And for 15 minutes we had the whole of the Palais de Danse to ourselves. 83 TWA, DT.Tur/4/AG1833/c, Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle Powder Room (1961). Performer: Wayne King and his Orch.Writer: Sid PhillipsFox Trot.Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Loved the Palais in the late 50s and early 60s. It was owned by the Mecca Leisure Group. "The bouncers used to bet us we would miss the change over but, thankfully, we always made it back on stage in time. Handsome corner entrance to the Astoria Palais de Danse, Bolton, 1928 (Bolton News/Newsquest Photos), Although the construction of purpose-built dance halls declined from the 1930s, it did not end, and a second wave occurred in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Enjoyed other peoples recollections of the Palais, the place where I met my now wife Margaret & actually danced to musicians. 79, 85. It was known as Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. Privacy Statement - opens in a new window, Community website is a hit in Mansfield and overseas, December 2005 - A Happy Event in Forest Town Welfare, The Hippodrome / Century / Granada Bingo - Midworth Street Mansfield. 34750, and University of Sussex, Mass Observation Archive [hereafter MOA], Music Dancing and Jazz [hereafter MDJ] 3/A, C.L. It was the regular venue for the South Nottinghamshire Hunt Ball, the Robin Hood Ball, the local Conservative Party Ball and various large company dances, all of which attracted local dignitaries and leading businessmen. The way in which the space was used also differed according to class. 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. 85 Sandy Melville (b. Also, will accept photos of the venues where they played. Postcard view of the Chinese themed interior, Hammersmith Palais, 1921 (author's private collection). in 1938, by which time nearly 42 per cent of workers received paid holidays.Footnote 74 This gave rise to annual spending on leisure estimated at between 200 million and 250 million during the 1920s and 1930s.Footnote 75 The dance hall also arrived at the same time as mass democracy, following extensions to the franchise in 1918 and 1928 that finally gave every man and woman the right to vote. Just searched "The Spy" on Youtube. The Palais de Danse is Nottingham's most famous nightclub. 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 And my late father was one of the doormen at the time. Facing the stairs is a lounge, with settees, wicker chairs, glass topped tables. Not only the dance music, but also people talking, laughing, whispering and of course dancing all created a unique soundscape. Yet there was a tension between this liberation and constraint. Popular acts to appear at the Palais included Jimmy Crawford and the Ravens. Learnt to jive there! 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. They used to have a Friday night dance with a better ratio of girls to guys. 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. Common locations were town halls, assembly rooms and church halls, but public dances were also held frequently in swimming baths, department stores, political clubs, hotels and restaurants. I often wondered if other people would put the same records to the same venue (they were obviously played elsewhere at the time). And of course by 1.30pm that queue was lost around the corner and the back of the building. One thing I noticed was a couple of ex chart Northern sounds that had been re-activated and played to a packed dance floor. The dance hall's world of luxury and escape was fully in tune with the new consumerism. I still have that velvet bow tie locked away in a box of keepsakes and memories. Originally named the Palais de Danse when it opened as a dance hall in 1925, it later became the popular nightclub Ritzy in the late 1980s. The site became vacant when Nottingham Prison was demolished. 12. Heimann, Joint Chairman, Mecca Ltd (London, 1963), p. 23Google Scholar. It was commissioned in 1924 by the Midland Palais de Danse Company, formed by several local entrepreneurs. 6d., indicates that dance organisers and commercial dance halls were aiming at a working-class audience. had a good atmosphere as well. However, this was a temporary structure, not a permanent dance hall. 69 Architect and Building News, 19 July 1961, pp. Your link has been automatically embedded. They changed their name to the Mansfields in 1964. Then at quarter to two, a special moment. Big bands who played at the Palais included Joe Loss. Like music halls, public dance facilities for the lower classes often began as spontaneous get-togethers in public houses and other public places, where singing and common instruments provided music to dance to. www.ten-years-after.com and www.alvinlee.de. Hintergrund. Colemans was our first outing at the gentle age of 15-16 to actually mix and dance (if you were brave enough) with the opposite sex, I never was, so we used to do the circuit around and around, checking out the talent and dreaming ! 48 Daily Mirror, 12 February 1960, p. 23. 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 :-)). One of the first to be installed in Britain was in the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, in 1899.Footnote 21 Sprung floors made dancing less tiring and wearing, as they bounced gently with the movement of dancers, rather than resisting them. Acoustics, an architectural science still in its infancy, was also a consideration. 72 Ibid. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. History. 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. A small group of young lads would gather in Gedling and make their way to the number 50 bus about 11am. anyway back to Colemans, we would meet at the pub round the corner, turned into a amusment arcade. hasContentIssue true, CONVERSIONS AND THE BEGINNINGS OF THE DANCE HALL, DANCE HALLS AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX, Copyright The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain 2018. Then the Palais again, then Oceana, and currently Pryzm. It was founded by Carl Heimann, who in 1927 created an offshoot of the parent firm Ye Mecca Cafs. I remember the Palais when the most popular performers were Johnny Gold & The Sovereigns and The Newtones. Some dance halls themed their whole decoration, with the aim of creating a specific atmosphere. Would I be right in saying Pete Waterman put in an appearance or two? The low cost, from 6d. 23 The Builder, 14 November 1924, p. 799. Keith replaced Ric Lee on drums after he moved on to greater fame and fortune. 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. We have two adult sons and weve all visited Mansfield on several occasions. 2. know one of paper lace was later working as a joiner. By I had a great time at the Palais. up to 2s. st ives to me, has certain stand out records Eddie Reagan, billy prophet, susan coleman etc all wigan biggies im sure, but when you only ventured 'close go home' I suppose they evoke memories of certain venues ? The Leeds Locarno also had an Americana food bar and Flamingo coffee bar, all indicative of a popular interest in travel and the exotic. 84 The Stage, 10 August 1961, p. 5, and Nathan, P., ed., CLH says The Collected Observations, Instructions and Philosophies of C.L. Music - Helping Handicapped People and people less fortunate than myself. the next time im up that way will be for andy riley's 50 atb steve. 51 Details provided by Museum Services, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Also used to got to Roy & Mary Knight's on Cranbrook St. My wife and I with friends used to go to Enid Colman's. From the mid-1920s to the mid-1960s, the dance hall occupied a pivotal place in the culture of working- and lower-middle-class communities in Britain. Powered by Invision Community. Finally got the Malibus. I used the title as my "handle" when CB's were big only to find out that everyone thought I was a copper just not so. Many of the Musicians from the former Orch. Bandstands became highly decorative. This phase ended in tears after police intervention. The popularity of dancing just after the First World War led to an initial rush by entrepreneurs and dancing masters to convert as many buildings as possible. To keep his head above water he took on a job as a doorman at the Palais in his spare time, a job which he held from about 1968 to 1980ish. @ MAK - thanks for the kind words and no she was from Cotgrave :-), @ Steve Phillis- I remember you very well. I used to go to the Palais twice a week, 1956/7. Because of my dad's work he would have access to us on Sundays so we only ever really got to see him once a week. The interior of the Nottingham Palais (Fig. Frontage of the Nottingham Palais, showing its illuminated globe, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk), The principal faade was a barely resolved hybrid of modernity and tradition typical of commercial architecture of the period, a bid to be seen as both democratic and respectable. In an era of full employment and job security, real wages rose by 20 per cent between 1951 and 1959. 17 Rose Blincoe, Rochdale, Lancashire, 1991 (personal communication). It subsequently changed its name in the 1990s to MGM and in 1999 became Ocean[7] a club mainly used by students. Adrian, who now lives in Durham, joined Ivor following a summer season at Torquay. I was drummer for a Kirkby based group called Roy Ravelle & The Gamblers. 24 Duncan, Andrew, Hammersmith's Palaces of Pleasure, Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group Newsletter, 12 (Spring 2005), p. 4Google Scholar. Special thanks to Dr Julian Holder whose sterling work in editing improved this piece immeasurably. 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. It had a small revolving circular dance floor. 17).Footnote 83 The rococo-style mirrors had lights above with tasselled fabric lampshades, and sconces in between. Met my late wife there in 1963. Discover (and save!) We are both still alive and live in a rural area of the Wairarapa 90 minutes drive north of Wellington. Most ballrooms included balconies around the main dance floor where patrons could promenade and watch the proceedings below, while allowing the considerable airflow required for what could be a strenuous activity. Ballroom, rock N Roll you name it. People of different classes did attend the Nottingham Palais, but they did not necessarily mix. } 98 For further detail on the decline of dance halls, see Nott, Going to the Palais, pp. During the Second World War it was requisitioned by the Army as a dining area for the troops stationed in the town. Not just because it's quality but because of the crowds thunderous claps at the right times. Cliff Bennett is very much alive and well and performed in Nottingham's Old Market Square at the Nottingham Pulse festival last summer. Powered by Invision Community, Fly Fishing, Golf, Gardening, Reading, 1960s Music, Gilbert & Sullivan, Cricket, Notts County, Archery, Railways, Movies, Art, Travel. As with many other aspects of the dance-hall business, the Mecca group was at the forefront of developments, most notably introducing the revolving bandstand. My mum and my dad separated when I was about 6 years old. Your previous content has been restored. Here's a few that I'm talking about (I could list loads). Absolutely love that record, viral or not! The crowd walked round the outside of the dancefloor. In September 1931, the Nottingham Palais paid more than 1000 laying a new dance floor, and in October 1933 the Hammersmith Palais spent 5000 on a maple floor.Footnote 19, The installation of dance floors required consideration of several crucial issues. Saw Gene Vincent, Rocking Berries, Barron Knights, Mike Berry there and many other bands, Sunday night was the best time. 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'. 10. I have some pieces written by Adela and also by Victor Sylvester at her home. In fact anything outdoors ! 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. Hi John, yes great days, wonderful memories of our younger days. Rob Smith was forever hammering it but it just sounded so good blasting through that sound system. He also remembered well-known drummer Harry Ovenall, who had flirted with fame with Leicester groups The Farinas and Family. it's like any venue from 40 years ago, big records were nationwide, after being 'broke' at one. When we werent dancing there we were probably at the Cavendish. 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. 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. 22 Morton, Francis Junior, and Co, Sprung Floors for Dancing (London, c. 1925), p. 2Google Scholar. I heard he had some problems after dropping off the scene. 3). Interior of the Nottingham Palais, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk). 36 Dancing World (AugustSeptember 1921), p. iv. The different colours combined with different dance moves, tempos and music to alter the mood of the dance floor. 13 Readers are invited to email the author at jjn4@st-andrews.ac.uk with details of any buildings remaining. Very special memories of the old place including the performers and of course themusic! He achieved this by breaking up the shopping precinct's open space with an elevated circular caf, with the entrance to the dance hall a three-storey tower with an illuminated Locarno sign taking up the complete width of one side (Fig. 77 Smith, H. Llewellyn, ed., New Survey of London Life and Labour, vol. 97 See Nott, Contesting, and MOA, MDJ: 5/F, Alfred Clarke, Empress Hall, Bolton, 1938, p. 8. Ling was also concerned to bring a more human scale to the redesign of Coventry, revising the use of large open spaces and grand vistas by the previous city planner, Donald Gibson. Cannot remember Ted Heath playing at the Palais in MansfieldHe did perform at Welbeck Abbey in the summer of 1951. Nite Owl Leicester,dungeon And Beachcomber Nottingham. She had a dance studio at Bridlesmith Gate Nottm. Using a completely new set of body movements, the dances were also far freer and open to individual interpretation.Footnote 96 The dance hall offered an outlet for ways of moving and behaving that would not be possible or acceptable outside its walls. 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. We worked and lived in Wellington until 1992 when we moved to the Wairarapa Region and celebratedour 54th wedding anniversary this year! 16). Scarce as hens teeth to find anything relating to the Jaybirds and Jay Cats. The Locarno, Streatham, designed by Trehearne and Norman, Preston and Company, opened with much press interest in September 1929.Footnote 44 Advertised as England's Super Dance Hall, it cost 60,000, with 10,000 spent on the ventilation system alone.Footnote 45 Kerr's Palais de Danse in Croydon was similar in scale and ambition. It was that popular at weekends that traction put on late night buses to get us home to all the surrounding villages, This was quite a place, I remember wanting to go there with my brother. 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. All three of them had great memories of their times with the band with Stuart telling me that as my cousin was only 14 when they invited him to join, they had to persuade my aunt and uncle to let him join up and that they as worldly-wise 18 year olds would look after him! my memory is going what was the pubs name? Often went to the Monday night dance at the YMCA on Shakespeare street. He said: I dont recall a specific male vocalist, but keyboard player Ivor and lead guitarist Will did some singing. Its brutalist style brought dance provision into a new architectural era.Footnote 73, As a new building type, the dance hall was a symbol of social, cultural and political change. On Sunday 25th March 2018 I was at a surprise birthday party for my cousin, Keith Woodcock. Good post mate. Anyone with any memories? A waft of hot air, the rhythmic throb of the band, the hiss of feet on the ballroom floor assail you. 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. I used to walk up from Mansfield Woodhouse. Especially in new buildings, which were liable to Each year from 1918 to 1965, between roughly 2000 and 3000 venues were licensed for regular dancing in Britain.Footnote 4 The number of venues in individual towns and cities could be correspondingly large. It was in the underground ballroom at the Welbeck Abbey. The building with the globe is the former Palais De Danse, opened in 1925 as a dance hall and billiard saloon, in the late 1980s the 19 The 75 Stone, Richard and Rowe, D.A., The Measurement of Consumers Expenditure and Behaviour in the United Kingdom, 19201938: Volume II (Cambridge, 1966)Google Scholar. 'Hanford and Richards' on, I think, Columber St is something I recall when learning to dance. 99103, and Architectural Review (June 1961), pp. I went by the nickname "Bonk" back then if that rings any bells. Often went there for a couple of beers before going over the road to the Palais. The Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, redesigned by Frank Matcham and opened in 1899, was a particularly noteworthy example.Footnote 16 Dancing was also increasingly accommodated as part of the provision of seaside pavilions, including examples as disparate as Ramsgate's Royal Victoria Pavilion, designed by S.D. 96 See Nott, J., Contesting Popular Dancing and Dance Music During the 1920s, Cultural and Social History, 10.3 (2013), pp. Heimann (1938). Postcard view of aristocratic mural paintings in the vestibule of the Palais de Danse, Derby, 1923 (author's private collection). Elvis Presley Fans Dance On A Traffic Island Outside The Palais De Danse Hall in Nottingham. Hot Legs are basically the band 10cc, comprising Eric Stewart, Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman. I remember Love on amountain top being a big spin too. 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