I can recall the toy shop opposite the bus station on the row of terraces that included upwards towards the church. Today, it is now a Mecca Bingo Hall with a neighbouring Indian buffet restaurant. the last independent music shop in oldham i believe was andys records in spindles, even hmv has gone now you could possibly get a top 10 cd from wh smiths but thats about it. It met High Street between Boots and I think Comet (or Currys). Tommy Heffron the doorman commented its better than watching a video working here on a Friday Happy Days. The memories of 71-74 when I was at Oldham Tech as it was then. Subscribe to our daily What's On newsletter to keep up with what's happening around Greater Manchester. Also a caf/bakery shop, was this owned by Emerys. Manchester nightlife in the 1970s. Instead of walking through from WH Smith and Boots into the Spindles (like you do now), you actually walked through an external door onto Peter St. facing an entrance to St. Peters precinct. The Iceland within Littlewoods and Bardsleys bookshop on Yorkshire street also stick in my mind. There was a chippy next door called The Little Kingfisher, On the corner stood a pub called The Regent a Bass house. I was way too young to visit the Ballyhoo on Manchester Road, but I have heard of the place. contact the editor here. This time, East of the M60 has followed this up with a similar article on Oldham. Oldham Saloon. Bars & Clubs 7. Grew up in Saddleworth and used to come into Oldham on the 431, which became the 427 and eventually the 183 or 184 I think. But if you leave me your name and number, i promise that when i get home Ill call you. Used to lodge at a pub called the bull or ox on the hill near the belgrade hotel on the hill.Landlord used to be called Archie Trimble. This was shared with National Bus Companys long distance services as well as Yelloways excursions. I was 11 or 12,and I was so shocked. I remember Scruples,on Yorkshire Street,Henry Afrikas where Sainsburys is now.Montys,Chaddy Squash club,Bali hoo,Candlelight,Dreamers,Scandals was my fave. As soon as you mentioned the heart shaped wooden chairs, that was my trigger. Bredbury Hall Hotel & Club is considered among the top clubs and bars in Stockport, Manchester. Does anyone remember Nellie Granelli who sold the best ice cream ever on the Tommyfield? Anyway, I used to buy all my punk singles at The Golden Disc when it was roughly where the entrance to Spindles is, on the side where the smaller new bus station is. You used to teach Kung Fu to me and my older sister, Sue you were an item with her. Seriously? Were you fascinated by the big digital clock in the Town Square centre? Port Everglades cruise terminal to FLL Dec 28, 2022. Near the North/South Shields ferry landing. There was a disco upstairs with a dance floor that lit up in squares, very like the one in Envy today. I painted the jacket potato posters on the walls for an extra fee (cash in hand of course as were my wages of 15 per Saturday probably around 1994/5/6). Im sorry but Im not here. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Used to get all my Star Wars Figures from here in the 80s. I used to love the 50p stall and used to buy records in inside market and I had totally forgot about duckamuffin and have now remembered from this feed. I`m sure there were 2 golden discs, 1 in the arcade and 1 in the row of shops that are in front of the magistrates court entrance. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The first part opened on Cheapside in 2001, with the second part arriving in 2007 on the Turning Circle. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. jillys took over upstairs to become rockworld, and now only has upstairs, the musicbox is now below. As a 9 or 10 year old, I was mad into punk rock. Cars parked on the roof and at ground level with access via trolley-friendly escalators. The show features the Dreamers Community Choir and an all-female cast, who combine TV credits on Shameless (Sally Carman), Coronation Street (Rachel Leskovac) and Emmerdale (Marie Critchley). Does anyone know of Lindas whereabouts? Vaguely remember the cafe name, Silvios but nothing elseand interesting to hear of all the different clubs a bit before my time. How I wish it became Oldhams answer to Afflecks Palace. Great to hear peoples stories and memories about Oldham during the 80 and 90s. It was opposite a doughnut stand. These fascinating capture clubbers inside popular Greater Manchester venues of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Next door was Javelin which was bigger and sold mainly current records. How I wish it was still there. Duck A Muffin was like a giant meatball, probably made of beef, pork or mutton with breadcrumbs. The Shepherds Boy 1 Bars & Clubs 9. So many memories! i had quite a lot of fun there and met some interesting people. Stops on St. Marys Way and Yorkshire Street were well used as of now. Leave them in the comments section below. I have found an image on Flickr.com of the Market Hotel which might conjure up a few memories. It was part-owned by Bob Sopel of Bob Sopel Travel. Egerton End: Egerton Street. You can still listen to him on Boom Radio. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. A proper record shop in Oldham would be a fine thing, though this would buck the trend towards people downloading chart music. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 1970/71 Watford v Carlisle United, Division 2, 12th September 1970 . Me and some of my friends are having a heated debate about Dreamers. A Convair CV-600 from the, now defunct, Bar Harbor Airlines fleet. In 1980s Oldham, the Country Larder was the place to visit. The Town House Restaurant, if my memory serves me right is still going, if you can find it through the current forest full of road cones and temporary signs. With two platforms of four stands, it had toilets, an information kiosk, and a SaverSales shop, backing on to the shopping precinct next to Toy and Hobby. For the likes of Half Man Half Biscuit, The Fall or Stiff Little Fingers, its either a trip to Manchester or the HMV stores in Ashton-under-Lyne or Rochdale. (HMV has closed, though re-emerged as a pop-up shop for Christmas time). I am also sure that he opened up a restaurant on Greaves St called Town House Restaurant which also included the Coal Hole bar downstairs. I remember Ma Dobbs and how kind she was to us all, and being really jealous of children who were allowed to go to the 14 years cat Whiskers sessions on sat afternoon. Who cares if you had to wipe your feet on the way out. Name of some famed night club in Stockport are Bamboo Club, Chapters, Club HQ, Cobdens Bar Coco, Heaven & Hell, K Klub Stockport, Live Lounge, Trunk, Pad etc. I was dating a girl Christine Hawkin, her Mum & Dad ran/ owned the sweet shop inside market. Oldham has changed so much in recent years. She then asked me how much they were selling it for and so I told her, 1.25. Just outside of the town centre on Manchester Road was Mother Hubbards. Lots of fireworks had gone off in it. Written by former Piccadilly Radio youth presenter and girl about town Rikki Wright, it celebrates the era dominated by venues like the Free Trade Hall, Russell Club and The Electric Circus. Anybody remember what Romanos on rock st was before Romanos ? She did work in a record stall owned by my Uncle Jim, sadly no longer with us. Dave Stewarts mens clothes shop was opposite Javelins a little lower down the arcade(a must buy from place for the fashionados of the late 70s early 80s) always bought my Perry shirts, parallels, and french flares from there, Lyle and Scott pullovers and platform shoes, I had a saving account there to buy the more expensive goods, bought my first ever leather jacket from there, I felt like the bees knees. He was a Man U fan and was always listening to the footy on his tranny radio. Exclusive Nights Night Clubs Call 1.5 mi | 1 Kinder Avenue, Oldham, OL4 5HJ No Ratings Write a review More info Apollons Night Club Night Clubs 6.9 mi | 40 Charles Street, MANCHESTER, M1 7DB No Ratings Write a review More info Xoxo Cocktail Lounge Night Clubs 3.2 mi | 15 Market Place, Middleton, MANCHESTER, M24 6AE No Ratings Write a review Near the courts as you state. We used to finish late and then get off to Zolly Boshers til chucking out (or raided; whichever came first usually the raid). Eastbound buses stopped at Wallshaw Place on the same side of First Manchesters Oldham depot and offices. Man Utd return to Premier League action on Wednesday evening as they take on Crystal Palace. From Rotters and Rafters to the swirling psychedelia of Deeply Vale and UMISTs Heavy Rock disco, and from Northern Soul to the pogoing punk of The Electric Circus, this is a love letter to and celebration of Manchesters nightlife of yesteryear. Though I never went in, I did remember The Regent. Which Manchester club was Mick Jagger barred from after attempting to enter without a tie? 'I'm a Greater Manchester nurse. It was a small place with few tables downstairs and twice as many upstairs. I think his last name was Greenwood but I am not 100% sure of that, maybe someone else can confirm please? you fall in played a lot of football there on a Saturday used to work on tommy field my stepdad bill Delaney used to work with cannon and ball before the fame as welders i also remember working at the Broadway club in failsworth on Oldham road with my brother Keith we met mat Monroe who payed for our taxi back to Oldham and gave some flowers for my mum. it was always packed but after the fire and rebuild it was never the same and always seemed empty of shoppers, i also remember the big opening day of the new Tesco store by Ken Dodd the precinct was packed and he was mobbed, and best of all waiting for a bus after school at the bottom of the arcade and Norman Wisdom walking past and asking him for his autograph which he gave me before being surrounded by loads of kids he escaped into a shop never to re appear, got home showed my dad the autograph he took it off me and I never saw it again.. happy days. The fancy accessories stall in the indoor market was a favourite of mine (not sure if it is still therethe name is on the top of my tongue!) Thanks for that, i was scratching my head wondering what it was called. The nightclub, that was a small venue known for its big tunes in Yorkshire Street, was demolished in 2015. I do remember the Candlelight. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Buying clothes in Zutti, Trilby and their other store called Uptown. This would be 79 / 80 when it was over really. there was also a Tesco Cant answer your questions but found this which may be of interest to you Id forgotten about the lovely thick milkshakes at country larder where I had a Saturday job when I was about 14-15 but I cant remember how we made them (maybe a machine with a spout that frothed it up??? The record shops in the arcade wer Javalin and Discland. Oldham / o l d m / is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Rochdale and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of Manchester.It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 237,110 in 2019.. This is a list of seasons played by Middlesbrough Football Club in English and European football, from 1883, when the club first entered the FA Cup, to the most recent completed season.Middlesbrough Football Club were founded on 18 February 1876, by members of Middlesbrough Cricket Club.For the first years of their existence Middlesbrough participated in competitions such as the Sheffield Cup . About a similar texture to Swedish meatballs. The further one gets from Piccadilly Gardens the more decrepit it becomes with an entire burnt out building followed by a large bomb site. I worked in Oldham in the early 80s for 6 months while fitting out ferrantis at chadderton. How I miss late 1960s skateboarder/hyperactive child friendly architectural design! My sister, Pat Broadbent used to work in the cloakroom. I do remember the gingham cloths, window curtains and the matching seats. Cats Whiskers where the good looking girls danced in the bird cage. As well as catching the usual suspects up to Oldham (346 or 340 then 409), we would change at Shopping Giant for a 421 to Block Lane (Chadderton Broadway/Moston, Gardeners Arms). Julie. 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", Rhonda McKaysaid: "The bouncy dance floor, sticky carpet, 70's decor. Using premises vacated by the Co-op in the late 1970s, Kings Hall offered market style shopping. However. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Other termini in Oldham included the Yelloway Coach Station, opposite GMPTEs Mumps Bridge station. I bought my hair & makeup products from bonanza & Ruth & Geralds. Contributions come from Smiths bass man Andy Rourke, Piccadilly Radio DJs Roger Day and Pete Reeves, city club legends Dave Booth, Steve Toon and George Andrew, and the famous Punk Monk David Gray. From the High Street entrance was a giant digital clock seen at the junction of Boots, Burton, Peter Lord and the North West Gas showrooms. Spent my teens at trax roller rink. Dreamers was on Yorkshire Street, and you went upstairs to it.Mick. advance, nc homes for sale by owner. anyone remeber bo bos and the grapes pub, There was a bulls head on george st, the grapes was on yorkshire st and bo bo`s was the old cats whiskers on union st, which is where the jobcentre is now. By 1910, the club was playing in the top flight of English football after the club had finishing in the runners-up spot in the 1909-10 season. I know you and your brother Ged. Re: 70's / 80's clubs.. Reply #3 on: 14:46:27, 11/08/08 . 18th Birthday Dec 29, 2022. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60's, the basement of "The Jungle" was a night club. Trams, Boats and Trains: Could Passenger Pleasure Craft Return to Manchester City Centre? I really miss it. Many of these photos are from this project. Then we would either go to the 50p Shop before the indoor market or Littlewoods. Blast from the past! Can anyone tell me what a duckamuffin was made of please? When I was about five or six years old, I always wondered why you would want to call a nightclub Ballyhoo (and I thought the same about Froggies back then)? I remember a record shop on the outside shop fronting the old market hall. Straight away she gave me 1.25 worth of record tokens and told to go and buy it and bring it to her, which it did. Slum clearance was declared over, only for the buildings which had replaced the slums to start rapidly crumbling in turn. She said: My mates and me would spend our weekends in there, it was in a great location and we danced all night. Like most town centres throughout the late 1970s early 1980s, Oldham wasnt immune to the joys of fast food. The Free Trade Hall. kemper: the coed killer; donte randall jackson. rowntrees sound was a pub with a small disco behind that opened thurs to sat playing current soul and disco sounds of the day, the pub was the main meeting place for the manchester soul crowd, regulars included jonah, johnny mac , steve proudlove , zan, gordon thompson , ricky warburton barry big eyes , steve dodd, mad tony, eddie battin, and Times and prices vary. http://www.dailymail.co.uk//Landlord-threatened-sack-serving-pints-regulars, Hi Stuart, In the late 1970s, he was on the dancefloors of New York's legendary clubs - the Paradise Garage, 12 West, Studio 54 - working in what he calls "homo promo": in the disco era, record labels. On its original site (opposite Tommyfield Market), I only went Dianas Coffee House once. The majority are taken from our archives Mirrorpix and show revellers dancing the night away . We need a General Election. I do remember there being a barbers on the first floor. Sadly no pictures. Inspired by mid-century Hungarian-French photographer Brassa's street photography of Paris in the early decades of the 20th century, Abramson (1948-2011) began photographing nightclubs on Chicago's South Side - clubs like: Peppers Hideout, Perv's House, the High Chaparral, the Patio . Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Went to Oldham Tech 88-89 and used to work at Benetton, opposite C&A on the corner of Henshaw Street and High Street. There was also a Silvios in Ashton. Ft Lauderdale area hotels with private beach access Dec 29, 2022. Her name was Linda and she had the donut shop until the arcade was closed to build woolworths so about 27ish years. Sadly, we were not destined to be together. There were 9 stands on Town Square bus station, not 8. Dusty Miller: 1968: Railway Road. His wife also worked there at times and it gave employment to a lot of female waitresses at weekends. Inside the caf had a stereotypical country cottage ambience. Dirty Stop Outs' Guide to 1970s Manchester is an affectionate. If I had a time machine, I would love to visit the Oldham on the early 1970s just to see the old indoor market. From memory Linda worked in the front album bit and Marje in the singles bit. Did the Cats Whiskas become Bobos? In the 80s there was some kind of Diner (possibly Amercian) in thr old Shaw St warehouse behind thr Bluecoat School, can anyone remember what it was called? RIP. Another must visit department store was Littlewoods, with entrances on High Street and Albion Street. Druids Arms: 1963: West Street. Its a shame to see the lovely building falling into dereliction. Away Team (list): York City. Besides the present building, the only other market hall I remember was the temporary green one. Upstaging the older precinct years before its topping out ceremony, the neighbouring Town Square was Oldhams most popular of the two. What was the name of the Indian restaurant facing the library on queen St that you went downstairs to ? With eight stands it was built to GMPTEs prefabricated design used at Stockports before then, Ashtons shortly after, and at several others till 1994. Oldham itself wasnt short on chippies either. The music was second to none. Further down from the Town Square shopping centre was the Theatre Tea Shop. There was no Black Friday or Cyber Monday . Wimpy moved from a smaller unit next to the Royal Bank of Scotland to a more prominent corner unit, formerly used by Burton and latterly Boardmans. I have many fond memories of shopping there in the 80s and 90s and even the 00s. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Those were the days. Ahh, many a fun night spent in there. The Indian on queen street was I think The Priory, My mum was the manager at silvios ans also leavers chippy i think the owners was called cash. It was in the building that has just recently been knocked down. I have a picture of me outside Rambos chippy back in the day on union St. Thats the place we went after leaving butterflies, bulls head etc. I am just as much at ease with downloading off the internet as well as buying a record in physical form. I do remember the Golden Disc too, remember meeting the lead singer of mud there when he signed a single for me. I think the cafe youre thinking about may have been called sizzlers. Oh and other places of note that should be mentioned in any going uptown article in Oldham, no visit would be complete without Butterworths chippy and cafe on on Union Street between the Odeon and the ABC if I remember correctly. I worked for Jim ..when the new market hall opened I got the job in the new shop but I swapped roles with someone and managed the Lord st shop instead .I remember when Jim used to bring all the new stock to the stall he used to have his pet monkey in the back of the van ..LOL Hi Jeff, Yes, Scandals was opposite the Junction Inn. do you remember the bali hoo on manchester rd?. Mark Jordan also worked in Pickwicks Bar at the junction Yorkshire Street and Union Street. Not a million miles away from Oldham is the oft-disputed birthplace of fish and chips which is the small town of Mossley. It was during the 70s that the M62 motorway was completed, but also when Manchester Ship Canal began a steep decline at its headwaters in Salford and Trafford as container traffic began to make it unviable. All Clued Up (1988 91), Looks like the only way to successfully end the rail strikes is a change of government. think he was from new moston, anyone knows what happened to him? When I brought it back she the sold it to me for 1.10, because, in her words, they were charging too much. My mother worked at C&As for over ten years and loved the staff discount that she received which helped enormously when purchasing our school uniforms every year. It was called Porkies or Porkys but I dont think it lasted long. The hot chocolate was always impressive there. Graham Lambert of inspiral carpets fame was in my year. Dominating Oldham for most part of the decade was Co-ops Shopping Giant. 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