Lost Night-Clubs of Leeds!

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Mon 25 Jan, 2010 2:33 pm

I only once visited the room at the top club, but understand that Wilma McCann was there earlier on the night she was killed.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Tue 26 Jan, 2010 12:34 am

chemimike wrote: I only once visited the room at the top club, but understand that Wilma McCann was there earlier on the night she was killed. Yes that's the one. Mentioned in one of the ripper books,he did go to this club. They also had to supply a "meal" as part of their license to sell grog outside normal closing time. I use word meal very loosely here. Must have being one of the roughest clubs I ever went to. Always 3or 4 of us always went together. Its along time ago now ,but I think a few Irish boys use to go there quite a lot.

Clembo · Post by **Clembo** » Tue 09 Mar, 2010 7:41 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: dustyfingers wrote: There was a disco above the rolarena (now a ytv buiding) on kirkstall rd who's name escapes me, we were too young to get in but our club WAS the roller rink. waiting for the bouncers to turn round so we could glide into the bar upstairs for half of D.D. you could follow a bird for 3 hours solid in those days, sometimes they didn't even notice! i think the d.j was called simon peters perhaps. white suit? speed sessions with Rocking Goose and if you got lucky an arm in arm romantic skate to 'I'm just a lonely boy. lonely and blue'i saw mungo jerry there, my mate missed the concert 'cos he had to get the last bus home before they came on.some of the older guys, rockers and greasers, used to bop to the rock n roll with their skates on. blimmin' rebels! The last time I was in Mallorca former Radio Leeds DJ Simon Peters and his wife Wendy were presenters on the local English language radio station. Originanally the rollerena was an ice rink with a bowling alley underneath, the ice rink closed and converted to a rollerena then the bowling alley closed and reopened as a nightclub and was called iether Samantha's or Carolines but i cant quite remember which

Clembo · Post by **Clembo** » Tue 09 Mar, 2010 8:14 pm

TelBoy wrote: Regarding doormen there was one in the seventies who was a regular outside many a pub and night club. Tall guy with a scarred face (we were told that he had been badly cut helping a cop who was being attacked). He was a nice chap (no hard man rubbish) and well respected by the punters.Back to night clubs there used to be a boat parked up on the Aire off The Calls near Leeds Bridge. I think this was in the late seventies. I went a couple of times but can’t remember what it was called or much about it. I seem to recall that it had a student feel to it but it’s all a bit of a blur. I think it caught (or was set on) fire and never reopened. Can't remember the name of the club but the boat was a large converted barge called the "Talmud Agla" and it was an arson job (ALLEGEDLY for insurance purposes) and was indeed about 1974 or 1975. I was one of the firecrew who fought the blaze onboard. I was in fire brigade in Leeds from 1973 - 2003

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Wed 10 Mar, 2010 1:56 am

Hi Clembo, every cross paths with a firery called Brian Bramma.I think your time range just about matches his.I know he was into rugby union,but I have not being in touch since at school in the late 60sCheers Tony

PC - Dublin · Post by **PC - Dublin** » Wed 10 Mar, 2010 8:58 am

Was there a Cinderellas Night Club somewhere near the Merrion Centre in the late 70's?

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 10 Mar, 2010 9:12 am

PC - Dublin wrote: Was there a Cinderellas Night Club somewhere near the Merrion Centre in the late 70's? Cinderellas and Rockerfellas was owned by Peter Stringfellow and was behind the Merrion Centre. It has been covered on here before. Michael

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 10 Mar, 2010 9:24 am

PC - Dublin wrote: Was there a Cinderellas Night Club somewhere near the Merrion Centre in the late 70's? Not a good pic, but that's where it was

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 10 Mar, 2010 9:30 am

uncle mick wrote: PC - Dublin wrote: Was there a Cinderellas Night Club somewhere near the Merrion Centre in the late 70's? http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1 ... Q8gEwAANot a good pic, but that's where it was No it wasn't. It was behind the Merrion Centre on Merrion Way. It's also often forgotten that the business was a partnership between Pete and his brother Geof.

Clembo · Post by **Clembo** » Thu 11 Mar, 2010 1:54 am

yorkiesknob wrote: Hi Clembo, every cross paths with a firery called Brian Bramma.I think your time range just about matches his.I know he was into rugby union,but I have not being in touch since at school in the late 60sCheers Tony Yes Tony, i worked with Brian (Bambam) at Leeds station (Kirkstall road). I served there from 1973 - 1995 then i went to Wetherby station for 5 years then back to Leeds in 2000 till i retired in 2003