Lost Night-Clubs of Leeds!

[jimtopnana]

raveydavey wrote: What about Rockys in the Compton Arms?The name was appropriate due to the large numbers of fights - I think they got to Rocky V and beyond most nights.Madisons was the club on the first floor on East Parade and Sunset and Vine was in the basement - the Bank of India was on the ground floor. The whole building has gone now, replaced by more offices. There was a late bar (Len's?) around the corner on York Place(?) we went in too occasionally.The original TC's (Top Cats) was round by the old Registry Office and was rough as a badgers....the "new" TC's was under the Merrion and was only slightly less rough but had it's charms ;-)And "The News" underneath the Queen Hotel with the revolving dancefloor, which became the Bondai Beach Bar (after my time) and is now set to be Leeds biggests gentlemens barNot strictly a night club but Top Banana at the Town and Country were some of the best nights out of my life. The T&C lives on, we've started doing Top Banana again, back where it belongs

[simong]

raveydavey wrote: There was a late bar (Len's?) around the corner on York Place(?) we went in too occasionally. Hmm, there was a bar called Len's on York Place last year. It was an oldish chap who had seemingly spent his life savings opening the place, but it might be the same Len. Nice bar too, but lasted just over a year as he'd more or less picked the wrong time to open.York Place is something of a barometer for the local drinking economy. In the last year Len's opened and closed, Indie Joze closed and the owner of Baby Jupiter sold up. The gentlemens' clubs seem to thrive though, and the Old Steps survives, but it will probably outlive the cockroaches.

[grassgrower]

Yes, there was Len's bar, owned, not surprisingly by Lenny Cohen, who also owned Digby's the night club next door. This helped the cash flow a bit, and so far as I remember both were opened for longer than a year. I remember some pretty good early doors sessions in Lens and finishing off much the worse for wear in Digby's afterwards

[Dobbie54]

Used to go to the Mecca in Merrion Centre but before it was the Mecca I'm sure it was called Annabells or something like that.Can anyone help me out.

[Dobbie54]

Spent many a happy hour at the BarC in Kirkstall.I'm sure it will have been mentioned.All the "Turns"were on there way out but sounded great after a few Whitbreads which I'm sure was drawn from the river at the back.Jungle juice we used to call it.

[coldstreamer2459]

Top Cats.. when it was the original, great music supplied by Terry George and lots of women who were "interesting" some mad nights, scrapping, boozing and trying to chat said interesting women up... certainly was Top..!

[purplezulu]

Well I only just joined this site so this is a bit late in the thread but I just have to say Hi to all the ex-scrumpies and phono regulars.Both clubs are much mourned and never forgotton

[Talc]

Chrism wrote: wezbash wrote: can any body remember the gallery when it changed its name from rio's / rickeys . Aye Wez I remember t' Gallery and the song all the little 'ravers' used to sing. "We are the Gall-er-ee, we're all on XTC". By the way the Gallery was originally The Coconut Grove. It was a restaraunt cum Jazz Club(nice!!).George Melly and Ronnie Scott played there, Ricky's was the club downstairs.     Gallery was great used to love it in there. Steve Lugi and Tony walker where the Djs, great days.

[Bazza1810]

Anyone remember the "Three Coins" I think it was called.They did "all-nighters".I remember seeing John Lee Hooker backed by John Mayalls Bluesbreakers.Maybe someone can refresh my memory but I think Jimmy Saville owned it in his Leeds Mecca/Radio Luxemburg days.

[uncle mick]

If I remember correctly the "Three Coins" was on Mill Hill