I am sure that the owner of Dunkins Donuts was also the owner of Mothers Kitchen and his name was Tony. How I wish it became Oldhams answer to Afflecks Palace. 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. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. 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 I used to be the DJ with the moustache and rubber chicken at Froggies, I have a feeling the other record shop MAY have been called Sounds. I worked in Oldham in the early 80s for 6 months while fitting out ferrantis at chadderton. I also remember them having the occasional one in the Periquito hotel. UP 8650281522, 9690011829 how to eat season brand sardines sharks u19 squad 2021 detectorists outtakes powertec lat machine assembly instructions purcell ode to queen mary winx club 3d: magic adventure area of annulus sector scott noble dallas net worth starry internet down For example, going to the shops and meeting up with friends instead of going online. 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! Turning left led you towards HMV, Mothercare, Superdrug, Argos, Presto and the centres sole caf, the Country Larder. Does anyone remember the name of the chinese restaurant opposite the market hall. Inside the caf had a stereotypical country cottage ambience. Thank you for your comments. Not to be confused with Toy and Hobby, which was at the side of the bus station and underneath Prestos. I thought the bali hoo was the better one, it was a bit more posh than the others, remember the cats whiskers club and went to the empire also met most of the old cast of coronation st at the Oldham playhouse did work in the co op store in the furniture upstairs the meeting place outside used to meet at c and a girlfriends or blind dates remember yates wind bar on the high st lots of hanghovers after drinking the cheap plonk alexander park on the rowing boats and the first time i went on a skiff if you had no balance. When are the next train driver and rail worker strikers? you fall in played a lot of football there on a Saturday used to work on tommy field my stepdad bill Delaney used to work with cannon and ball before the fame as welders i also remember working at the Broadway club in failsworth on Oldham road with my brother Keith we met mat Monroe who payed for our taxi back to Oldham and gave some flowers for my mum. Everytime i hear that song, i am transported back to C & A!! The most dependable source for recorded music in physical form, in the centre of Oldham, is Sainsburys on Union Street. Rafters opened in the 1970s in St James's Buildings on Oxford Street, and - following the rise of punk rock in 1976 and 1977 - became one of the key places in Manchester for live music. At present, only the westbound section of Mumps Bridge bus station remains in use. I really miss it. I think it was called Hamleys, but could be wrong. George Street and King Street were popular stops for the Shopping Giant, Kings Hall and St Peters Precinct. They had a tiny card shop in one of the arcades, a shop in St Peters precinct and a warehouse near the Candlelight. Fri 19 Jun - Sat 4 Jul, Oldham Coliseum, Fairbottom Street, Oldham OL1 3SW, Tel: 0161 624 2829. 18th Birthday Dec 29, 2022. Was that opposite the junction inn? I can recall it being quite exotic for recession-hit Northern England with its faux oak beams, seating booths and equally exotic prices. Eastbound buses stopped at Wallshaw Place on the same side of First Manchesters Oldham depot and offices. Bosses say they will take 'swift action' to ensure 'our future guests receive exemplary service and product'. Using premises vacated by the Co-op in the late 1970s, Kings Hall offered market style shopping. It met High Street between Boots and I think Comet (or Currys). My Mum used to work in the warehouse, but also covered for lunches or in the holidays at any of the other shops/stalls. The majority are taken from our archives Mirrorpix and show revellers dancing the night away . Geraldine Rimmer went to Dreamers on a Friday and Saturday. The chaotic layout made for a most interesting visit prior to the arrival of todays more sanitised aluminium equivalents. Cats Whiskers where the good looking girls danced in the bird cage. If the 1970s were your childhood then you'll likely have fond memories of a more traditional and, let's face it, rather low-tech Yuletide. My Grandma, Mildred managed Silvios, I remember going in the backroom which was always very smoky as a kid. The stall I used to go to was run by a bloke who looked like Peter Cushing. Yes there were two Golden Discs, though I remember the one in Hilton Arcade the best. The two worlds can co-exist. Prior to 1988, our journey involved three buses. 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. 1. Turning right would take you towards WHSmith, the toilets, St Peters Precinct and a third Boots entrance. There used to be a Barclays Bank by the flats between Manchester Road and Featherstall Road South. The joke was that you went there after funerals for a Tea in the rooms above. Russells Piano Cafe occupies that unit nowadays. For many, a chance meeting blossomed into marriage, for others the . We need a General Election. 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. Dianas cafe was very popular at the time and I remember the owners name was Savas I think, we used to play football with him and a few of his friends on the all weather pitch on Horsedge St on Sunday afternoons. 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. Even so, it made for a good occasional treat and was a dependable source for posh milk shakes and coffees. i had quite a lot of fun there and met some interesting people. Hello Chris. 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. Digital technology may be great for overall convenience, but we need to be analogue every now and again. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Bredbury Hall Hotel & Club is considered among the top clubs and bars in Stockport, Manchester. As well as catching the usual suspects up to Oldham (346 or 340 then 409), we would change at Shopping Giant for a 421 to Block Lane (Chadderton Broadway/Moston, Gardeners Arms). Bamboo Club is an excellent club for people & persons that come out to have a good night out. Its upstairs caf was popular and remained part of the store till its closure and replacement with a Primark store. A large group of young people stand gathered at the intersection of MacDougal and West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village . kemper: the coed killer; donte randall jackson. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire . Though I love the convenience of digital, I prefer the sensual nature of analogue technology. Exactly my perception on Mothers Tea Room. This was Oldhams answer to Harry Ramsdens, albeit with a nice view of Zenith mill with orange and white buses passing by. 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. Today, the Argos store has moved into the former Index store in the Spindles shopping centre, as did Superdrug. The toyshop near the Bus Station/Church was called TOY & HOBBY. they now have a takeaway Broadoak Crescent Ashton Golden Disc was also in Hilton Arcade, certainly by the 80s. Trams, Boats and Trains: Could Passenger Pleasure Craft Return to Manchester City Centre? This menu is from that era. Town square had 9 stands, not 8. Further down from the Town Square shopping centre was the Theatre Tea Shop. Well worth the money. Toy & Hobby was a clear memory with a rubber / vinyl (I think, Red) floor with raised circles/non slip. All the chairs had cut out heart shapes in the backs and on the tables. I recall Levers chippy which is still there & dianas cafe. Comments have been closed on this article. It was called Porkies or Porkys but I dont think it lasted long. Those were the days. Besides the present building, the only other market hall I remember was the temporary green one. Airport Cell Phone Waiting Lot Dec 31, 2022. But if you leave me your name and number, i promise that when i get home Ill call you. Oldham has changed so much in recent years. This would be 79 / 80 when it was over really. I am also sure that he opened up a restaurant on Greaves St called Town House Restaurant which also included the Coal Hole bar downstairs. From Werneth Fire Station, Manchester Road would be punctuated by a row of shops opposite, then OMC, more shops and (of course) Ballyhoo itself. It was the first such precinct to be operated and funded by its owners which were at the time Scottish Amicable. I remember it being on two floors and there being a LS Lowry canvas print on the stairway. The jukebox in C&A I cant hear Dont Go Breaking My Heart Elton John and Kiki Dee without thinking of that jukebox! Lots of fireworks had gone off in it. 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. Possibly more towards Oldham College, but my memory escapes me for the moment. I used to go with my Dad when he did make-up for the Gilbert and Sullivan shows. think he was from new moston, anyone knows what happened to him? OLDHAM ATHLETIC V YORK CITY. Their unit was about the same size as a shoe box. or was it Sunday. It would help settle a really long argument. It was the most awful thing I had ever seen. Springbank PUB 2 Bars & Clubs 8. In the 80s there was some kind of Diner (possibly Amercian) in thr old Shaw St warehouse behind thr Bluecoat School, can anyone remember what it was called? Dreamers was upstairs on Yorkshire Street, small but played some good music. There was also a Silvios in Ashton. The year 1977 brought Twix Cookie Bars, while Reese's Pieces and Whatchamacallits came along in 1978. Left-leaning performance poet, visual artist and public transport enthusiast on the autism spectrum. All I can remember was that the toy shop on the road up to the church was a Toymaster franchise. With eight stands it was built to GMPTEs prefabricated design used at Stockports before then, Ashtons shortly after, and at several others till 1994. It had a big Toby Light sign on the corner and was left of Manchester Chambers (and by the subway to the precinct). They remain so now. Spent my teens at trax roller rink. She said she hadnt, so I asked her when it would be in as The Golden Disc had it now. Eleven Ways Inn : . Prior to that, it was indeed a record shop with Discland records a little further up. Near the North/South Shields ferry landing. . Their other branches in Bury and Rochdale closed around the same time (they also had a fourth branch in Lincoln). Also froggies, it was in the basement of butterflies, the jobcentre is on the site of the former cats whiskas. Search for Local Memories Great to hear peoples stories and memories about Oldham during the 80 and 90s. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Ma Dobbs what a lady. Clubbing institution Antwerp Mansion is to close after council order, Slattery's launches Harry Potter inspired Sorting Hat Easter egg - and Muggles can't get enough of it, Restaurant responds after couple's claim they were surrounded by waiters who 'wanted to fight them'. Backflips outside . We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. ", Colin Hudson: "There's many a lad who went back down the stairs quicker than they ascended. Oldham itself wasnt short on chippies either. In the early 1970s, rapid development made its mark on the American environment. Back in the 1980s, the indoor market was a dull green structure akin to a supermarket. I met the future Mrs me at foggies in Oct 84, and celebrating our 27th year of marriage today 29/7/16. Under the Seton bridge of course. I remember all the clubs Froggies, Butterflies I remember when it was Romeo and Juliettes, Scandals, Dreamers was the best though , the Chinese Restaurant was Lams a group of us all went out for a meal there and then afterwards tried to get in the Tommyfield Pub but we were turned away for being too young- those were the days. 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. 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 !! The building was eventually sold off, closing up shop in 2006. Anybody remember what Romanos on rock st was before Romanos ? Then Mother Hubbards, with Zenith Mill and Avery Scales opposite. In the mid 1980s, Santas sleigh would assume temporary residence there in the run up to Christmas. Updated 14:15, 23 FEB 2018. I worked for Jim ..when the new market hall opened I got the job in the new shop but I swapped roles with someone and managed the Lord st shop instead .I remember when Jim used to bring all the new stock to the stall he used to have his pet monkey in the back of the van ..LOL Also a caf/bakery shop, was this owned by Emerys. it was called Lams Garden, prior to that it was called the New Lung Wah, managed by my dad, Mrs Lams Which legendary band had to cancel their Rochdale gig after town elders campaigned to have them banned? For several years, St Marys Way and the Sports Centre stops have been popular with shoppers alighting for Tommyfield Market. There was a little amusement arcade further up and a butchers at the front of the entrance. Required fields are marked *. From memory Linda worked in the front album bit and Marje in the singles bit. Foggies was underneath butterflies. I bought David Bowies Laughing Gnome from her. The Iceland within Littlewoods and Bardsleys bookshop on Yorkshire street also stick in my mind. These existed as a stopgap solution whilst Spindles replaced St Peters Precinct. 11TH OCTOBER 1975. Just so you know, Ma Dobbs was known by all the kids in the 70s as the one who would sell you any top twenty record for the cheapest price, but you could only buy the top twenty records, no others. This was shared with National Bus Companys long distance services as well as Yelloways excursions. jillys took over upstairs to become rockworld, and now only has upstairs, the musicbox is now below. I think she had just one tooth. BACK in the day it was the club to be in; glitter balls dazzled and eyes met across a crowded dance floor. like the other comment, most music is now off the web. We sat in upstairs. Think I went to Henry Africas once or twice only , Grandma used to talk about Duck a Muffins on the outside of the indoor market . Congrats to you both If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Im stuck on the name too, but I vaguely remember it. The old mothers tea shop was a fave for my mum and gran especially when it was cold and they could afford it! Here are some of the places people are talking about in our Share Your Memories community this week: Hornsea Purley Bordon Saltash Almondsbury Seavington St Michael Burgh Heath Oakhanger Weston Green Whitehill Balham .and hundreds more! The fancy accessories stall in the indoor market was a favourite of mine (not sure if it is still therethe name is on the top of my tongue!) 29, 1970 Madison Square Garden, new York City, NY i attended Freehold Juniors in then! DIVISION 2. . She then asked me how much they were selling it for and so I told her, 1.25. Nowadays, it is almost impossible to find anything other than chart-topping singles and albums in Oldham (available in Sainsburys on Union Street). Loved it! There was a Golden Disc later in the Hilton Arcade, this unit had previously been Javelin Records in the 1970s, which was a large shop I think it may have been a franchise on a smaller level to HMV, and directly next door was an independent record shop called Discland both shops were great sources for my Punk tunes from 1976 onwards, Thanks for filling me in on the Oldham record shops. hi all, just to add to my brothers comments about oldham town centre, as he said our mum used to work at C&A, that is where HOME BARGAINS is now,and our dad was also a driver for them, as Dez says, we used to get our records for our disco from the GOLDEN DISC which was next to MAYS jewellers, and also next to the MARKET HOTEL which was where the bus garage is now, we also used to get them from DISCLAND in the arcade, which is still there, run by ALAN the manager, I can also remember getting some records from an elderly lady called MA- DOBS, can anyone else remember her? Many of these photos are from this project. A-D on the left and E-J on the right. ARE you one of the gang? Egerton Arms: Egerton Street. The 343 to Hyde used it amongst others. 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). Editors' Code of Practice. One person who could of answered all these questions is my mum who unfortunately died 11 years ago. The nightclub, that was a small venue known for its big tunes in Yorkshire Street, was demolished in 2015. Written by former Piccadilly Radio youth presenter and girl about town Rikki Wright, it celebrates the era dominated by venues like the Free Trade Hall, Russell Club and The Electric Circus. I would say that Oldham bus station was a good choice of dating venue, though pretty dank by the Information/SaverSales kiosks. The cafe was called Mothers Tea Shop he also owned Dunkins Donuts and Sizzlers in the arcade he did American burgers before Macdonalds arrive . In 2015 a production named Dreamers, came to Oldham Coliseum and blasters the wallpaper/diy store as my sister worked there for several years. She bought dunkins donuts from Tony in around 1980 81. It was part-owned by Bob Sopel of Bob Sopel Travel. I was taken there for a treat and thought it the height of sophistication. No . Keep tabs on all of the latest news, views and Man United transfer rumours with our dedicated blog updates. Your email address will not be published. We used to finish late and then get off to Zolly Boshers til chucking out (or raided; whichever came first usually the raid). Thank you. Tesco was in the precinct for a while as I recall my mum complaining when they closed if. I used to always buy my Northern Soul 45s from there. www.coliseum.org.uk lol. There was also a fish shop top of the arcade run by Sam. Tommy Heffron the doorman commented its better than watching a video working here on a Friday Happy Days. He was a big bloke but fair and consistent, but if you started fighting or anything like that and you were out. Hi Jeff, Yes, Scandals was opposite the Junction Inn. 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. Likewise the nearby High Street and Yorkshire Street stands. Writers Cathy Crabb, Lindsay Williams and composer Carol Donaldson were regular at the club and said it was where you went to nurse a pint of Guinness and blackcurrant, dance to the Smiths and the Cure and plot starry-eyed escape routes out of Oldham. Re: 70's / 80's clubs.. Reply #3 on: 14:46:27, 11/08/08 . Then there was Henry Africas. April 27, 2014 . 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. In the late 1970s, the club were runners-up in the . The first part opened on Cheapside in 2001, with the second part arriving in 2007 on the Turning Circle. 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. The hot chocolate was always impressive there. DREAMERS was the place to be back in the day. 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