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20-02-2007, 08:33
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Elite Snooker Hall.
My memory must be going, where was it ?. upstairs somewhere.
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20-02-2007, 08:56
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
Al, it was right over Redmans, opposite the town hall. The entrance was near the bottom of St James's Street.
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20-02-2007, 09:24
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
Thanks Wyn, all comes back to me now, but did'nt go there, well only a couple of times, how many tables did they have, who owned it etc.
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20-02-2007, 09:40
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
I only went in occasionally. Usually got thrashed by the likes of Isaac, Florrie etc. I think Cashman knows a bit about the owners, staff etc, so I'm sure he'll be along presently to enlighten us!
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20-02-2007, 09:58
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
Elite is on Grange Lane isn't it? been there since I were a lad.
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20-02-2007, 10:00
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
might have enti but it started out over top of redmans ...we are talking 50's till?
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20-02-2007, 10:16
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
so I'm not that old then
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20-02-2007, 10:23
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
what about it being down stairs at the St Johns ambulance building at bull brig??
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20-02-2007, 18:18
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
t'was upsatirs above Redmans in 1970 - aged 14 - knicked off school one day and arranged to meet mate in there for some games at dinner - I gets there early and am waiting when this geezer says " do you want a quick game while you're waiting" - " yea ok" says I and breaks off - and thats the last time I took a shot at anything - 10 mins later and there's me mate grinning his head off, as I'm flabergasted - "Don't you know who that is" says me mate - "no" - "its Hurricane Higgins you plonker"
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20-02-2007, 23:46
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
the two members of staff for many years were Bert, and Roland the One-Eyed slave. as everyone called him.two great old blokes,had many a laugh with them,also had a one-arm bandit the jackpot being three nines if you jiggled the arm you could move the chambers around, dropped a few jackpot did young cashy.
p.s. it was a threepenny bit bandit.
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20-02-2007, 23:48
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
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21-02-2007, 07:50
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
The owners were Ben & Dorothy & they came from Eastbourne.
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21-02-2007, 19:23
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
It did move around a little, however, was above Redmans in my day ... not that I ever passed over the doorstep mind ya', purely a man's domain.
Alex Higgins frequented this on many occasions for practice against less qualified eager opponents..
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22-02-2007, 00:15
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Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
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