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as Ramsgate's Royal Victoria Pavilion, designed by S.D. The dances performed there were the height of fashion no outdated sequence dances or polkas for Hammersmith, but foxtrots, quicksteps and the modern waltz. Between 1914 and 1938, the average working week fell from 54 to 48 hours. 36 Dancing World (AugustSeptember 1921), p. iv. I have some pieces written by Adela and also by Victor Sylvester at her home. Powered by Invision Community. I often close my eyes, have a little memory flutter and can still smell the Brut as if it was yesterday. The way in which the space was used also differed according to class. This article examines how the architecture of dance halls represented moments of optimism, escapism and modernity in British history in the period 191865. 63 The Builder, 24 September 1937, p. 544. 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 ?) I emigrated to Australia in 1972 but have very fond memories of those times. The designs also included a health centre, squash courts, gym and rooftop gardens. Lots of similarities for me, meet at the Man in Space at Hiltop, jump on the bus from Ripley to Nottingham, mooch down Parliment street I think and into the queue. Not now but used to be, Cycling C.T.C.,Badminton,Judo and Karate,Holidays,Dancing modern at first then old time and sequence. 23 The Builder, 14 November 1924, p. 799. First, it offered a practical solution to the problem of providing non-stop music. Still doing cabaret. This transformation in dance culture came about through a combination of increasing prosperity and greater leisure time for large parts of the population, a relaxation of social mores concerning dress and social interaction between men and women, and transatlantic cultural developments. Acoustics, an architectural science still in its infancy, was also a consideration. 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) Exact figures for the numbers of dance halls built are hard to come by. Subsidiary facilities included a large restaurant located off the main space and a caf surrounding the dance floor, together with a separate ice cream soda bar.Footnote 46. On 14/05/2012 at 23:07, Grayman45 said: On 26/05/2012 at 20:35, MartynJJ said: also a Big Rob Smith spin during those days was. By this time our small gathering of Gedling lads had certainly grown in size. The liberation of movement offered by the new social dances of the early twentieth century was central to their terrific popularity. Adrian Tilbrook was drummer for The Ivor Kenney Sound at Leicester's Palais de Danse in 1968-69, Mike Miller in the days when he used to perform at the Palais de Danse in Leicester's Humberstone Gate, A recent photo of drummer Adrian Tilbrook who played with The Ivor Kenney Sound at Leicester's Palais de Danse in 1968-69. We used to go to most of the Nottingham ballrooms,The Palais, The Queens , The Elizabethan Rooms, The Sherwood Rooms Etc. The company installed floors in dance halls throughout the country, including the Grafton, Adelphi and Reece's ballrooms in Liverpool and, by the late 1930s, had installed over 400 sprung dance floors.Footnote 22 In the Valtor system, rows of light steel girders were laid under the floor, each divided into short lengths coupled together by special spring fitments. 57 For a full discussion of the moral panic associated with dance halls, based on allegations of immorality, misbehaviour from youths and concerns about race, see Nott, Going to the Palais, passim. I gathered you had moved down south as it were. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. Many of the Musicians from the former Orch. The Hammersmith Palais was essentially one large uninterrupted space, with the dance floor separated from tables and chairs around the edges. Here's a few that I'm talking about (I could list loads). 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. 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). I heard he had some problems after dropping off the scene. Returned to the Palais when I finished working there and remember seeing Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers one night. Like you said they where playing at other venues so it really does come down to where you heard them as to where you get the memories, Outsiders, JC Messina, Kelly St Claire , Gerri Thomas, Harry Betts, John Hendley, Barnaby Bye, Frankie Crocker, Three Degrees (Contact), The Apollas , Billy Purcell, Bobby Diamond, KIki Dee, + lots more, all massive records at T'palais .. love em or hate em, they were a part of the scene in those days, still very vivid to this day, Ian. The third and final type of dance hall was built as part of a multi-purpose complex. In the Locarno, Bradford, also opened in 1961, the Ladies' Boudoir included 45 full-length mirrors and was decorated in a Georgian style. Why was I at the Palais in 1971? Nottingham is the queen of the Midlands. The building opened as a palais de danse to replace Victoria Halls in Talbot Street. The low cost, from 6d. Just reading the 1957 Mansfield Gazateer for 1957 and noticed the page for the Musicians Union. 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. 3 Paul Holt, Daily Express, 16 November 1938, p. 16, and Economist, 14 February 1953, p. 401. Up at the front of the queue there was my dad, resplendent in his suit and bow tie, hair neatly combed looking every inch the Dapper Dan and ladies man giving me a wave to come forward. 92 MOA, WC, 48/C, 1938, p. 1. 12. Want to read more Leicestershire nostalgia? London, The National Archives, BT 31/24605/155007, Hammersmith Palais de Danse (191932). 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. Keith Woodcock from Edgehill Grove M/W now lives in Sheringham after a very successful career in the music business. . Palais De Danse, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham Rotating dance floor at the Palais! Yep I went to the dayers and nighters. 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. Patrons of different classes were often segregated by temporal and spatial means. On its growth in northern English towns in 1920, the Cheltenham Chronicle commented: Dancing, with the pictures and football, fill in all the non-working hours in our great manufacturing towns, and, as a consequence, dancing masters not only teach the young how to step, but provide handsome dancing halls for them. 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 At Christmas? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I used to go to the Palais twice a week, 1956/7. Best two sounds for me that will always be associated with that famous venueare Dena Barnes, If you ever walked out of my life and the brilliant dancer Chubby Checker, You just don't know. Now reside in Norwich,Mansfield visit to see family every 6/8weeks Ron Brown. no doubt. The entire floor thus rested on steel springs, with no dead point anywhere. Then at quarter to two, a special moment. Brian Eno composed the soundscape. Interior of the Nottingham Palais, 1925 (Nottingham City Council and picturethepast.org.uk). The Palais de Danse, Nottingham. 45 Dancing Times (September 1929), p. 551. 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 is possibly best remembered by club goers as the Ritzy and by clubbers across the 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. 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 I remember Love on amountain top being a big spin too. 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. Absolutely love that record, viral or not! 65 Cinema-going declined in the mid-1920s during the first wave of interest in dancing. 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. It was a six-day week playing for ballroom dancing. Anyone with any memories? The Palais De Dance Nottingham, my big ( older ) Sis used to go there a lot in the mid 50s Adrian recalled during his time with Ivor the band also included Joe and Fred on saxophones and Bill on the trumpet. There was a small area called 89 Dancing Times (October 1931), pp. Your first impression is of the red glow of the room red walls, predominantly red carpets, orange and red lights [] The room is crowded. Yes I was a little naive at 16-17. 79 Nottingham Evening Post, 11 April 1925, p. 3. I remember a young lady called Maggie who won with me, she was a great singer. Local commentators believed that the building increased the city's status. It began with new musical styles: ragtime, then jazz. A dance hall and several pubs would guarantee its use after the shops had closed for the day. [2] It was designed by the Nottingham architectural practice of Evans, Clark and Woollatt for W. A. Walker at a cost of 30,000. 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