The Iceland within Littlewoods and Bardsleys bookshop on Yorkshire street also stick in my mind. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. He had some great records though. These existed as a stopgap solution whilst Spindles replaced St Peters Precinct. Our Diddy one (of ABC Television and Radio 2 fame instead of Knotty Ash) has outlived the store by more than three decades. I worked there for a few weekends and the odd evening when I was at school. Spending Saturday mornings in Golden Disc in Hilton Arcade flicking through the 7 and 12 singles, and the saloon type door the Golden Disc had! Stand J was right at the bottom on the angle. The Golden Disc was originally just up from the One and Three pub close to where the Spindles entrance is now. Called BUTTYS However it Flopped ( to far off the beaten track) I did some work on the job 198? My mother worked at C&As for over ten years and loved the staff discount that she received which helped enormously when purchasing our school uniforms every year. The Golden Disc is the one record shop of the 80s I remember. The most dependable source for recorded music in physical form, in the centre of Oldham, is Sainsburys on Union Street. Used to lodge at a pub called the bull or ox on the hill near the belgrade hotel on the hill.Landlord used to be called Archie Trimble. 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. I think she had just one tooth. Beyond Oldham Way was the Belgrade Hotel. Today, the original GMPTE stands have been razed with car parking in place of the stands E -H. Four stands remain, albeit with standard cantilever bus shelters. 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. All Clued Up (1988 91), Looks like the only way to successfully end the rail strikes is a change of government. I have a picture of me outside Rambos chippy back in the day on union St. Thats the place we went after leaving butterflies, bulls head etc. 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)? Possibly more towards Oldham College, but my memory escapes me for the moment. Towards Mumps Bridge was the imaginatively named Mumps Bridge bus station. In the late 1970s, he was on the dancefloors of New York's legendary clubs - the Paradise Garage, 12 West, Studio 54 - working in what he calls "homo promo": in the disco era, record labels. Tommy Heffron the doorman commented its better than watching a video working here on a Friday Happy Days. Even so, it made for a good occasional treat and was a dependable source for posh milk shakes and coffees. A proper record shop in Oldham would be a fine thing, though this would buck the trend towards people downloading chart music. It was close enough for the pubs on Yorkshire Street and clubs on Union Street. This formed the subject of a recent article by John Harris in todays Guardian (source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/25/antidote-to-capitalism-33-revolutions-minute). Who cares if you had to wipe your feet on the way out. Lams or Lambs, not sure about the spelling. 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. Its a shame to see the lovely building falling into dereliction. Used to get all my Star Wars Figures from here in the 80s. I have loved reading this. The joke was that you went there after funerals for a Tea in the rooms above. It was part and parcel of the joys of Going Up Town along with Tommyfield Market. I seem to remember a cafe next door to it as well and at the bottom of the arcade on the corner was a newsagents stall. The metal teapots were huge too and weighed a tonne filled with boiling water. These pictures were taken just before the building was taken down by Christopher Loftus who found the Made in Oldham - Memories facebook page. The Golden Disc was the destination of many a trip to Oldham at that time in fact I recall there being two decent record shops The Golden Disc in the arcade (a covered alley leading towards Tommyfield, but also there was a second shop somewhere I cant fully recall. Bosses say they will take 'swift action' to ensure 'our future guests receive exemplary service and product'. I also used to use the same barbers on Henshaw street and the co-owner of Queen street barbers is Graham Smith, I have been going to have my haircut since he was at Henshaw street mainly because Graham was in the same year at Grange school as me. Feel free to add your comments and memories of Going Up Town, 1980s or any other decade you wish to recall. There was also a fish shop top of the arcade run by Sam. My 2 older sisters had the cushions . Straight away she gave me 1.25 worth of record tokens and told to go and buy it and bring it to her, which it did. was this when it was a fun pub similar to Henry Afrikas, around 1992? The hot chocolate was always impressive there. 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. I think his last name was Greenwood but I am not 100% sure of that, maybe someone else can confirm please? Anybody remember what Romanos on rock st was before Romanos ? This, alas, is chart music and budget price compilation albums. Which legendary band had to cancel their Rochdale gig after town elders campaigned to have them banned? Egerton Arms: Egerton Street. For example, going to the shops and meeting up with friends instead of going online. 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). 14:13, 23 FEB 2018. So many lovely memories of visiting Kings Hall (Im sure this is where my shoe obession started along with the Mansfields shoe shop or was it Saxons opposite C& A that became What Everyone Wants Remember all the different bus stationseven the one to the left of Mumps at the actual bus depot.we used to go all over on those buses with our mums and grandma every Saturday! or was it Sunday. Take for example photography, with the joys of using a memory card in a present day camera, or loading 35mm/120 in a film camera. I remember the day the old inside market burned down. I think the majority of Oldham new her as the donut lady. From the High Street entrance was a giant digital clock seen at the junction of Boots, Burton, Peter Lord and the North West Gas showrooms. The Town House Restaurant, if my memory serves me right is still going, if you can find it through the current forest full of road cones and temporary signs. Ma Dobbs was my grandma, my mums mum. I can recall the toy shop opposite the bus station on the row of terraces that included upwards towards the church. He was a Man U fan and was always listening to the footy on his tranny radio. Using premises vacated by the Co-op in the late 1970s, Kings Hall offered market style shopping. It was called Porkies or Porkys but I dont think it lasted long. In 1970 the brothers sold out to Grand Metropolitan, owners of Watneys. With Chelsea Girl/Etam on the left and Dorothy Perkins on the right, the High Street corridor came to a T-junction with Dixons and Rumbelows in full view. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Likewise the nearby High Street and Yorkshire Street stands. Turning right would take you towards WHSmith, the toilets, St Peters Precinct and a third Boots entrance. I used to go with my Dad when he did make-up for the Gilbert and Sullivan shows. The coffee was very popular and we were forever changing the filter papers and carrying two stacks of four cups to refill the brewing stations. 10. Wimpy moved from a smaller unit next to the Royal Bank of Scotland to a more prominent corner unit, formerly used by Burton and latterly Boardmans. From memory Linda worked in the front album bit and Marje in the singles bit. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60's, the basement of "The Jungle" was a night club. Thank you! The two worlds can co-exist. Even the Co-op offered fast food by means of its Big Bite burger bar beside the escalators of Shopping Giant. It boasted its own Handybank, had a separate chemist opposite the main store and a fast food restaurant (q.v Food and Drink section). Besides the present building, the only other market hall I remember was the temporary green one. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Next door was Javelin which was bigger and sold mainly current records. Although I too cannot recall the location of the Sounds record shop, but I will ask my brother to see if he can remember it. You used to teach Kung Fu to me and my older sister, Sue you were an item with her. So cute! Does anyone remember Nellie Granelli who sold the best ice cream ever on the Tommyfield? Some of you might remember Jilly's better as Fagin's, which opened in 1970. ", Julie Beardsellsaid: "I met my husband there! Slum clearance was declared over, only for the buildings which had replaced the slums to start rapidly crumbling in turn. 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. 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. Within its three floors, you could have your ears pierced, buy a new pair of shoes and have a burger, without even touching the main centre. Most of the first floor was allocated to Shoemarket. Yes it was the Bulls Head on George street, the landlord was called Archie Trimble and he could throw troublemakers out of his pub two at a time with no problems. I`m sure there were 2 golden discs, 1 in the arcade and 1 in the row of shops that are in front of the magistrates court entrance. Good friend of mine used to work at a barbers just up past C&A will have to ask him the name and now co-owns Queen Street Barbers. like the other comment, most music is now off the web. What are your memories of Dreamers? Leave them in the comments section below. The Ghost of Christmas School Discos Past, S.V.s Formative Years Festive 50 (1985 1986), The Ghost of Quizmas Past: 24. ", Shoppers go wild for 'absolutely insane' Aldi chocolate treat, A post about the new bars has gone viral with customers keen to get their hands on the new product, Matalan shoppers say 'beautiful' 5 storage item instantly transforms a messy room, "It was love at first sight when I saw this", Fury as pre-sale prices to see Madonna's London show reach 1,000 as fans scramble to get tickets, Certain VIP packages available cost more than 1,300 each, Fave Manchester music venue offering up bottomless chicken wings, Fill thine boots at the Blues Kitchen from next month, Asdas message to all customers who buy yoghurt following Co-op change, Shoppers can expect to see the changes rolled out over the next few weeks, Primark shoppers dumbfounded by change to every store as temperatures drop below zero, "Its minus 3 degrees right now! By the bus station I remember Hallmarks where you could buy stationery. I remember SOUNDS but cannot remember where it is, I can remember DIANAS cafe, and also the FAMOUS ARMY & NAVY STORE where the games shop is now, and also I remember LITTLEWOODS where I started my first job, after leaving school. Nightclubs I remember in Oldham are,Romeo and Juliets also became Ros and Jos I think under 18s on a Monday night, then became Butterflies.Froggies underneath which later became Over the Rainbow. at the top of Manchester St was Golden disc and in the maket hall was the Record bar or Ma Dobbs as some knew it , it was eventually run by her son Jim. They did the nicest hot chocolate with whipped cream for miles around. I like a happy medium between digital and analogue worlds. Does anyone remember Dreamers nightclub? This menu is from that era. We need a General Election. The other record shop in the arcade was Javelin, In Oldham the recor shops were as follows .Discland in the arcade ..it sold American imports and a huge selection of soul and Tamala Motown oldies , it was a DJs heaven. Downtown Manhattan in the 1970s Was New York's Golden Era for Nightlife. Elsewhere within this hallowed soupon of server space, this insignificant spec of cyberspace is an article on the joys of shopping in Ashton-under-Lyne during the 1980s. The latter entrance had the record section between its stairways. Blast from the past! The nightclub, that was a small venue known for its big tunes in Yorkshire Street, was demolished in 2015. 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. Many of these photos are from this project. The further one gets from Piccadilly Gardens the more decrepit it becomes with an entire burnt out building followed by a large bomb site. Though I never went in, I did remember The Regent. Port Everglades cruise terminal to FLL Dec 28, 2022. On occasion I used to help out in school holidays. Das Neokli 1 Bars & Clubs Blues Bars By dasosn Like most town centres throughout the late 1970s early 1980s, Oldham wasnt immune to the joys of fast food.
How To Access Traffic Camera Footage,
Florida Trailer Registration Bill Of Sale,
Summer Woods Apartments Mauldin, Sc,