We reverted back to the name Our Young. 80 Marwick, Arthur, British Society Since 1945 (London, 1990), p. 114Google Scholar. In the early 90s the Palais was briefly used as a rave club. 7. 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. See also Harwood, Elain, Space, Hope and Brutalism: English Architecture, 19451975 (London, 2015), p. 317Google Scholar. Used to have aquick drink in the Horse & Jockey just across the road back in those days., as did many Palais-De-Dance fans. Used to go to colemans at the weekend, upstairs i think, we would just walk round and round and round, crazy. I went by the nickname "Bonk" back then if that rings any bells. Blackpool Locarno, one of Mecca's new multi-purpose entertainment venues, 1965 (Simon Mallett/public domain). BTW is M Raynor any relation to Beryl Raynor who I worked with at Ladybrook Primary School in 1961? History. Considerable sections of the rest of this article are also informed by interviews conducted by the author between June 2009 and September 2014 in Liverpool, Glasgow, Dundee and Crewe. It began with new musical styles: ragtime, then jazz. 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). Affordable luxury was a key part of their attraction. Dancing had a cross-class appeal and yet, by the mid-1920s, it was predominantly an activity of the working and lower-middle classes. The so-called dance craze spread rapidly. In fact anything outdoors ! Fast forward to 1978. Again all tunes that for me mate are Station road memories. Virtually all the surveys of the period suggest the same. 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. 4142Google Scholar, 108. 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. Adshead and completed in 1903, and the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, constructed in 1935 to the design of Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff. "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. I boughtboth of them from Selectadisc but unfortunately they "disappeared" over the years. The floor could be adjusted to provide varying degrees of springiness, and locked to prevent movement when not required for dancing.Footnote 23, The space above the dancers heads was just as important as that beneath their feet. Wright, Catherine Sure I remember the manager winding us up, walking along the queue saying if our shoes not polished were not getting in ;-) First place I met Shippo, remember Kempy, Tommy Cragg and Kevin Husbands too, no one would forget Curley of course. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. Someone (it might have been a policeman) said the Palais was a good bet - adding Still doing cabaret. 17. The Hammersmith Palais de Danse, in its last years simply named Hammersmith Palais, was a dance hall and entertainment venue in Hammersmith, London, England that operated from 1919 until 2007. He remembered the bands female lead singer, Pandora, was married to the Palaiss manager. Remnants of this approach to atmospherics could be seen in some dance halls as late as the 1950s and 1960s, despite the more functional Contemporary style taking its place. Had some good nights at the old Palais as a teenager in the early sixties, probably the most memorable being the appearance/s of the then, Shane Fenton, (later to become Alvin Stardust), sadly no longer with us. My future wife, Sylvia Chesterman was from Alfreton and I was born in Mansfield many years ago! 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. I remember the Palais when the most popular performers were Johnny Gold & The Sovereigns and The Newtones. His encore was 'Now is the Time' which he reprised. 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. Even Sam played it at the Locarno on more than one occasion. In Leicester, Nottingham, Manchester and other major towns and cities, entrepreneurs cashed in on the popularity of dance. It was originally designed as a dance hall Those in the mill towns of Lancashire, for example, attempted to recreate some of the splendour of the Blackpool ballrooms.Footnote 17 Entrepreneurs were also inspired by the cavernous dance halls that had emerged in the United States before the First World War such as the one in Pawtuxet, Rhode Island (Fig. 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. When we werent dancing there we were probably at the Cavendish. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Exterior of the Leicester Palais, a purpose-built dance hall, 1926 (author's private collection), Fig. 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. 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. 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I heard he had some problems after dropping off the scene. 89 Dancing Times (October 1931), pp. Nonetheless, a very wide range of classes used the Nottingham Palais. Adrian, who now lives in Durham, joined Ivor following a summer season at Torquay. The designs also included a health centre, squash courts, gym and rooftop gardens. 21 September 2018. 91 Yorkshire Evening Post, 21 July 1964, p. 7. Suprised not to have crossed paths again recently. 71 Architect and Building News, 19 July 1961, pp. 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). Palladium is one of six metals belonging to the platinum family, and it has a melting point of 2831 degrees Fahrenheit. The Music Hall and Theatre Bruce Peter, for example, has examined a broad range of building types of the 1930s, from holiday camps, cinemas and greyhound stadiums to zoos and seaside pavilions.Footnote 10 Of such building types, cinemas have received by far the most attention.Footnote 11 Hilary French's examination of spaces for dancing concentrates more on ballrooms than dance halls.Footnote 12 Addressing the gap in the literature, this article provides the first overview of dance halls from an architectural and spatial history perspective, with the aim of assisting the preservation of historic dance-hall buildings in Britain.Footnote 13. , 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. At the Locarno, Bradford, 35,000 Italian-made light bulbs were used on its blue painted ceiling which, when lit on their own, gave the impression of a starlit sky at night.Footnote 93, Along with these visual delights, the dance hall would immerse its patrons into an intense, vibrating world of sound. At the bottom of the sheet it mentions INSIST ON A UNION BAND FOR YOUR DANCES! Also known as Palais de Danse, The Palais Nov 16 1986 Level 42 at Palais, Nottingham, England Artist: Level 42 , Venue: Palais, Nottingham, England Edit setlist May 26 1986 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. The dance hall's world of luxury and escape was fully in tune with the new consumerism. Performers would dash across Humberstone Gate for interval drink, Enjoying our history and nostalgia stories? 199204Google Scholar. Such a shame when the twist and other non partner dances took over. The faade of the main dance hall was given a canopy edged in slate to match the surrounding buildings, while the rest consisted of red and grey dark-brick panels separated with recessed blind windows of brightly coloured glass mosaic, bordered above and below with fascias of Sicilian white marble.Footnote 71 The mosaic was the work of Fred Millett (192080), a mural artist with an extensive portfolio in both the public and private sectors, having worked on commissions for London County Council, Hertfordshire schools, the Post Office and National Westminster Bank.Footnote 72 The dance hall's internal illumination included strip lighting around the edge of the balcony and bandstand, interspersed with frequent use of sputnik-like spotlights in the contemporary style. 2), is a good example from the dance hall's final era.Footnote 27 The tiered stage was decorated with a diamond pattern inlaid in metal against black, while the stage surround was constructed from wooden batons finished with shiny copper banding decorated with stylised stars. Facing the stairs is a lounge, with settees, wicker chairs, glass topped tables. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 31 Blackburn Times, 20 February 1959, p. 3. Raymond, Graham I played the Palais 7 times and here are the dates and the band, 29/04/1966 (Carl Pagan and the Heathens). Meanwhile, sitters out and balcony watchers (always a significant proportion of the dance-hall crowd) provided a constant background accompaniment with their gossip, horseplay and chatter.Footnote 95, Movement, another key sensory experience of the dance hall, was vital to the liberty and freedom it symbolised. 70 Jeremy, and Gould, Caroline, Coventry: The Making of a Modern City 193973 (Swindon, 2016), pp. I often close my eyes, have a little memory flutter and can still smell the Brut as if it was yesterday. 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 We also played the Festival Hall, Kirkby as well as many pubs and clubs in the area. The architecture of dance halls reflected these modernising trends, as well as a democratisation of pleasure. 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 :-)). Average weekly money wages rose from 1 12s. Nov 21, 2013 - This Pin was discovered by Keith Lenthall Wells. 4145CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Beginning as a practical necessity of separating the musicians from the dancers, the bandstand developed into a distinctive architectural feature. I entered into a singing competition they use to run and I won. 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Guys From Uncle "The Spy". your own Pins on Pinterest The architect commissioned to make the conversion was Bertie Crewe (d. 1937), one of the country's leading theatre architects, who had designed over a hundred theatres, music halls and cinemas throughout Britain, including the Piccadilly and Shaftesbury theatres in London and the Palace Theatre, Manchester.Footnote 34 Booker and Mitchell's decision to employ an architect of national standing was indicative of their determination to make an architectural statement as a way of enhancing the reputation of their new venture. 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. Discover (and save!) I had a great time at the Palais. 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. Luxe-modern, everyday glamour at the Mayfair dance hall, Newcastle, 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums), Equally impressive were the elaborate powder rooms, which included free-standing make-up stations decorated with pink candy-stripe wallpaper and topped with swags of white fabric (Fig. In 1984, it was acquired by Barry Noble and adopted its former name Astoria.[6]. I used to walk up from Mansfield Woodhouse. Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Edmund de Waal: 2010s - 2020s 32 See MOA, MDJ, 3/A, C.L. We still have lots of friends in the Mansfield area. 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. In November 1929, the Stage Guild held its annual ball at the palais, with guests including Prince Paul of Greece.Footnote 61 A generation earlier, such events would have been held exclusively in country houses, private clubs, grand assembly rooms or private ballrooms. Part of a vastly expanded leisure industry whose growth was reliant on the greater availability of time and money, the dance hall depended on the spending power of the masses. Palladium was discovered in 1802 by William Hyde Wollaston but the discovery was surrounded in controversy, with other scientists claiming palladium was simply a platinum alloy and not a new element. 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. Artists from Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. 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. 14. By this time our small gathering of Gedling lads had certainly grown in size. 11) was characterised by the eclectic deployment of neoclassical, Art Deco, oriental and even Pre-Raphaelite motifs.Footnote 58 At the centre of the dance floor was an illuminated fountain, which could rise to 12ft, surrounded by plants. Has data issue: true At one stage Mike Knight, the manager of the Palais for as long as I could remember shoved a microphone under my nose and asked me a few questions but I couldn't answer them, I was far too shy and embarrassed. Mrz 2009 in Edmonton, Kanada.Der europische Teil der I Am Tour begann am 26. No other public space offered the chance to display such a wide range of movement for so many people. Should be a fantastic read so look out for it. 98 For further detail on the decline of dance halls, see Nott, Going to the Palais, pp. Finally got the Malibus. The floor was both one of the principal technical challenges for the architect of a dance hall and a principal attraction for customers. Grayman45 Expert opinion eventually settled on Canadian maple as the best timber for dance floors because, although expensive, it was found to be particularly hardwearing, making it ideal for the high demands that dancers would place on it. Feature Flags: { I did like it when everyone shoved there arms up in the chorus! Nite Owl Leicester,dungeon And Beachcomber Nottingham. Upload or insert images from URL. 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 upstairs bars were decorated in a glamorous modern members club style, with buttoned leather panels and copper downlighters on the walls. 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. He once came to our house in Rainworth to see my brother and gave me a pair of his drumsticks, I wish I still had them. I dont live in the town. 18 The expression palais de danse was introduced by the owners to add an air of French sophistication and subsequently came into common usage in Britain. Happy days. 13. It's the only time I've heard LOMT played at a dayer or nighter. except they were a three piece, there's been talk here of "The night chicago died" listen to this, http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=3+little+bears+jimi+hendrix&aq=6&oq=3+little+bears ! 12), opened in 1965, included a Locarno, a bowling alley (run by Mecca's onetime rival Top Rank), an additional modern music dance floor (the Highland Room), several bars, snooker halls and even a gym.Footnote 68, Fig. This multi-class audience for dance halls, and the democratisation it represented, was reflected in their design and even their names. Powered by Invision Community, Fly Fishing, Golf, Gardening, Reading, 1960s Music, Gilbert & Sullivan, Cricket, Notts County, Archery, Railways, Movies, Art, Travel. Fig. Managed to replace Johnny Ross recently, but the Malibus still elude me. Also, will accept photos of the venues where they played. Alongside this was the growth of a highly commercialised leisure industry, which contributed to a new popular culture dominated by transatlantic trends. Conversions were common not only in the early days of dance-hall construction (around 191823), but also in its closing days (195560). I later appeared there as a performer myself. Nostalgia, and heaps of great memories for me. 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. But most of all I love the Palais because I got see my dad. During the late 1980s the Palais de Danse reinvented itself as a popular nightclub venue. 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. I was 9 years old and it was Christmas. And another one on my list! They changed their name to the Mansfields in 1964. I've ended up over in Stockport. not the Lion. Good post mate. I didn't even recognise them until Jarv sayed hello to them. I remember the music being so loud, it would have been the early seventies, Many happy memories of the palais,Ted Heath did not play there,but the place for big bands was Festival Hall Kirkby, Many big bands played there admission 3/6d to 5 shillings.Ted Heath I paid 7/6d a very lot of money in those days. 7 We should be careful to exclude from this definition dancing schools and other places where the main purpose was to teach dancing, with public dances put on as a secondary attraction. I worked at the Palais for many years. This article examines how the architecture of dance halls represented moments of optimism, escapism and modernity in British history in the period 191865. The Bomb (1997 ?) It also had dedicated band rooms for the musicians. 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. Ladies Boudoir, Mayfair dance hall, Newcastle, 1961 (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums). Not very active now. Many of the businesses behind these dance halls were local consortiums made up of investors with other interests in the entertainment industry. 17 Rose Blincoe, Rochdale, Lancashire, 1991 (personal communication). She had a dance studio at Bridlesmith Gate Nottm. You went in one night and picked up a ticket for free entry for next night. Its emergence and popularity following the First World War reflected improvements in the social and economic well-being of the working and lower middle classes. The principal place of public indoor amusement in Nottingham is undoubtedly the new Palais de Danse. Easily accessible from all parts, this splendid building in Weldon stone in the Classic style forms a worthy addition to the many fine public buildings of the City. I love the Palais for giving me some of the best moments in my life. I gathered you had moved down south as it were. 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. It was in the underground ballroom at the Welbeck Abbey. Seizing on the popularity of these venues among the growing numbers of working-class holidaymakers on the coast, entrepreneurs established dance halls up and down the country. Any reccomends? 1934), personal communication, Dundee, 11 March 2011. 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. The low cost, from 6d. Although dance halls were comparatively egalitarian spaces, this quality should not be overstated. 69 Architect and Building News, 19 July 1961, pp. 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) If I remember Monday Night was for a younger crowd and we were always trying to get in the Bali Hi downstairs. 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. 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). In 1960, the Mecca group announced plans to invest 3 million in the industry over three years, and by 1966 it had forty-four dance halls compared to just twelve in 1951.Footnote 48 In 1961 alone, Mecca opened new purpose-built dance halls in Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hull, Basildon, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Ashton-under-Lyne and Coventry.Footnote 49 The Locarno, Bradford, which opened in September 1961, cost 550,000. Jaybirds most of all or Jaycats or Jail-Breakersor yes The Mansfields willey_dave@yahoo.de, I was with TYA and Ric January 11, 2019 in Osnabrck, Germany. 34750. for this article. Die I Am Tour von Beyonc begann am 26. I really liked Tommy a lot. Hi John, yes great days, wonderful memories of our younger days. We can't bring them day's back, but we won't forget em either. The seats were always taken as when someone got up one of the walkers would sit down. One of the few times I trod on no one's toes! I've not seen Tommy for nigh on 30 odd years. 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