Published online by Cambridge University Press: 70 Jeremy, and Gould, Caroline, Coventry: The Making of a Modern City 193973 (Swindon, 2016), pp. I was 9 years old and it was Christmas. 16. Why was I at the Palais in 1971? There were often more men than women and you had to dance by yourself. Sound system was dodgy and times, but the tunes were still good. I spent many happy hours at the Palais in my teens, late 1950s early 1960s . There was a small area called "The Bali Hi". Grayman45 Still see Kempy and Gail on a regular basis. It's the only time I've heard LOMT played at a dayer or nighter. Is the building still there in Mansfield and if so what is it used for now? 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. Met my late wife there in 1963. Fig. 89 Dancing Times (October 1931), pp. 11. Loved the Palais in the late 50s and early 60s. I gathered you had moved down south as it were. Rose was a female entrepreneur, who in partnership with her husband established and ran the Calton Dance Hall in Rochdale from the mid-1930s. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. 73 Bristol Archives, Planning Department, 62/00864/P_U, 1962. When we werent dancing there we were probably at the Cavendish. The music rises to a final chord, the drummer crashes on the cymbal [] There is a steady din of conversation.Footnote 92. They changed their name to the Mansfields in 1964. Henry Holmes Dawson (18771964) seemingly worked with Thraves only on the palais, as he was in a London-based partnership with H.W. Allerdyce from 1920. Fig. 10. Frontage of the Nottingham Palais, showing its illuminated globe, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk) He also remembered well-known drummer Harry Ovenall, who had flirted with fame with Leicester groups The Farinas and Family. Always enjoyed it in there back in 1969. Sons and Lovers were a great local Ruddington band, dont think they are playing anymore but anyone that remembers them, good film on You Tube, Sons and Lovers live at the Festival Inn, Trowell, doing I got rhythm with original members, great watch. Then of course later as we got a bit older there was "Grab a Granny" on a Wednesday Night (Over 21's), boy I have some wonderful memories of the Palais. He added: And then running back just in time to change into awful, long brocade jackets and start the change over with Mike Millers trio and us simultaneously playing The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt aboard the revolving stage. 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. 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. Used to be a group around at that time called the "Jaybirds." Hi Bill dont live there myself now but all ways travel down twice a year for the day. It was known as Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. There were three bars, one off the dance floor and another two upstairs (itself indicative of a less paternalistic attitude to dance halls up to this point, magistrates had insisted they remain dry). Details Jan 13, 1998 The entire floor thus rested on steel springs, with no dead point anywhere. 8. May 14, 2012 In 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). 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. Now reside in Norwich,Mansfield visit to see family every 6/8weeks Ron Brown. 1934), personal communication, Dundee, 11 March 2011. Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Edmund de Waal: 2010s - 2020s The low cost, from 6d. 88 See Horace Richards, Dancing Throughout Britain, a series of six reports printed in Popular Music and Dancing Weekly, 22 November to 29 December 1934. The final date was the 4 musicians backing Heinz (formerly bass player with The Tornados). I like all of the above - except, Cobblestone is shite! Especially in new buildings, which were liable to be damp on completion, room had to be left around the floor to allow the wood to swell. 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. 59 The Builder, 14 November 1924, pp. not the Lion. According to a Mass Observation report on Bolton's dance halls in 1938, The conclusion arrived at is that the dance hall forms a social centre which serves to insulate the individual from the unpleasant realities of everyday life. Wendy Northern Soul Cinema Theatre Vaudeville Theatres Auditorium Courtesy Opera House An Article from arthurlloyd.co.uk. A few years later Ric Lee joined the well known rock band Ten years After and actually played at the world famous Woodstock festival. and Long Row, resided Plains Row Nottm. The Music Hall and Theatre The harmonies were as good as they used to be, they played a good selection of numbers from the 60s and 70s and everybody enjoyed themselves. Such a shame when the twist and other non partner dances took over. 17).Footnote 83 The rococo-style mirrors had lights above with tasselled fabric lampshades, and sconces in between. The origins of public dancing may be traced to the Victorian era and to the proliferation of new municipal halls, assembly rooms and church halls symbols of the spirit of philanthropy and of civic pride given legislative power by the Local Government Act of 1888. Previously, a change of band involved halting the dancing while equipment, instruments and players were moved on and off the stage. 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. , 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. 2 Cheltenham Chronicle, 18 December 1920, p. 8. Artists from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Wollaston offered several anonymous offers for anyone who could isolate palladium, so the elements discovery was credited to Richard Chenevix in 1803. Accordingly, owners invested heavily in their dance floors and updated, renovated or replaced them at regular intervals. Mike Knight is second from the right and my dad is the chap wearing the party hat, 22nd April 2012 "Notts Palais Crew" by Souled On Soul, on Flickr, And here's a very rare image of the Palais I found after a lot of searching t'internet, nottingham palais by world of andrew woodyatt, on Flickr. Then at quarter to two, a special moment. Fig. Yet there was a tension between this liberation and constraint. Dance halls are also distinct from ballrooms, which were dance floors within buildings with other purposes and often not open to the general public for example, ballrooms in country houses. I met my wife to be at the Palais in 1959. The dance floor, measuring 32 100ft, was overlooked by an equally impressive balcony and flanked by two orchestra stages (one on each of the long sides). Originally called the Astoria Palais De Danse, it was opened on Friday, October 19th, 1928 on the site of an old timber hall at a cost of 35,000. "T, I don't know why but "Love On A Mountain Top" seemed to get something of a revival at both the Palais and the Locarno at the same time. We are both still alive and live in a rural area of the Wairarapa 90 minutes drive north of Wellington. 27 TWA, DT.Tur/4/AG1833/d, Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle Stage (1961). We can't bring them day's back, but we won't forget em either. The Crystal Palace, a few yards to the right on the corner of Parliament St.was The Corner Pin and lower down Clumber St. was the (Red) Lion, Co;emans was on a tiny sidestreet called Maypole Yard. Allerdyce from 1920.Footnote 54, Fig. 10. the next time im up that way will be for andy riley's 50 atb steve. On Sunday 25th March 2018 I was at a surprise birthday party for my cousin, Keith Woodcock. 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. Paste as plain text instead, Nottingham is the queen of the Midlands. Nottstalgia Nottingham Forums Die I Am Tour von Beyonc begann am 26. Fast forward to 1978. The outside is distinguished by the large ornate globe above the entrance and in the early days, music was often broadcast on the radio from the venue. Then we would amble up through Hockley. Particularly common in the 1920s were conversions of former roller-skating rinks, which were ideal, given their large dimensions and height. Should be a fantastic read so look out for it. A dance hall and several pubs would guarantee its use after the shops had closed for the day. 95 MOA, WC, 48/C, Observations of Saturday Night, 3 April 1937, pp. And for 15 minutes we had the whole of the Palais de Danse to ourselves. "useRatesEcommerce": false 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 . One record that always reminds me of the Palais on a Monday Night was Jackie Edwards - Feel So Bad, this was way back in the late 60's and early 70's. Local commentators believed that the building increased the city's status. Between 1914 and 1938, the average working week fell from 54 to 48 hours. 7), designed by Clement Stretton and George Nott and opened in 1926, drew particular praise from The Builder for its elegant arcaded faade with neoclassical swag decoration.Footnote 47 The Astoria Palais de Danse in Bolton (Fig. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. Between 1918 and 1932, there were nearly thirty cinemas with dancing licences in the city, including the Carlton Super Cinema, the West End Cinema and the Lido Super Cinema.Footnote 66 Dance halls in more elaborate multi-purpose buildings really came into their own in the late 1950s and 1960s as part of the wave of urban redevelopment that swept through the country. up to 2s. The same probably goes for Cobblestone. I used to work part time evenings in the bar at the Palais during the 1960s. Appearing as Twos Company the next date was 05/11/1967. Experiments with multi-purpose entertainment venues had been taking place since the 1920s and 1930s and were particularly common in plans for the redevelopment of seaside resorts; hence proposals for the new Hove Pier and Amusement Centre in 1932 included a dance hall as its centrepiece.Footnote 62 Dance halls in holiday camps were also common by the 1930s, one example being at Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk, opened in 1937.Footnote 63 One of the first designs for a modern entertainment centre away from the coast was the Arcadium Amusement Centre proposed for the heart of London's West End, a prototype modern shopping mall and leisure centre.Footnote 64 Designed in 1934 by the architects Elcock and Sutcliffe (subsequently best known for the Daily Telegraph building on Fleet Street), it was to include three dance floors, a pool with surrounding accommodation for 600 bathers, an arcade of shops, restaurants, a quick lunch bar, brasserie and grill capable of catering for 1200 at one time. The hundreds of permanent dance halls in operation in Britain between 1918 and 1965 represented a significant expansion of the leisure industry in an age of growing mass entertainment. Popular acts to appear at the Palais included Jimmy Crawford and the Ravens. We still have lots of friends in the Mansfield area. I thought "Statue" was great at the time, now it doesn't seem to have any soul at all. 45 Dancing Times (September 1929), p. 551. Your previous content has been restored. 1. Hello Bill, Im not 100% sure but I think it very likely that the Mansfields did play the Palais at some stage or other. Guest malc gibbons, November 8, 2008, Soul Source - A Soul music magazine They changed their name ten years after they started. 42 The Builder, 8 March 1929, pp. The so-called dance craze spread rapidly. "The bouncers used to bet us we would miss the change over but, thankfully, we always made it back on stage in time. "Other vocal duties were carried out by bass guitarist Fran Black, who had played with the famous all-ladies Ivy Benson band. 7. Bugger work on the Monday!! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 19 The and it's like any venue from 40 years ago, big records were nationwide, after being 'broke' at one. A combination of changing musical and dance styles (recorded music replaced live, solo dances replaced couples), altered social mores (women no longer waited to be asked to dance as in the dance-hall days) and a greater range of alternative things on which to spend money (cars, holidays and housing) led to the end of the dance hall as a distinct social, cultural and architectural space.Footnote 98. My mum and my dad separated when I was about 6 years old. 64 The Builder, 14 December 1934, p. 1035. The architects were Thraves and Dawson.Footnote 53 Nottingham-based Alfred J. Thraves (18881953) became a prominent architect in the East Midlands area and designed several high-profile buildings in Nottingham, including the City Mission, although he originally made his name as a designer of chapels. The development of seaside holiday resorts, with their numerous amusement facilities, also provided the physical spaces and business experience necessary for the emergence of the dance hall. 11 See Atwell, David, Cathedrals of the Movies (London, 1981)Google Scholar; Eyles, Allen, ABC: The First Name in Entertainment (London, 1993)Google Scholar; Gaumont British Cinemas (London, 1996)Google Scholar; The Granada Theatres (London, 1998)Google Scholar; Odeon Cinemas 1 (London, 2002)Google Scholar; Gray, Richard, Cinemas in Britain: One Hundred Years of Cinema Architecture (London, 2011)Google Scholar; Harwood, Elain, Picture Palaces (London, 1999)Google Scholar. The site became vacant when Nottingham Prison was demolished. For this reason there are many records that for me, are Palais records. From the mid-1920s until the mid-1960s, the dance hall occupied a pivotal place in the culture of working- and lower-middle-class communities in Britain. And what about Lainie Hill "Time Marches On". Yes its still there and think its used as a theatre now. "At the time, Val was the top entertainment personality in the UK and my first concert with him, straight from the Palais, was at the London Palladium, starting a 16-week gig there.. 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. I often close my eyes, have a little memory flutter and can still smell the Brut as if it was yesterday. The buildings that enabled this new aspect of social life transported patrons into luxurious, glamorous dream worlds of escape, and fulfilled a wide range of important social functions. joining Art. For example, in 1925 Liverpool had 152 places permanently licensed for dancing; in 1926 Newcastle-upon-Tyne had 99.Footnote 5 In 1935 Birmingham had 176 permanent dancing venues, and in 1937 Glasgow had 256.Footnote 6 These venues were not all purpose-built, however, and the range of buildings used was diverse. No Sunday shopping throngs back then, just a feeling of having the city to ourselves. Palais de Danse Nottingham c1925 www.picturethepast.org.uk Nottingham s Palais de Danse opened on the corner of King Edward Street, John Street and Convent Street Started in 78/9 I guess. 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. Further interest was added by the use of modern decorative geometric cornice work on the ceiling, and a series of pink, burgundy and gold downlighters.Footnote 81 Inside the main hall, the large sprung dance floor was surrounded on all sides by a seating area with burgundy carpet and tables laid with crisp white linen.Footnote 82 The room's pastel colour scheme of pinks, pale green and gold detailing was at once feminine and luxurious. Hale, Matthew In addition to its core working- and lower-middle-class patronage, it was used by upper classes from the region, and much further afield, at its various events. [2] It was designed by the Nottingham architectural practice of Evans, Clark and Woollatt for W. A. Walker at a cost of 30,000. I used to love the deserted streets. 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 Probably our most regular gig was the New Cross Inn, Sutton. 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. 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 main dance hall with a floor of 105 feet (32m) by 85 feet (26m) which accommodated 600 dancers. 58 See photographs of the interior at picturethepast.org.uk (accessed on 31 May 2018). 48 Daily Mirror, 12 February 1960, p. 23. Good post mate. Nostalgia, and heaps of great memories for me. In the early 90s the Palais was briefly used as a rave club. 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. Juni begann Beyonc den dritten Teil ihrer Tour in den USA und beendete diesen mit einem viertgigen Auftritt im Encore Las Vegas The floor was both one of the principal technical challenges for the architect of a dance hall and a principal attraction for customers. I have a long and fond relationship with the old Notts Palais. It also had dedicated band rooms for the musicians. One record that stands out for me at the Palais is Lester Tipton, this won't change. We were privileged to meet and talk at length with Stuart Lane and Keith Williams (both guitar players in the group). 97 See Nott, Contesting, and MOA, MDJ: 5/F, Alfred Clarke, Empress Hall, Bolton, 1938, p. 8. they are all faves of mine too.i love the tunes from "The Palais", youve got great taste mate ! The Chinese theme reached a climax at the centre of the dance floor, where a model mountain was created, complete with replica village and fountain. Celestial effects were common, with thousands of bulbs creating ceilings full of sparkling stars. Your first impression is of the red glow of the room red walls, predominantly red carpets, orange and red lights [] The room is crowded. Not very active now. The seats were always taken as when someone got up one of the walkers would sit down. Hi John, yes great days, wonderful memories of our younger days. Palais De Danse, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham Rotating dance floor at the Palais! Bandstand at the Mayfair, Newcastle, opened in 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums), As tastes changed, dance halls took over the venues of other, declining leisure pursuits. 92 MOA, WC, 48/C, 1938, p. 1. [1], It reopened as the Astoria Ballroom after the Second World War on 29 March 1948. Happy times at the Palais remembered by Adrian included the regular interval dash across Humberstone Gate to the Pickwick pub (Old Black Lion and Skandals). Excellent he was too! We also played the Festival Hall, Kirkby as well as many pubs and clubs in the area. Richard Kemp, Alan Bakewell.no doubt there's a few more I've forgotten. I wonder if anyone remembers us now after all these years ? Many of the businesses behind these dance halls were local consortiums made up of investors with other interests in the entertainment industry. The last I heard (Mind you this was mid 90's before my sojourn to lands foreign,) they were still going in one way shape or form . 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