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had a good atmosphere as well. The movement was inspired by Cunninghams childhood game of skimming stones over a pond. 7. I wonder if anyone remembers us now after all these years ? It had a small revolving circular dance floor. st ives to me, has certain stand out records Eddie Reagan, billy prophet, susan coleman etc all wigan biggies im sure, but when you only ventured 'close go home' I suppose they evoke memories of certain venues ? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Highlighting the Craze for Dancing in London in 1919, one newspaper remarked: London has gone dancing mad [] dancing establishments in London are crowded morning, noon, and night with eager pupils [] whilst dancing halls are booked up for months ahead.Footnote 1 Newspapers outside London also reported the enormous popularity of dancing. In the 1920s, the class profile of the Nottingham Palais varied from day to day, as private functions closed the hall to the general public and attracted a more specialised, usually middle-class audience. Early dance halls featured a simple stage or raised dais to accommodate the band, but experiments were soon under way. Crewe's wooden framework, which served to define the dance floor and divide up the space, mimicked the architecture of a Chinese pagoda, with lacquered columns and ornamental fretwork. At one end of the social scale, it emerged from the ballrooms of large country houses, elaborate hotels, restaurants and private clubs frequented by the upper-middle and upper classes. . Still see Kempy and Gail on a regular basis. The site had previously been a dairy farm, then a tram depot, and finally a roller-skating rink, and on conversion could accommodate about 2500 people in its double-height space.Footnote 35 In 1921, Dancing World magazine published an illustration of its broadly classical faade and vestibule, its size exaggerated by being drawn wildly out of scale (on the left in Fig. The Palais De Dance Nottingham, my big ( older ) Sis used to go there a lot in the mid 50s 19 The Suzanne Gallo designed the costumesloose fitting white tops and pants. No Sunday shopping throngs back then, just a feeling of having the city to ourselves. Lots of similarities for me, meet at the Man in Space at Hiltop, jump on the bus from Ripley to Nottingham, mooch down Parliment street I think and into the queue. Ladies Boudoir, Mayfair dance hall, Newcastle, 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums). Funnily enough I did a small piece on the Palais for my SouledOn Soul Facebook page a few days ago A lot of emmotional connections with that place for reasons you'll see below, "Through these doors pass some of the most beautiful girls in the world". Worked in the downstairs bar. Despite Crewe's talents, the overall design of the dance hall was clearly compromised as a conversion and its former uses as a tram depot and a rink (Fig. The old Victoria Hall had been taken over by Mr and Mrs HG Roscoe in September 1929 and re-christened the Palais de Danse. Rob Smith was forever hammering it but it just sounded so good blasting through that sound system. Pryzm Nottingham is a chain nightclub located on Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham, England. Consumerism expanded, with home ownership among manual workers reaching 40 per cent by 1962.Footnote 80 The architecture of the dance hall reflected this further democratisation of pleasure, the new centrality of the working class to national life, and a new version of modernity. I remember the Jbirds and also my late husband Johnny Gold playing there. They used to have a Friday night dance with a better ratio of girls to guys. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=3+little+bears+jimi+hendrix&aq=6&oq=3+little+bears. I entered into a singing competition they use to run and I won. 99104. Grayman45 I worked at The Sherwood Rooms part time for a while, firstly as a Bingo checker then as a ballroom assistant, just standing around in evening dress being helpful a really cushy job. @ MAK - thanks for the kind words and no she was from Cotgrave :-), @ Steve Phillis- I remember you very well. Fig. Under the soft lights and lulled by the sweet music he can sink into a dreamland of wishful desire.Footnote 86, The design of dance halls helped manufacture such dreams. The club is used as a student night club for both of the universities in Nottingham. Mecca was particularly forward-looking and worked hard with local planners to ensure that its dance halls were at the heart of Britain's new town and city centres, the Locarno, Coventry, discussed below, being a significant example.Footnote 67 Similar shopping-centre dance halls were opened by Mecca in Portsmouth and Basildon (where it was also called the Locarno), and Birmingham (the Mayfair). It was known as Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. Local commentators believed that the building increased the city's status. It was soon appreciated that boards should be laid in the direction of travel of the dancers as they progressed around the dance floor in a circular fashion. Why was I at the Palais in 1971? 8), constructed at the expense of local businessman Thomas Bolton in 1928, is a striking example of how dance-hall frontages could make eye-catching statements on street corners. The Palais de Danse, built by Midland Palais de Danse Limited, opened on the corner of King Edward Street, John Street and Convent Street (now Upper Parliament Street) on 24 April 1925. Nottingham Palais paid more than laying a new dance oor, and in October the Hammersmith Palais spent on a maple oor.19 The installation of dance oors required consideration of several crucial issues. Dance Halls in Nottingham Other Dance Halls in Nottingham LINK TO PALAIS DE DANCE SHERWOOD ROOMS ASTORIA Victoria Ballroom - became the Locarno St Anns Well Rd I seem to remember the TED HEATH ORCHESTRA AND SYD LAWRENCE AND HIS ORCHESTRA playing at the Palais during the Sixties but I may be Wrong . They changed their name ten years after they started. Ling, recognising that the removal of traffic might leave the precinct empty once the shops were closed, worked hard to keep the area alive by introducing new uses to the precinct. The very name adopted by the modern dance hall, palais de danse, emphasises this ambition. Can anyone remember Reg Guest Trio and Ian King Trio? Great memories of this place. The first requirement was sufficient uninterrupted space for a large dance floor. Celestial effects were common, with thousands of bulbs creating ceilings full of sparkling stars. It was known as Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. The site became vacant when Nottingham Prison was demolished. I still remember MK shouting from the steps and then whilst walking the queue checking us all out .. BIG and fond memories of the venue I cut my teeth in. Harry had an amazing drum kit, hand-painted with psychedelic designs. for this article. 39 Dancing Times, March 1928, pp. Probably our most regular gig was the New Cross Inn, Sutton. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later became the popular nightclub Ritzy in the late 1980s. Then at quarter to two, a special moment. I used to love the deserted streets. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later became the Ritzy in the late 1980s, then the Palais again, Oceana, and then Pryzm. He said: I dont recall a specific male vocalist, but keyboard player Ivor and lead guitarist Will did some singing. "The bouncers used to bet us we would miss the change over but, thankfully, we always made it back on stage in time. The third and final type of dance hall was built as part of a multi-purpose complex. 96 See Nott, J., Contesting Popular Dancing and Dance Music During the 1920s, Cultural and Social History, 10.3 (2013), pp. Also used to got to Roy & Mary Knight's on Cranbrook St. My wife and I with friends used to go to Enid Colman's. Very interesting to read, I knew Freddie and Adela as uncle and aunt, great close friends, father Tug was on police duty with Gordon Ingham of the Forest Town undertakers, father met mum, and as they say its history, Adela married twice, Cyril Palmer visited Adela in her final weeks. Each year from 1918 to 1965, between roughly 2000 and 3000 venues were licensed for regular dancing in Britain.Footnote 4 The number of venues in individual towns and cities could be correspondingly large. It was a six-day week playing for ballroom dancing. We used to go to most of the Nottingham ballrooms,The Palais, The Queens , The Elizabethan Rooms, The Sherwood Rooms Etc. I heard he had some problems after dropping off the scene. Appearing as Twos Company the next date was 05/11/1967. 43956CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Then the Palais again, then Oceana, and currently Pryzm. In later years it was Yates wine lodge for a couple of so called "Australian white wines" you could chat anyone up with a few of them inside you :-)). Dancing had a cross-class appeal and yet, by the mid-1920s, it was predominantly an activity of the working and lower-middle classes. 35 Duncan, Hammersmith's Palaces of Pleasure, p. 4. That was the famous and now legendary sign located above the entrance to the Nottingham Palais de Danse one of the many traditional dance hall venues owned by the Mecca Leisure group. Architects enjoyed the possibilities such spaces provided. Not now but used to be, Cycling C.T.C.,Badminton,Judo and Karate,Holidays,Dancing modern at first then old time and sequence. The new dance halls of the late 1950s and early 1960s were typified by sumptuous, colourful interiors along coordinated, modern lines in the Contemporary style. The budget was large and the quality of the building located on a prime corner site adjacent to the city's busy central market area (Fig. Heimann, Joint Chairman, Mecca Ltd, The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in Britain, 19301939, Contesting Popular Dancing and Dance Music During the 1920s, Postcard view of the interior of the dance hall at Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, 1911 (author's private collection), Bandstand at the Mayfair, Newcastle, opened in 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums), Postcard view of Cricklewood Dance Hall and Skating Rink, 1920s (author's private collection), Exterior and interior of the Hammersmith Palais (illustration from, Postcard view of the Chinese themed interior, Hammersmith Palais, 1921 (author's private collection), Elaborate neon lighting at the Hammersmith Palais, early 1960s, Exterior of the Leicester Palais, a purpose-built dance hall, 1926 (author's private collection), Handsome corner entrance to the Astoria Palais de Danse, Bolton, 1928 (Bolton News/Newsquest Photos), Promotional literature for the Locarno, Stevenage, 1961 (Museum Services, Stevenage, Hertfordshire), Frontage of the Nottingham Palais, showing its illuminated globe, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk), Interior of the Nottingham Palais, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk), Blackpool Locarno, one of Mecca's new multi-purpose entertainment venues, 1965 (Simon Mallett/public domain), Postcard view of the entrance tower of the Locarno, Coventry, 1960 (author's private collection), Populist Palatial, postcard view of the rich, colourful interior of the Palais de Danse, Derby, 1923 (author's private collection), Postcard view of aristocratic mural paintings in the vestibule of the Palais de Danse, Derby, 1923 (author's private collection), Luxe-modern, everyday glamour at the Mayfair dance hall, Newcastle, 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums), Ladies Boudoir, Mayfair dance hall, Newcastle, 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums). 98 For further detail on the decline of dance halls, see Nott, Going to the Palais, pp. The Nottingham House of Correction on St Johns Street is now the modern day junction of Glasshouse Street and King Edward Street where the club sits. Nite Owl Leicester,dungeon And Beachcomber Nottingham. In a music career spanning more than 54 years, Adrian has worked with many of the best known names and musicians in showbusiness. Good times. Enjoyed other peoples recollections of the Palais, the place where I met my now wife Margaret & actually danced to musicians. 9298. The Majestic dance hall in Crewe, for example, was opened in 1961 by the Rank Organisation (which had diversified into dancing as cinema-going declined) following its conversion from a Gaumont cinema in a building originally erected as a picture house in 1911.Footnote 29 One of the most famous conversions from cinema to dance hall was the Rivoli Ballroom, Brockley, south London, opened in 1959.Footnote 30 The Locarno, Blackburn, was converted by the Mecca group from the former Olympia cinema at a cost of 130,000 in 1959.Footnote 31 Mecca became the largest name in dance-hall ownership and was particularly influential in the development of the building type. Personally, one of my fave records from the Palais dayers was Toni Basil's "Breakaway". 56 The Builder, 14 November 1924, pp. By this point, Mecca also employed its own group of in-house architects for interiors, Kett and Neve, perhaps best known as the designers of one of the first motorway service stations, Trowell services on the M1 (also for Mecca).Footnote 50 The Stevenage Locarno (Fig. I do have a strong memory of seeing Jimmy James & The Vagabonds at The Palais. The dance floor was flanked, beneath the balcony, by two long areas of seating and tables, and a snack bar and lounge were located just off the main hall.Footnote 59 The decorative scheme in the hall included a central fresco of dancing maidens (possibly with reference to the city's local hero Robin Hood), which continued on the side walls. I did like it when everyone shoved there arms up in the chorus! Restrictions were enforced by dancing skills, or lack thereof, and the etiquette and rules laid down by the venue; and not least the pressure felt under the ever-watchful eyes of the masters of ceremonies, dance-hall staff, friends, peers, even mothers and fathers.Footnote 97. The Palais de Danse on Humberstone Gate, Leicester Many readers will remember The Ivor Kenney Sound, the resident band, during the 1960s and 70s, at Leicesters Palais de 99104. After the war the building was restored to its former glory and together with its famous school of dancing, thrived for most of the next two decades until its eventual closure in 1967. Hello Bill, Im not 100% sure but I think it very likely that the Mansfields did play the Palais at some stage or other. Cliff Bennett is very much alive and well and performed in Nottingham's Old Market Square at the Nottingham Pulse festival last summer. 9. The colourful and refined interior of Derby's Palais de Danse (Figs 14 and 15) demonstrates the level of glamour in leading dance halls. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. 14 Richardson, Philip, A History of English Ballroom Dancing (19101945): The Story of the Development of the Modern English Style (London, 1945), pp. I've ended up over in Stockport. Hale, Matthew My hometown regular all dayer venue it's the place where the first Sunday in very month we would go and offer worship and praise to the great god Northern Soul. 3 Paul Holt, Daily Express, 16 November 1938, p. 16, and Economist, 14 February 1953, p. 401. Most ballrooms included balconies around the main dance floor where patrons could promenade and watch the proceedings below, while allowing the considerable airflow required for what could be a strenuous activity. Published online by Cambridge University Press: Memories from 1959 I met a tall good looking lady at the Palais de Dance in 1959 married her in 1961 and we headed to New Zealand in 1962. 23 The Builder, 14 November 1924, p. 799. Every one of those records to me are Casino tunes. I don't actually remember it being played. Popular acts to appear at the Palais included Jimmy Crawford and the Ravens. 67 See Roma Fairley, Come Dancing Miss World (London, 1966), and more generally Esher, Lionel, A Broken Wave: The Rebuilding of England 19401980 (London, 1981)Google Scholar. 47071. The Palais de Danse, built by Midland Palais de Danse Limited, opened on the corner of King Edward Street, John Street and Convent Street (now Upper Parliament Street) on 24 April 1925. It was originally designed as a dance hall and billiard saloon. Your post is pure nostalgia. However, because dance halls had to be granted music and dancing licences, renewed annually, it is possible to get some sense of their numbers from records held by local licensing authorities, together with other estimates. The dance hall's emergence as a distinct social and architectural space was shaped by its varied roots in both the social world of the elite and the growing leisure industry of late nineteenth-century Britain. Hintergrund. Happy days mate. In 1997 it was given another makeover and re-appeared as a new night club. In the 1920s, borrowing from US cinema designs, atmospherics was widely used to create escapism in the dance hall.Footnote 87 This design trend was about bringing the outside inside, with interiors made to resemble Spanish patios or Italian villa gardens (as seen in the Spanish Hall at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, and the Italianate lake backdrop on the main stage in the Tower Ballroom). Chief among them was J. Sedgewick from Derby, who had been responsible for opening the Derby Palais in 1921, a conversion of the town's Corn Exchange.Footnote 52 These businessmen had seen how lucrative dance halls had become and aimed to open one of the finest outside London. 82 TWA, DT.Tur/4/AG1838, Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle Dance Floor (1961). Hanford and Richards was on Trinity Walk. Between 1914 and 1938, the average working week fell from 54 to 48 hours. 10) was high. 17).Footnote 83 The rococo-style mirrors had lights above with tasselled fabric lampshades, and sconces in between. 28 Allen, Carl, London Gig Venues (Stroud, 2016), pp. 81 TWA, DT.Tur/4/AG1859, Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle Ticket Hall (1961). I am friends with Ric Lee my friend and I have a Tribute Website to Ten Years After Ten-Years-After.com and Alvinlee.de I would like to hear stories about pre Ten Years After. never missed a soul do there, from feb 78, until 83 (then the bank hol sunday nights , late 90's). Without this, dancing could be uncomfortable and tiring and particularly wearing on the knees and ankles. Berlin II (1911 - 1914) According to the magazine The Artist, Vintilescu played till February 1, 1910 in the famous dance hall Palais de Danse in Berlin. Seen you pop up on a few of Coop's images now and again. In September 1931, the Nottingham Palais paid more than 1000 laying a new dance floor, and in October 1933 the Hammersmith Palais spent 5000 on a maple floor.Footnote 19, The installation of dance floors required consideration of several crucial issues. We had a change of name (same line-up) to Our Young and played there 03/07/1966, 09/10/1966, 26/12/1966 and 21/01/1967. You cannot paste images directly. However, this was a temporary structure, not a permanent dance hall. First, it offered a practical solution to the problem of providing non-stop music. 8889Google Scholar. Throughout the interwar period, leading dance bands were resident in elite nightspots: for example, Roy Fox at the Monseigneur Restaurant; Ambrose and his Orchestra at the Mayfair Hotel; and both Jack Hylton and the Savoy Orpheans at the Savoy Hotel.Footnote 15 These well-known dance venues (increasingly popularised by live outdoor broadcasts on the new BBC and by newspaper reports) offered inspiration for public dance halls of more diverse working-class origins. Now in those days doormen weren't the breed they are today. They also advertised the fact. History. no doubt. 31 Blackburn Times, 20 February 1959, p. 3. But my relationship with this venerable Nottingham landmark started much earlier in my life and carries much more emotional attachment than simply being a placed where we danced our youth away to great dollops of soulful tunes and partaking of a chicken in a basket meal if we saved enough pennies to purchase grub in the restaurant downstairs. 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