Bradford History: Nightclubs of the past

[GrayGlove]

Interesting but it would be better if the pictures of the venues followed the commentary. ie talk about the venue that is shown on screen. Just a suggestion.

[richardtorr]

What a great video. In the early 1970s, I was a student in Bradford and we went to the Queens Hall Nightclub. It was packed with young students. I met my wife there and we are still together 44 years later! For me Bradford provided the best nightlife in Britain. We went to other towns but none quite as good as Bradford, especially when you factor in the fantastic post night out curry houses like the Cashmire and a dozen others. Happy memories indeed! i know it was good then because people from Manchester and Leeds came over regularly for a truly great nightlife experience.

[davidmacgregor]

I used to frequent the "Frog and Toad" on Little Horton Lane in the 1980's, it was a great live music venue, I saw "Paradise Lost", "The Macc Lads" and "Dumpy's Rusty Nuts" play there.

[DamnDealDone]

Bradford Rios will forever be the greatest club Bradford ever had. Possibly even the UK. Other cities had coach trips to Rios.

[cheezeits]

Don't forget jollys in shipley in the 80s had some great nights out there😊

[eugenemclemmont]

Steelers, Thornton in the 80`s. I`m not even from Bradford. Palm Cove, the Jamaican club in Girlington, forgotten the street name. Sugar Cane at Whetley junction just to name a few. Then there`s the underground places like Ali`s Mill, Preston street/ Thornton Road for all nighters. The infamous but obviously not that infamous 1 in 12 club just off Sunbridge road. Queens Hall held special events and bands once upon a time in town.

[JohnJackson-cjwx]

Loved the telephone club 0898 below midland hotel, vines wine bar top cheapside, just before it on the other side of the road was courthouse, below that cloud 9

[gaz]

You forgot... Pentagon and Annabellas.. I met my missus at Mecca in 1977 and saw numerous bands there in the 1980s. Some of the pubs i remember are Boy and Barrel, Duchess of Kent, Golden Cockerel, Empress, tavern in the town, The metropole, Market tavern, Cellar bar (met my first girlfriend in there), Sun Inn, Royal Standard (some great punk nights there until it burnt down) Belle Vue (strippers on a dinnertime before the city game) Norfolk Gardens, Harp of Erin, New Beehive, Lord Clyde, Black Swan, The Crown, Yates`s, Pack Horse, The Castle, The Office, Spotted House, The Turf, Painted wagon, jacobs well, the star, The Commercial, Gas works,

[DamnDealDone]

The west end should have been protected. Now church and empty buildings.

[kevcatnip]

Anyone go to UPSTAGE in 81 / ? And SIKHS nightclub where the curry was heaven

[markoconnor]

Think first nightclub I went to was physiecs he's (unsure of spelling) but was just off/start of canal road I believe, in late 90s then another of our favourites was boiler house near forscester square train station, used to enter in dark and leave in daylight and they give tea and toast ha ha, the other night cubs late 90s to early 2000s didn't quite hit the spot, as from ScholeMoor /lower Grange areas, pile bar was often visited, moved to Liverpool in 2008 so this video brings back some good memories so thankyou.
I never knew it but at edge of ScholeMoor cemetery used to be OK corale club/pub my parents always used to say was great, they probably went there late 70s

[petercricket]

1968.. "The Penny Farthing"..Downtown Broadway, 1967, Mecca Ballroom...Manningham Lane. 1965, "The hole in The wall", , Sundbridge road. 1968, , Little Horton Lane, ( Next to the ice rink).. don't remember the I'm too old to remember.

[quadthingcopter]

It used to be a good night out now all pubs and night clubs shut, wonder why? Like a ghost town on an evening now with a few zombies walking around, your photos dont match your commentary.

[alfiedamage]

Was there a Commonwealth curry house near Berlins?

[davidwilliamson]

Blue lace was always good 👍 remember VIPs 😂👍

[ramsdendowney]

early seventies there was a gay guy called Sidney who had a Pub on Leeds rd. I believe .Guys and Dolls I think it was called. Twenty years later he had a hairdressers near my mom who along with many others loved him, and he loved them too "silly cow" he would say . And the pub well he served me in full drag and I was 14.

[alfiedamage]

I think there was the Boilerhouse opposite Berlins & below Cloud nine.

[leetaylor]

Cavernas closed and the site remained a club that changed hands a few times and had other names including Jumping Jacks. The Love Apple and Mode were in the same building but didn't occupy any of the space that Cavernas had.

Closed list.
Scruffs and Snobs
Dukes and Silks
Blue Lace
Lingards
Palm Cove
Cavernas
Jumping Jacks
Love Apple
Walkabout
Livingstones
Revolution
Gas Works
Rios
Frog and Toad
Wheatsheaf
Windsor Baths (where many of your photos are from)
Flares
College bar in Old Building
W's
Underworld
Champagnes
Tumblers
Pickwicks
42nd Street
Flagship
Che/Bamboozle
Cloud 9
Others whose names escape me right now.

[stephenB-yqkw]

Voting for council and horrable Tracy brebin was rigged

[petermitchell]

Sorry but I had top give up. It was confusing to watch. You talk about one club whilst showing a picture of a totally different club. Please re-adit and upload?