double site coupled with Annabellas, and both owned by the Mecca Group. And I was surprised to find on Tuesday evening in one of the towns discos two young married women without their husbands. Club contact: LANCE POWERS. It went very downhill towards the end. Beechgrove Scout Hut Formerly the Ocean 11 Club. - we are quite happy with the image of discos and a disco is a bit more lively than a pub. The team will be updating the wall murals and photo displays throughout the year now the halls have been repainted. Now famed for the phrase Tower fur n owerr, which is where you go when the pubs close in Hull. Historically this had been the site of the Hope & Anchor pub. Another great name, and Near St Judes Church Hull's swingingist new club in a 1967 advertisement, mentioned in one of Tim Josephs Grandads columns in WHERE? The viewpoint of these girls in their mid-twenties? This legendary local hot-spot - fondly known as Tower For An Hour - was first listed as a nightclub in 1984. There were many, many other locations around Hull where Jazz could be enjoyed, such as the wonderfully named 'Granny's Parlour Folk Club' held at the Royal Oak pub, but many went unlisted and to note them here relies on the memories of the readers so please contact me. I am grateful to Paul Rusling for contacting me with the following resume: -'Baileys should have been in the phone book - it had a 5 line switchboard and the number was 24000. manned 24 hours a day, Baileys had an all night watchman and female receptionists by day. Six firefighters were hurt, but none seriously. I cant remember it as being licensed, but it may have been. Kitti also completed her Level 8 in Social Care, Children & Young People and will now take a break from the studying before moving into her management qualifications. which burnt down under allegedly suspicious circumstances back in the 1980s. There was a very large Bouncer called Dennis. Share on Facebook Share. The following list of fondly remembered venues was gathered in 2001 from my own memory and those of friends and family, and may spark a few memories of our dancing (or relaxed listening) days. [.] Rave Magazine, November 1966 & April 1967 editions, Tower House Publications, London 1967 (authors collection). The mobile disco world has its own lingo. on the site of the late Bali Ha`i. Tony reckons his outfit have in excess of 4,000 discs and they can provide Go-Go dancers and films if they are wanted. This new music was epitomised by one group, as Ian Macdonald summed up well in his excellent book Revolution in the head - Though ultimately the product of influences deeper than pop, the Sixties soaring optimism was ideally expressed by it and nowhere more perfectly than in the music of the Beatles. However, a website viewer Robert W notes: -, 'I was one of those 'elitist students' at Hull University in 1972-75, and didn't like the discos there, except that on Sunday evenings the OUTSIDER DISCO was on in one of the small rooms. Still running in 1981 but Oddessy took over from it in 1981- 82. Gatsby Club (The), Royal Station Hotel, Ferensway. I had to be off the premises by 10:30 when it opened up as a coffee bar! This was a former hairstylists and caf until the late 1960s when it was supposedly known off the record as Movin Scene. The place would have been frequented by art students (the epitome of cool at that time). Vol. Listed from at least 1960 as a ballroom dancing venue, but gone by 1963? Late in 1993 it joined with Quigleys to create the Oasis Club and is now [2001] part of Club Zen. Rosie OGradys Nightclub, County Road North. Dalia previously completed her Level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People prior to joining Scamps and has now also completed her Level 8 in Social Care, Children & Young People. Man accused of drugging date 'was arranging to meet another woman just 12 hours after she had died', Christopher Downes is accused of the manslaughter of Kim Harrop, Major Hull visitor attraction work gathers pace as dock gate contract awarded, Initial tender exercise failed to attract a single bid, Should all-day bus lanes in Hull be scrapped? Did this become a record shop? Mark Peacock recalls it was part of the Hull Brick Company, a promotional company that formed in 1970 and was responsible for attracting larger bands to Hull (usually at the City Hall) T Rex, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Free, Lindisfarne, Mott the Hoople, etc. Waterfront Club (The), Princes Dock Side. Fagins Night-Club, Royal Station Hotel, Ferensway. It was first mentioned in the entertainments section of the Yellow Pages in 1985, and I remember it being rather tacky (although I wasnt a frequent visitor). Towards the end of its time, they opened a second dance floor on the ground floor. variation on the Albion Street theme. In the late 60s I think it was known as 'The Round' and /or 'Bizarre society' c.1971. For discos are now more than just rooms in which to dance, with records booming away in the background. Originally known variously as the Kon-Tiki Club, the Barn and Disco 66. About three pints of water space at all i wondered the residents.... 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