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 People of different classes did attend the Nottingham Palais, but they did not necessarily mix. Dance halls provided an architecture of optimism, hope and modernity, and their style and function represented a democratisation of pleasure and the emergence of a more liberal social and political culture in Britain. Used to love it. Illustrating the grace and finesse of the art of classical dance, the frieze was likely a considered choice addressing the moral panic engendered in some parts of society by the perceived ugliness of modern social dances such as the Charleston and Black Bottom.Footnote 57. The way in which the space was used also differed according to class. 1021Google Scholar. Dimmed lighting enhanced the power of the imagination, while coloured lights were used to create an ever-changing visual experience. The dance hall was a symbol of social, cultural and political change. I remember the Palais when the most popular performers were Johnny Gold & The Sovereigns and The Newtones. A waft of hot air, the rhythmic throb of the band, the hiss of feet on the ballroom floor assail you. Blackpool Locarno, one of Mecca's new multi-purpose entertainment venues, 1965 (Simon Mallett/public domain). 34750. 53 The Builder, 14 November 1924, p. 759. 3 Paul Holt, Daily Express, 16 November 1938, p. 16, and Economist, 14 February 1953, p. 401. History. [1], It reopened as the Astoria Ballroom after the Second World War on 29 March 1948. Indeed, the first palais de danse in Britain, the Hammersmith Palais, was opened in 1919 by two American businessmen (Howard Booker and Frank Mitchell) who had seen these developments at first hand.Footnote 18, Fig. It was commissioned in 1924 by the Midland Palais de Danse Company, formed by several local entrepreneurs. His encore was 'Now is the Time' which he reprised. Are nurses striking in Leicestershire this week? I used to love the deserted streets. The band members were Keith Williams (guitar), Stuart Lane (guitar), Mick Hodgkinson (bass guitar & sax) and Ric Lee (drums). 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. I didn't even recognise them until Jarv sayed hello to them. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). Wollaston offered several anonymous offers for anyone who could isolate palladium, so the elements discovery was credited to Richard Chenevix in 1803. The palatial references of the architecture corresponded with the term adopted for the modern dance hall, palais de danse (literally palace of dance), which reflects the marketing strategy that made affordable luxury a key part of the attraction. The dances performed there were the height of fashion no outdated sequence dances or polkas for Hammersmith, but foxtrots, quicksteps and the modern waltz. } So in 1971 I found myself in this wonderful exotic place called the Bali Hai with strange looking plastic trees, surrounded by sandwiches, cakes and jelly, listening to "Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Middle Of The Road. 74 Jones, Stephen G., Workers at Play: A Social and Economic History of Leisure 19181939 (London, 1986), p. 15Google Scholar. 1 Dundee Evening Telegraph, 7 January 1919, p. 7. I have 100's of sixties music on my iPod and listen to those memories as I drive around on the tractor. During the 1920s and 1930s, advertisements emphasised the luxurious nature of the dance-hall experience. Horse and Jockey, is it still there? 64 The Builder, 14 December 1934, p. 1035. 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. It was known as Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. The lighting comprised a series of large exotic lamps in translucent glass, decorated with a mixture of Art Deco and oriental patterns to resemble stylised Chinese lanterns, supplemented by the dramatic use of changing coloured spotlights focused on the dance-floor fountain. Appearing as Twos Company the next date was 05/11/1967. 13 Readers are invited to email the author at jjn4@st-andrews.ac.uk with details of any buildings remaining. 34750, and University of Sussex, Mass Observation Archive [hereafter MOA], Music Dancing and Jazz [hereafter MDJ] 3/A, C.L. 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. 509-511 Alfreton Road Skyy Bar 511a Alfreton Road Stork Club (2) Blueprint Club Bluecote Street The Junction Bottle Lane Arriba (1) Nick Palmer Paul McKenzie 45 Bridlesmith Gate Le Gourmet The Hippo Alex Smith Pat Petal Petal Mr Millers Nick Palmer Camelot Howard Cooper The Hippo (1993 ?) One thing I noticed was a couple of ex chart Northern sounds that had been re-activated and played to a packed dance floor. 5. Then the Palais again, then Oceana, and currently Pasted as rich text. Fantastic to go to an all nighter on the Saturday and straight to the Palais for another 12 hours of dancing on the Sunday, just cos we could. Much of my Northern Soul early life centered around the Palais All Dayers, mid to late seventies. 76 Baxendale, John, into another kind of life in which anything might happen Popular Music and Late Modernity, 19101930, Popular Music, 14.2 (1995), pp. 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. 1) which, designed for mass audiences, reflected the increasing leisure time and money available to large sections of the working class. Big bands who played at the Palais included Joe Loss. AUGUST 22, 1977: Mourning fans of the late Elvis Presley, dance on a traffic island outside the Palais de Danse hall in Nottingham where the convention of the dead stars official British fan club was held. By Grayman45 Absolutely love that record, viral or not! Often went to the Monday night dance at the YMCA on Shakespeare street. The first requirement was sufficient uninterrupted space for a large dance floor. Then at quarter to two, a special moment. Naturally he played his big hits such as 'I'll go where the music takes me' but we also got 'This heart of mine' and a favourite of mine from school days 'A man like you'. Two bandstands, one at either end of the dance floor, allowed multiple bands to play for the dancers. The site became vacant when Nottingham Prison was demolished. See also Ward, Colin and Hardy, Dennis, Goodnight campers! Required fields are marked *, I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. Alternatively, two different stages had to be constructed, which took up valuable space in the hall. Hot Legs are basically the band 10cc, comprising Eric Stewart, Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman. The width and direction of floorboards also had to be given careful thought, with some experts arguing that a floor of secret-nailed, tongue-and-groove floorboards in narrow widths gave the best effect. They remained in residence until a Fire caused its demise and its closure in 1967.The format was Mondays General Dancing (with an Half Hour Jive Session to Records (later replaced by An Organist (Freddy Carlilse) Tuesdays I believe was Personal Tuition Wednesdays was STRICTLY BALLROOM DANCING mainly for those who were receiving Tution and those who were involved in the finer aspects of Ballroom Dancing with Tutors in attendance Thursdays I seem to think it was not open unless it again was put on one side for Dance Lessons Fridays was always available for Private Dances and Functions (tickets only) This was the Only Night there was a Bar Saturdays was Similar to Mondays ( If you attended On that night you were given a Token which allowed Two for the Price of one (providing one of each Sex) for the price of 2/6 In their early Career Adele And Freddie were very much involved in Old time dancing being not only Judges Nationally but they had invented several Dances and won many competions nationally most notably a dance called Lingering At times Championship Ballroom Dancers would do an Exhibition during the interval and on a few occaisions a variety act. Interior of the Nottingham Palais, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk). Smithford Way, on which the Locarno was located, was pedestrianised and multi-storey car parks were constructed close by. It was really the Good Old days. Artists from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. The larger of the two, the Majestic, was decorated to represent a mosque, with prayer mats hanging from the walls and a star-painted ceiling.Footnote 88 The exoticism continued in the names of the lounges the Alcazar Lounge and the Baghdad Lounge. 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. And another one on my list! Paste as plain text instead, 9) featured a Canadian maple dance floor, a revolving bandstand, elegant boudoirs for ladies and stag rooms for gentlemen, a club room with lounge and bars, refreshment bars and buffets, stepped balconies with tables, an open-air dancing terrace, and a starry ceiling over the dance floor incorporating hundreds of tiny coloured lights.Footnote 51, Fig. 38 Parsonage, Catherine, The Evolution of Jazz in Britain, 18801935 (Aldershot, Hampshire, 2005), p. 130Google Scholar. He also remembered well-known drummer Harry Ovenall, who had flirted with fame with Leicester groups The Farinas and Family. I love kids and old people - because children have not yet learned to lie - and old people have nothing to lie about. The same probably goes for Cobblestone. Postcard view of the interior of the dance hall at Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, 1911 (author's private collection). You went in one night and picked up a ticket for free entry for next night. Palais de Dance The old Victoria Hall had been taken over by Mr and Mrs HG Roscoe in September 1929 and re-christened the Palais de Danse. Probably our most regular gig was the New Cross Inn, Sutton. In 1984, it was acquired by Barry Noble and adopted its former name Astoria.[6]. had some great nights in the pub, very small, tables to the left, bar to the right just enough room to walk through. they are all faves of mine too.i love the tunes from "The Palais", youve got great taste mate ! Good post mate. 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. Heimann had been inspired by seeing such facilities on various tours of the US during the 1940s and 1950s.Footnote 84 Similarly, in Dundee dance halls in the 1950s, automated perfume machines could be found in the women's cloakrooms, which gave a spray of Yardley's Lily of the Valley when a coin was inserted.Footnote 85, Fig. You've Got To Love Your Baby - Millionaires, 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 No Sunday shopping throngs back then, just a feeling of having the city to ourselves. Average weekly earnings for industrial workers grew by 34 per cent between 1955 and 1960, and by 130 per cent between 1955 and 1969. We set up camp, we liberated the floor with a dosing of talc, we were joined by our mates later on and there we stayed until 10pm. the next time im up that way will be for andy riley's 50 atb steve. 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