Part of the Dorchester Hotel to you and I. The scene on George Street in Hull, day after a fire ripped through the Oddessy Disco and Dingwalls Bar in the city. SCAMP Security provide a comprehensive range of integrated security, fire protection and manned guarding services. played as I know I saw them, but some of these [memories] were at dances at the Art College. Paul and Graham dont mind turning out for the evening in gear very different from their normal working clothes. An ex Hull Mod recalls 'Mod haunt 66-68. Email me your picture and a little about yourself, including your address, to Scampclub@ventura breeze.com. Chris Ketchell recalls this had red awnings outside. Thousands of people have already joined the groups to share news and start conversations. There are other T.C.s in the area (Grimsby has a pub called this near the Fish Dock) but may not be connected. On the ground floor Braidy's Bar, a "fun drinkery," which . Later the Jailhouse, Blue Lamp etc. Upstairs was Scamps which was I believe owned by the same people. I seem to remember foreign seaman, prostitutes etc. This suggests a possible distinction between those listed as social clubs and those listed elsewhere, i.e. 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. Club Sahara and Quigleys joined forces to create one of Hulls rather down market night-clubs in late 1993. 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. Gondola Club & Coffee Bar, Little Queen Street. Chris Ketchell recalled: - I know the date it opened. Ticket for Scamps nightclub (loaned to us by Rob Goldberg thanks Rob!). It was renamed Tiffany's in 1972, when it became the only place to be. Listed as a social club and changed to No.11 South Street from 1962 - I just love that name. The club opened in 1961 when it was called Mecca's Hull Locarno Ballroom. Took over the old Kings Market shopping arcade in late 1998 early 1999. I recall seeing Elkie Brooks & Vinegar Joe there on a number of occasions. In 1997 Dj vu (Independent Promotions) situated in the Hull Business Centre were first entered in the Yellow Pages under night-clubs. We come here said 18 year old Paul Dick every Tuesday, some Fridays and Sundays, quite a lot in fact. Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasnt it spelt wrong?) For the first few minutes when playing to a new audience the DJ must watch for their reaction and then cater for it throughout the evening. The lads go up later answered Terry, maybe they are not dancing tonight because there is something on at 10.30 said Pat Barkworth, referring to both the empty floor and the fashion show due to be staged later. Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasnt it spelt wrong?) Listed from 1973, initially in the entertainments and amusements section of the Yellow Pages. If you have any questions please speak to a member of the team at pick up time. Ruth is working towards her PDA Plus Level 9 in Childhood Practice, Leadership and Management since August 2021. Listed from 1961 - was it an early coffee club, can anyone remember that far back? Robert has also completed his level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People. Usually with the Maxwell Daniels Band. Demolished circa 1992? 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. Pic 'Scamps_Nightclub': 'The entrance to Scamps' Pic 'scan0013 . May have later become the Cameo Club. An oldie but a goodie, The State opened as a nightclub in the 80s. The venue was destroyed and had to be pulled down eventually, A fire ripped through the Oddessy Disco and Dingwalls Bar in the city. More commonly, it was known as Bier Keller, but not referred to as such in the telephone directories. Latterly the New York Hotel & Ballroom, from the 1950s onwards, where you could dance away to Harold Dawson & his band. The Hull Telephone Directory of 1960 had no individual sections for entertainments, discotheques, music venues, coffee clubs, coffee bars, nightclubs, or even working mens clubs. 1950s crooners often found themselves in poll place alongside the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream and The Rolling Stones. Became Rumours Night Club circa 1990 - was Henrys part of it - Henrys Bar? Became Enigma. See below for circa 1980 picture. 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. Part of the Manchester Hotel and a very cool place to go in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 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. '60s although I only really have specific memories of once or twice. Another regular was Margaret, who recalls: - 'I used to frequent the Gondola Coffee Club nearly every day and three times at the week-ends. Opened in 1996. Blue LampLive Music Club & Bar, 2 Norfolk Street. And what did they do before these places opened? It ran as a regular late night coffee club and disco after 10:30, when the resident DJ was Jeff Bunting. 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. Want to help keep the Archive going? 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. Fagins Night-Club, Royal Station Hotel, Ferensway. Either way, by 1981 four clubs were listed specifically as night-clubs - Club International, Romeos & Juliets, Spiders and Tiffanys. Regular dancing venue in the 1950s and 1960s and beyond. They have very regular bookings at various pubs in the district where they are an added attraction for the customers. Owner Malcolm Backhouse of South Cave had known there was a demand for this type of entertainment for some years. 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. It went very downhill towards the end. Tower Nightclub & Restaurant, 52 Anlaby Road. Something went wrong, please try again later. It later became a club known as Scamps, before developing into a nightclub in the 1980s called Le Beat and then Metro. Another regular venue in the 1950s and 1960s for ballroom dancing etc. It closed and re-opened again in the late 1990s but was not listed in 1999. 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. Older people are finding the discos more attractive. 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. Police dispatched a team from the Home Office forensic laboratory at Wetherby to analyse the ruins, gather evidence and make appeals for people who were in the club to come forward, in particular a party of 15 who visited from Cleethorpes. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The Hull Times ran an advertisement for this club in its issue of 28 November 1975 (page 13). [the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1982) describes a discotheque as a club, caf etc.,where records are played for dancing]. 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. That had been a gambling place at some time, it still had blackjack and roulette tables when I first went in, in 1968. Jeff also worked across the road at number 51, which was the legendary 51 Club. Scamps nightclub (now Mansion) in Southend 1976. I remember seeing there, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (some of the band members sitting round the Queens Garden fountain in stage clothes earlier in the day). A disco room in a pub? Listed for the first time as Ocean 11 in 1975 under clubs, social & generalI can remember popping in to this one. 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 ballrooms were listed, the Majestic in Witham and the New York Hotel & Ballroom Anlaby Road, the latter listed in the Hotels (mostly public houses) section. Later to become the equally short-lived Mutiny on the Bounty pub etc., which also died a death or the same reasons. The Twist and the Jive were hot then. Also a restaurant, but it had a dance floor and a disc jockey and separate bars, so it wasnt just a restaurant. Ticket for Scamps nightclub (loaned to us by Rob Goldberg - thanks Rob!). Too far off the beaten track, it soon closed later the same year. Emma Fee - Too Busy Watching Invisible Things. However, it never seems to have been listed in the telephone directories, unless it was classed as a pub - everyone knows it was in the old Skylines premises, so where was it recorded? 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. In the late 60s I think it was known as 'The Round' and /or 'Bizarre society' c.1971. Later to become another venue - Ku2. Listed as a night-club from 1995 and continued until 1996 when it became known simply as The Lamp, just a pub really. The Oddessy Diskotek, formerly known as Scamps, located at no. 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. Continued until late 1999 or early 2000 when both became The Universal. AB15 5HY, Tuesday 18/10: The Land Before Time Dinosaur Day (fossil making, dinosaur dig excavation, lava slime), Friday 21/10: Pumpkin Art (pumpkin painting, slime making and cinnamon pumpkin pie baking), Wednesday 26/10: Halloween paper mach Art, Thursday 27/10: Halloween themed games and crafts, Friday 28/10: PJ + Movie with Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows. 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 child's name) as well as suitable wet weather clothing and shoes for your child. Still running in 1989 but converted to the Paradise Club in 1989-90. Majic Garden (Humberside Theatre), Spring Street. part of the back of Albert Chambers. I remember the jive dancers giving shows and also meeting Joe Cocker in his early days. The Locarno was another place of happy dancing days. Even classical composer Aaron Copland agreed: - if you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of The Beatles. There was later a Kon Tiki suite within Bali Ha`i for functions etc., which some will remember as a separate venue. Listed as a night-club from 1992, it replace Club International, which ceased to be listed in the same year. 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. Opened 1994 ish and was listed as a night-club that became known as Room 82-88 by 1996. And I was surprised to find on Tuesday evening in one of the towns discos two young married women without their husbands. Magazine. The Hull Telephone Directory of 1960 had no individual sections for entertainments, discotheques, music venues, coffee clubs, coffee bars, nightclubs, or even working mens clubs. The club was run by Derrick [Geoff?] New music programme The Tube was filmed there as part of a feature on the Liverpool music scene. We have an open door policy and welcome parentalinput, comments andcommunication. So there the management are fighting to rectify a situation, which is not a problem to them alone, by currently using a pass system. 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'. How 60s is that name? A working mens social club, later to become Olivers, Jailhouse etc. Rebuilt after blitz damage in the 1950s. I think it must have opened 1979, as Ive recorded a Help! In the early 1980s I remember seeing The Damned (and later Captain Sensible solo) and possibly Dr Feelgood (again) but others are a blur. 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. But they were not here for the beer; merely the fashion show later that night. Graham Wilkinson remembered that this was Ocean 11s earlier name, but it was never apparently in the directories, although Paul Taylor was also there and he remembers: -'Movin Scene on Witham opened towards the end of 1969 and it was exclusively soul music. it was famous for the way the dance floor bounced up and down as everyone danced in time with the music. Previously known as Talk Of The South and now called Talk . Scamps will be closed for the holiday starting Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd. A temporary home for the club was sought with a former club on High Street, the Washington DC Club, selected as a possible venue. First listed in 1987 as a night-club, known colloquially as el-aays and incorporating Luckies Bar upstairs circa 2001. Romeos & Juliets opened circa 1978-79 over the Co-op. NB Red Bird was also advertising Go-Go dancers for hire in 1975. At the moment he finds what all the other DJs I spoke to find that what pleases the majority is the Motown sound. Tony stresses it is essential to establish a communication between the disc jockey and the audience; There has got to be feed back; if the disc jockey doesnt communicate it will not be a success, he says, - and one wrong record could destroy an atmosphere its taken half and hour to build up. The fashion, the music and the nightlife Friday, 26 March 2010 Welcome To 70's Disco Nightlife Chapter - 2 Where do you start?? It was a turning point for the city. It may also have started life as a working mens club (see Working Mens Clubs page). Elsewhere, left-over do-wop hits jarred against the odd Folk protest song, and even a few Jazz hits. 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. Listed under clubs, social & general from 1971 until 1973 and was known as a dance venue. Click the relevant link below to join the groups you are interested in and get involved! in 1991/92 named Sergeant Peppers. A foam party at Kings Club on Canvey in 1995. A rig includes frequency lighting, ultra-violet light and slide projection. They opened a new club downstairs in june 1968 as Penny Farthing, and we moved our radio discos there. It closed and re-opened again in the late 1990s but was not listed in 1999. 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. My parents are often quite worried in case there are fights, said Paul. Let us know your views on it. However, Graham Hardy has a different take: - 'I dont actually remember the Barracuda but do recall seeing a photograph ofBishop Lanewhen it was there. Noted in the 1966 telephone directory under cafs and restaurants, but could you dance there? Its manager, former Waterfront operator Peter OBrien, headed the team of 25 staff, opening hours were 9pm to 1.45pm, Tuesday to Saturday with Monday nights available for private hire. Hull Daily Mail - read now online on YUMPU News Magazine flat rate Subscription Read digitally YUMPU News digital subscription - 30 days free trial! All the flashy sound and lighting rigs could never quite recreate the ambience of the Jailhouse. Noted as a Sunday night concert stage that occasionally featured jazz bands, but you could dance Mid 1970s? So why then at 9.50 in the evening, were there no men on the dancing space at all I wondered? 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The photograph which was takenfrom 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. Legendary local hot-spot, listed as a night-club for the first time in 1984. 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.
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