What's On. Sadly, we were not destined to be together. I like a happy medium between digital and analogue worlds. Good times at the Smokies final party, 2007. ps t was taken over by new management in the 80;s and was called Lams Garden then. Feel free to add your comments and memories of Going Up Town, 1980s or any other decade you wish to recall. Didn't know it had been demolished, so sad, another memory of my youth gone. I think the cafe youre thinking about may have been called sizzlers. There was a disco upstairs with a dance floor that lit up in squares, very like the one in Envy today. Can anyone settle this argument please? In 1971, the EPA created DOCUMERICA, a photo documentary project that recorded the negative effects of modern life on the environment. Turning left led you towards HMV, Mothercare, Superdrug, Argos, Presto and the centres sole caf, the Country Larder. Berni's became Beefeaters when Grand Met, sold the chain to Whitbread in 1995. On Waterloo Street, it was close to the Oldham Coliseum and even closer to the site of the Empire Theatre, demolished in 1981. 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 Turning right would take you towards WHSmith, the toilets, St Peters Precinct and a third Boots entrance. I do remember passing Butterflies on the 409 or 400 buses into Oldham. Of course, theres the (in)famous Candlelight club which was the haunt of slightly older clubbers who insisted on going that extra hour or two after all other pubs and clubs had closed. The nightclub, that was a small venue known for its big tunes in Yorkshire Street, was demolished in 2015. The record shop in the Arcade was called The Javelin Records Golden Disc was at the top of West st. near the walkdown, towards the Magistrates court. Golden Disc was also in Hilton Arcade, certainly by the 80s. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Bredbury Hall Hotel & Club is considered among the top clubs and bars in Stockport, Manchester. In no particular order i used to love going to Froggies Henry Afrikas Romeo and Juliets Dreamers Oldham has changed so much in recent years. I remember MacFisheries because I worked there on Saturdays. Mark Jordan also worked in Pickwicks Bar at the junction Yorkshire Street and Union Street. She bought dunkins donuts from Tony in around 1980 81. Called BUTTYS However it Flopped ( to far off the beaten track) I did some work on the job 198? Poor Oldham and all the other town centres. It will be a place that will never be forgotten., Angela Collier said: "Monday nights were Monty's then Dreamers the strippers were on Talcum powder and baby oil everywhere cracking nights though. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please I used to always buy my Northern Soul 45s from there. For several years, St Marys Way and the Sports Centre stops have been popular with shoppers alighting for Tommyfield Market. Das Neokli 1 Bars & Clubs Blues Bars By dasosn 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). Mardi Gras Dec 29, 2022. 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. OLDHAM ATHLETIC V YORK CITY. Thanks for that. Oldham, like now, had two main bus termini during the 1980s (and at one point, three). Ahh that was a fun trip down memory Lane! Could be wrong though. I wont be buying these, theyre just wrong. Toy & Hobby was a clear memory with a rubber / vinyl (I think, Red) floor with raised circles/non slip. I was taken there for a treat and thought it the height of sophistication. She said: My mates and me would spend our weekends in there, it was in a great location and we danced all night. Think it was removed about 79. me and my best friend used to come to town on the bus from saddleworth when we were quite young, about 10 or 11 and i remember we loved that jukebox. Remember Peter Street (which now runs as the outfeed from Town Square Car Park) running all the way up between St. Peters Precinct and Town Square Shopping Centre. They had red gingham heart check fabric window curtains and matching seats. RIP. 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 . 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. Can anyone tell me what a duckamuffin was made of please? Aldi shoppers stock up on nostalgic 1.59 Special Buy that 'takes them straight back to childhood', "Just the smell of this takes me back to my childhood. You can still listen to him on Boom Radio. Butterflies was the haunt of many a drinking teen, although it seemed to be superseded by Froggies also on Union Street (which may now be a Job Center)? Away Team (list): York City. I met the future Mrs me at foggies in Oct 84, and celebrating our 27th year of marriage today 29/7/16. She said: I wont forget the sticky carpets and the wet floor in toilets. Not a million miles away from Oldham is the oft-disputed birthplace of fish and chips which is the small town of Mossley. The Golden Disc was originally just up from the One and Three pub close to where the Spindles entrance is now. Cant answer your questions but found this which may be of interest to you It was the most awful thing I had ever seen. Left-leaning performance poet, visual artist and public transport enthusiast on the autism spectrum. Me and a group of friends have been in heated discussions as we remember it different, some of us are saying it wax on Union Street and you went downstairs to it and some of us are saying it was on Yorkshire Street and you went upstairs to it. Today, the Turning Circle and Cheapside form part of the most recent Oldham bus station. I most certainly remember Oldhams very own Country Larder. excellent blog, I have not lived in Oldham since my teens in the 1970s, but the nostalgia i have read triggers many memories,, someone mentioned Ma Dobbs i remember her well, a kind elderly scrawny lady who had only a few teeth left but a big smile she worked in a record shop owned by her son i think, she was soft and kind hearted to kids, when pocket money didnt quite stretch to the price of a single which cost maybe cost 50p, if you only had had 40p then she would sell a top 20 record 40p but only when the boss was not around , they probably never made a profit in that shop, when he was not around the shop was packed with kids, trying to get a bargain. 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 ground floor included fancy goods stalls and a pick and mix counter. Seriously? Did the Cats Whiskas become Bobos? Then we would go to the market and Peter Haqs which was a clothes shop. the bally hoo was near the mother hubbards, its where the menzies avant hotel is now, bit of a daft name, froggies was an even dafter name, those were good times, in my late teens/early twenties, own flat, cash in pocket, building up a resistance to alcohol, meeting young ladies etc, dreading the day when you have to grow up, settle down and start behaving yourself. My mum used to take me to silvios for cream cakes. Why did David Bowie spent a night sleeping rough at Stockport train station? Oldham used to be so good back in the day. Myself and my friends used to go out shopping in Oldham every saturday we would catch the 403 bus our first stop was always Trilbys I loved that shop I spent all my pocket money on a black taffeta skirt with green netting -thought i looked really cool !! 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. Oldham used to be a good night out with the cats whiskers club Dreamers & Henry Africas but times have changed its a shithole now & best avoided if possible . ps My sister worked at the New Theatre Tea shop on waterloo street my fav was creamed mushrooms on toast I loved going there it felt like you were back in time. On Union Street was Butterworths. The 343 to Hyde used it amongst others. Loved it! 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. Scandals? I too remember Froggies being in the basement of Butterflies, the entrance being opposite The Star Inn. Great to hear peoples stories and memories about Oldham during the 80 and 90s. This was shared with National Bus Companys long distance services as well as Yelloways excursions. Some stallholders had wooden kiosks, such as Stewarts carpets, or brick built units which backed onto St Marys Way and Lord Street. oldham nightclubs 1970s . Can anyone tell me in which year the Radclyffe Arms on the south east corner of Radciffe and Rock Streets was pulled down. It was situated above Aladdins cave, the Indian restaurant in 9 - 11 Mumps, that you had to access to get up into the club. He then moved to Albion St opposite the inside market. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to http://www.dailymail.co.uk//Landlord-threatened-sack-serving-pints-regulars, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/25/antidote-to-capitalism-33-revolutions-minute, https://www.facebook.com/YesteryearOldhamThenNow?fref=ts. These existed as a stopgap solution whilst Spindles replaced St Peters Precinct. She did work in a record stall owned by my Uncle Jim, sadly no longer with us. Likewise the nearby High Street and Yorkshire Street stands. Javelin was the record shop in the arcade during the 1970s and was then bought out by Golden disc which is how you end up with two of them. The year 1977 brought Twix Cookie Bars, while Reese's Pieces and Whatchamacallits came along in 1978. When are the next train driver and rail worker strikers? So far as Pubs are concerned what was the name of the pub at Rhodes Bank where the Oldham Tinkers used to perform every Sunday Night was it the Oldham Hotel dont suppose its there now. Also used to go in a bar on Greaves Street which is now boarded up, anyone remember its name? It was taken in 1972 and includes a view of the late lamented Victoria Market hall: The Market Hotel site is occupied by Halifax, opposite what was Trilby Fashions. We are striking because we can't keep you safe', "We have had to go to extremes, working extra shifts, going without food". Today, the whole of the Kings Hall complex belongs to Shoemarket. Its nice that she is remembered so well. Then off to Butterflies for the Friday night rave or Dirty Dreamers if it was a Saturday cos Butterflies reverted back to its true,shirt and tie roots on a Saturday. Over the years thousands of Oldhamers danced the night away at Smokies nightclub. Those were the days. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It was situated above Aladdin's cave, the Indian restaurant in 9 - 11 Mumps, that you had to access to get up into the club. No visit to Oldham was ever complete without a visit to the famed Tommyfield Market. 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. It deeply affected me. The station closed following Yelloways demise in 1989, though the travel centre continued for a few years as a National Express agent. The joke was that you went there after funerals for a Tea in the rooms above. Other termini in Oldham included the Yelloway Coach Station, opposite GMPTEs Mumps Bridge station. think he was from new moston, anyone knows what happened to him? So many memories! 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