Help! Site re-opened as a pub (?) Owned by Sami Leisure and included its own Taxi firm - Kings Taxis. Hull Music Archive is an ongoing project which aims to document a full and detailed history of music from and related to . They opened a new club downstairs in june 1968 as Penny Farthing, and we moved our radio discos there. Was it also known as Oscars, or was that a pub within the Hotel? More mainstream music began to include examples of all the styles, which can be seen from the amazing mix to be found in an average hit parade of the mid-sixties. Noted under clubs, social & general from 1965 until 1973, but by 1975 it had become the Fifty One-Casino Club and was noted as nos.49-51 Spring Bank. Closed 1986-87. How wrong could I be, Paul Rusling, a DJ from the time recalls: - 'this was a coffee and coke speak-easy late night club in 1967. This marked possibly the beginning of the new breed of discos, a mobile event rather than a static club? Something went wrong, please try again later. Things appear to have come full circle now [2001], and night-clubs (which is what this one thinks it is) have now reverted back to a fragment of their possible origins coffee bars. Run by Reg Lane and Andrea Petty. If you are up there and others sit down, you stop up there, but you feel more self conscious if you get up early and you are the only ones. and in 1973 Downstairs a licensed caf & restaurant was listed at No.26 Albion Street. on the site of the late Bali Ha`i. The Young People's Institute also held ballroom dancing nights, with regular bands - Tommy Fisher, Ken Brookes, and Louis Gold. For discos are now more than just rooms in which to dance, with records booming away in the background. A swish dance hall above the 1920s Jacksons store in Paragon Street. With 3 rooms, 2 outside yards, 4 bars, 3 dance floors, 6 dj's, wonderful staff , Spiders is a home from home every weekend for all of Hull's alternative musical waifs and strays. Mecca Dancing, Locarno Ballroom, Ferensway. Jeff also worked across the road at number 51, which was the legendary 51 Club. Our latest CARE INSPECTORATE unannounced inspection report you can download your copy HERE. The place would have been frequented by art students (the epitome of cool at that time). Phew!The University also had discos and bands at Cottingham, mostly at The Lawns, but they probably don't count for your purposes, as they weren't in Hull.'. There is also copy of it in the cloakroom area at Scamps. Our staff are always updating their core training and keeping current with CPD training. Listed in the telephone directories from 1970 until 1977 under clubs, social & general and (students and teachers), which may have been some sort of licensing loophole i.e. Ticket for Scamps nightclub (loaned to us by Rob Goldberg thanks Rob!). But even so it doesnt make us wish we were single again. Was it anything to do with Furmans or were the rooms above the shop just vacant and available? Please take a look at the Staff Profiles page for more information. Demolished along with Odyssey next door following a fire in 1984. Listed for the first time as a night-club in 1982 at the fictional address Little High Street, which is merely a colloquialism for the north end of High Street. As you say in your entry it was run by the local hippies - if my vague recollections are correct, the disco had been going for some time before I discovered it in late 1972, and was run by students of a hippified nature who later set up in Leonard St.I didn't go much to the town clubs - I found them too elitist - you had to wear a TIE!! The first of a new breed of clubs, which accompanied a shift in the music scene in general and was noted as a night-club for the first time in 1990. A few have even arrived and asked to be shown around. it may have tried to be known officially as a club just for students and teachers. Mention the word discotheque. Following further uses as a nightclub and bar, the building was also used as . Palatial, distinctive yet colourful, Blue Lace in Hall Ings, formerly Scamps, was a designer's dream of space, lighting and sound. '60s although I only really have specific memories of once or twice. You cannot actually see the club, just the sign so I suppose that it is possible that it was a sign pointing downBishop Laneto the Barracudarather than actually on the front of it. It went very downhill towards the end. as possibly a club over the covered market. They are fighting to correct their image; they are very slowly attracting an older type of customer; they make plenty of work for those involved behind the scenes. I prefer to remember it as a Monday night venue - Rock Night where I used to go after playing pool in the Spring Bank Tavern and saw wonderful people like Dr. Feelgood and Chris Spedding (minus his Womble outfit). Remembered by Chris Ketchell (what isnt?) In another disco there is an adequate supply of door-men all of whom look capable of looking after themselves and anyone else who may need it. As I wrote in my study of Bishop Lane: The fashion for discotheques was at its peak in the late 1960s and property in the old-town would have been at its lowest price for any prospective buyer. 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. Coffee Bars had arrived in the 1950s, with all things exotic enjoyed by the more liberated post-war youth, and were epitomised by the 'Two-Is' Club in London. Whether you are interested in traffic updates, parenting issues or the latest crime news, we have a group for you. They had a sort of barrier in front of the bar behind which girls stood and you had to give them your order they would then get it from the bar staff and you then paid them, the system was dropped after a few months thank goodness, the beer was Camerons if I remember rightly'. 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. First listed in 1987 as a night-club, known colloquially as. Still open in 1979 but not listed in 1980. Click the relevant link below to join the groups you are interested in and get involved! Listed from 1973 until 1985 when it became Peppermint Park, another daft name, although I was still going to parties there in March 1986, so it must have closed that year. Clearly, the telephone book would only list the venues that actually had a telephone, so there must have been many more, but by 1961 two more. The Waterfront Club opened circa 1979 in a converted warehouse to acclaim from all sections of the community and after a near disastrous fire was still going strong in 2001. I had to be off the premises by 10:30 when it opened up as a coffee bar! Both Chris Ketchell and Graham Hardy recall there may have been live music here - but could you dance? Based in the old Edwin Davis building this club opened late 1992 and attempted to fill the need for a rave venue, yet sadly succeeded only in creating a drug-pushers paradise. Share on Pinterest And it was a lucky escape for the 400 clubbers who were in the venue only an hour before the fire broke out. Email us, Scamps Out of School Clubs The light-show side has its own people to run it, and Neil Manyan is the back room boy who looks after the sound equipment. But he finds no fights where he goes. Took over the Club International in 1989-90 and was demolished shortly after, circa 199 something. Owner Malcolm Backhouse of South Cave had known there was a demand for this type of entertainment for some years. First listed as a night-club in the telephone directory of 1992, located next door to Club Sahara, with which it joined forces at some point in 1993 to create the larger Oasis. Follow us on Twitter -For breaking news and the latest stories,click here to follow Hull Live on Twitter. 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. Listed as a night-club for the first time in the telephone directory of 1992. Many superb live acts appeared here (Steve Marriot, Albert Lee) and it was a great place for a boogie to good old Rock music. The headline was: -. Opened in 1999 from the ashes of the re-vamped Paradise Club. Club Website: www.scamps.homestead.com. Listed as a pub from 1994, but as it had a large dance-floor it was obviously intended as a place to boogie. Please email me with any memories that you have of the discos and clubs in Hull. An oldie but a goodie, The State opened as a nightclub in the 80s. 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. Even classical composer Aaron Copland agreed: - if you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of The Beatles. Advertised as The intimate yet lively, fully licensed disco. I have a really good file with lots of photos of the restoration process. They saw the need for a smaller venue and opened the Brick House in April 1971, which also opened during the day with a shop and a caf where records could be listened to. 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. We come here said 18 year old Paul Dick every Tuesday, some Fridays and Sundays, quite a lot in fact. The building's owners, London based Freshwater Group, made a start in sending insurance assessors to the building shell. And what did they do before these places opened? It may also have started life as a working mens club (see Working Mens Clubs page). []. Each group favoured their own venues but both formed their own clubs that frequently met in rooms above pubs, as well as clubs. Robert has also completed his level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People. Too far off the beaten track, it soon closed later the same year. The night after I left my job there, The Beatles actually performed there. And will they spend the money that the market researchers tell us they have? Romeos & Juliets opened circa 1978-79 over the Co-op. Its once a week to a disco for Pat and her friend Linda Chappel, also 18. Shortly before that happened, we were young kids hooked on the promise of fun, mad action & Disco . Neither was listed after 1972 and it became Tiffanys in 1973. The dance floor was in the basement and was exceedingly seedy. Intriguing As well as having rock groups in the 1960s (and 70s?) Not to be out-done, the East Hull Baths also held regular dancing evenings in the 1950s. Nothing at all; fly about on scooters Now he and his mate Graham Robertson are quite happy to spend 3 a week each to pay for themselves and their girlfriends to enjoy the discos facilities, and that sum is the most expensive item in their entertainment budget. Tots 2000 (pictured in 1997) in Southend. In march 1968 we began renting it for one early night a week for our Radio 270 fan club, when I began my DJ work (still but 13). Also a restaurant, but it had a dance floor and a disc jockey and separate bars, so it wasnt just a restaurant. A disco room in a pub? It housed two bars and boasted 800 sq ft of mirrors, over 100 plants and a colour scheme of white, lemon, green and gold, and was advertised as the latest concept in clubbing entertainment. The Washington, in the historic former Dock Offices building which in the 1990s was to be known as the Bounty, had opened in 1980 before closing in 1982. Last stop on the way home from town (unless you had gone to Paradise, but that was usually early in the week and Spiders only opened Fri/Sat) with your pointed suede shoes. In the late 60s I think it was known as 'The Round' and /or 'Bizarre society' c.1971. Slade again, and several others there. Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasn't it spelt wrong?) Keep yourself to yourself and you are OK; and he believes there is far less chance of a fight breaking out in a disco than in a dance hall. Listed as a night-club from 1995 and continued until 1996 when it became known simply as The Lamp, just a pub really. These were completed in December of 1970 just in time for Christmas. One non musical memory was from that period when they couldn't serve you drinks except by waitress. Also, click through Categories and Tags (at the bottom of each page) to discover different content or use the Search box at the top of the page! Previously known as Talk Of The South and now called Talk . He chuckled and added and if theres a fight I always seem to be in it. Took over the former Hofbrauhaus/Oddessey site around 1983 (I was seeing bands there from January 1983) and was an excellent live music venue (Annie Lennox played here with the Eurythmics no less, and Dr Feelgood, the Damned, Sisters of Mercy etc). Michael Appleton had been in charge for six months in his second stint with the club before getting the boot this afternoon. You were almost certainly guaranteed a fight if you wanted one in Scamps. Did this become a record shop? Paul and Graham dont mind turning out for the evening in gear very different from their normal working clothes. 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'. So why then at 9.50 in the evening, were there no men on the dancing space at all I wondered? The mobile disco world has its own lingo. was it to do with licensing hours? Some parents have taken their younger children to a disco and collected them again later when they had enjoyed an evening out themselves. The reason I particularly remembered thephoto was that it struck me as being very coincidental that the old Barracuda was so close to the new beer hall in the Exchange on the corner of Bowlalley Laneby the same name'. It was a turning point for the city. Regular band was - of course - the Newington Orchestra. It cost 10p to get in and smelt mostly of patchouli oil. That had been a gambling place at some time, it still had blackjack and roulette tables when I first went in, in 1968. Originally known variously as the Kon-Tiki Club, the Barn and Disco 66. 42, George Street, went up in smoke in the early hours of Sunday, January 8, 1984, when a fire broke out just after the club closed. Ephemera: John Lee Hooker / Skyline ticket, Emma Fee - Too Busy Watching Invisible Things. Hulls Folk Music crowd too had their own venues and haunts, and jive halls still catered for those Teddy Boys reluctant to give up their drapes and crepes. It continued to be listed until 1977. Scamps This George Street establishment started out as Scamps, which served beer in German-style steins in the adjacent Hofenbrau bar. The Hull Daily Mail recorded a new night-club on County Road North in 1984. The entry read Discoteques (sic):- see entertainments & amusements, and from 1972 no ballrooms were listed in the Hull directories. My 1984 photo shows it fire damaged (see below) with Dingwalls alongside The very modern interior had a telephone on each of the round laminated very Space 1999 - tables to enable you to ring your mate or a girl at the next table. Scamp Club (Scampclub pets are not for adoption.) Although now a legend in its own lifetime, the Adelphi began life as a working mens club. Published by at June 30, 2022. Ephemera: Scamps Ticket by Nick Boldock on 12th July 2016 Ticket for Scamps nightclub (loaned to us by Rob Goldberg - thanks Rob! [RUF is also FURmans backwards?]. You will be in the Breeze and become world famous. Listed concurrently with Locarno. Follow us on Instagram -On the Hull Live Instagram page we share gorgeous pictures of our stunning city - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! Who remembers a popular night venue for clubbers and partygoers which met a sudden demise after it was ravaged by fire? The Blue Lamp (a reference to the club having been a police station) took over from the Jailhouse late in 1992, but was never convincing as a proper live venue. twitter_user = 'via=hullmusicarchiv'; Copyright 2022 Hull Music Archive,All Rights Reserved. company owns shopstyle codycross; Founded on May 26, 2005, GESCO provides private and corporate security services in various regions of the country including Baku, in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001. New music programme The Tube was filmed there as part of a feature on the Liverpool music scene. John Peel did at least one gig there. Another name for Discoteque, also referred to as Disco Kon Tiki locally. The Hull & Yorkshire Times ran a front-page article by Rex Booth in their issue of Friday 15 October 1971, which reflected the attitude of the time towards the new scene, and is repeated here in full as a suitable introduction to the subject. It ran as a regular late night coffee club and disco after 10:30, when the resident DJ was Jeff Bunting. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Chris Ketchell recalls Malcolms: - purpose built as a club? If I could find my copy of the NME encyclopaedia I could give you more names. Both Scamps and Hofbrauhaus had strippers on during the day at one time or another. Before its demise, the club had originally opened on February 11, 1982, with a guest appearance by Radio 1 DJ Simon Bates. Difficult to trace in the telephone directories unless it was listed as a pub? On the ground floor Braidy's Bar, a "fun drinkery," which . The article recorded that the disco was purpose built as a nightspot for Hulls younger generation, Malcolms Discotheque on George Street will be opened on Saturday August 21st the disco has two floors and entertainment will be in the form of dancing to the latest discs. Top groups had already been booked to appear and the club had a late licence but would also be open for the under-18s on certain nights. An ex Hull Mod recalled this was 'the other mod club 65-69 cool in the afternoon', and Ann who worked there as a waitress recalled more detail 'I came across your article on Hull discos when I was looking up the Gondola discotheque - asI used to work there in 1963 - and wanted to know what had happened to itsince I had fond memories of the place - in fact it was one of the most enjoyable jobs I have had over almost 50 years. 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It ran as a regular late night coffee club and disco after 10:30, when the resident DJ was Jeff Bunting. click here to follow Hull Live on Twitter. How wrong could I be, Paul Rusling, a DJ from the time recalls: - 'this was a coffee and coke speak-easy late night club in 1967. Now [2001] Enigma. 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'. I asked Tony what he thought were the reasons for the current boom in discos. Became Oasis 2000 in 2000 and is now [2001] Club Zen. The strangely sixties sounding Telstar Club opened in September 1974 to serve Englands biggest housing estate. Not sure if this was anything to do with the old T.C.s in Folkestone Street. 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