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if that was the lady in the shop, a old friend of mine found her body one sat morning, he was a coalman at the time n had just popped in fer summat, funnily enough about a month later me best mate was arrested fer it. its like owt, if plod arrested you or i and said -where were you on sat morning a month ago, ya aint a clue:confused: apparently some git had rang police n gave his name, n as he had a bit of form fer violence, they were convinced it was him. after about 10 hrs n 4/5 suggestions were he might have been, he was let out cos they had established were he was at that time, thanks to the ex landlord of the black bull, who only remembered cos they were partners at dominos that day, n unbeaten. otherwise the landlord said he would never have remembered.:)

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yer man was lucky cashy, back in the days plod
would fit anyone to any crime to keep the books clean
i remember the case though up a side street
past the cross and opposite the tavern,strange at the time :(

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don't i know it beechy.:rolleyes:

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The Pop man! That takes me back.....Playing in Bullough Park and the Punch and Judy shows they had in Summer............Walking up the hill with a sledge in winter and coming all the way down the path at a great rate of knotts.....The Rag and Bone man... and the donkey steps which our parents banned us from playing on .............But we went anyway........... Daring each other to play knock a door run at the Police Hostel...............Happy Days

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The sound of ice cream vans,smell of the womble inn,the hourly peal of st.auls bells whilst camping out,losing my virginity up bullough park,snowy winters aww i feel owd

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got to be the old Accy Baths for me :-)

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yep, won't get any arguement from me on that ;)

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Accy baths was a great place to go shopping for clothes,

A mate of mine once came out with a whole new outfit

Don,t know who got his old one!

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So thats where my new suit went:whack::D;)

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;);););)Did his old one fit you?;)

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It does now:D

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.....and the Chippy opposite, used to pop in there for a "Tanners" worth of chips!! Remember how everyone used to Cheer when the lights were switched on at the Baths?...Did'nt take much to amuse us really did it!! LOL!! Used to love diving in straight after a cold shower, made the water feel really warm!

Birtwells Icecream gets my vote!!....Not strictly Accy i know, as it was made in Huncoat, but is still the best Ice Cream ive ever tasted!!

Best Regards - Taggy

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setting off on safari after breakfast, buying a frozen jubbly or mambo, n heading off oer Gamblers Caves fer the day, playing japs n commandos or cowboys n indians when we arrived.:)

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The Stanley fans might berate me for this but when we were kids we,d hide on the car park behind the 'Coppice End' and before long would acquire a quality mitre football...can only vaguely remember thowd baths,mainly when they knocked it down,the pile of rubble left.My Granma was a lifeguard,i live across road on Paradise.st.Cardboard castle was there then...can someone tell me what was there before cardboard castle??

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I seem to remember houses and shops and a pub called Junction my god thats showing my age.

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Got in before you there John but i know you will come up with the answer if i am wrong.

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ferget yer age bondi, i played darts fer the junction a fine "John Smiths" house in a friendly against the "Big Crown" which wasn't so friendly pmsl but thats another story too long to type out.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Thanks Cashman but you cant forget your age it thought it seemed such a long time since the cardboard castle came down but i have bought the ACCRINGTON ACLAIMED book i will look if its in there when the Junction was knocked down and will come back on with the true information if you have not got the book it is really good read .

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got it bondi its a great publication, great picture of the old "Horseshoe" or learners arms as it was known, can't remember owt about the junction? have also got Accrington Acclaimed n Accrington old n new will have a sneck in those when i got time.;)

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I went out with the son of the landlord of The Junction.......I was only thirteen at the time......and 'going out' meant just walking to school holding hands.
I think the relationship(if you could call it that) lasted for all of 6 weeks.

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my favourite memory of accy is...Milnshaw Park when i was ickle, my gran and grandad taking a picnic, flask, sandwiches and for some reason we always had fresh tomatos with a special salt celler lol

my grandad always told me that the chicken and the frog bouncy rides in Milnshaw Park where put there by him especially for us lol the strange thing was, i believed it for years :D

ah those where the days :D:D

now i love coming over from Blackburn and going to Milnshaw Park with Reece and my nieces and telling them stories about how the park used to be when i was small

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Milnshaw was a great park back in the day, many a happy hour spent in the large paddling pool.:);)

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Oak Hill park used to have a large paddling pool..... ( no way they could have one of thoes now a days )

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Rhyddings Park had one too but it was already a derelict muddy puddle in the 1940s

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i remember the cut out of a pool being there, but i never remember it being used as a pool

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My cousin lived in Park Road when we were little, early teens, and we used to got to Milnshaw Park up Owd Bobs to play Tennis during the summer hols, used to hang out in Gatty Park and Nelsons Square too

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Paddling pool in use (milnshaw) must have gone by the early sixties, coz we lived up Lancaster avenue when I was 7-10 and don't remember it being there.

Do remember being on my first 3 wheeler and the brakes failing, and going straight from top entrance down that path to the bottom, and coming a cropper. It seemed soo steep back then, lol.

Used to play on Nelson's frequently, when living on Bradshaw St. (not West). Always on my bike on there. Also the triangle with the swings, which was great in winter for making slides in the ice down the paths.

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do ya remember the gypsies on nelson square caz? musta been mid-late 60s, they put me n me mate up, when thrown out of "Red Annies":D

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Yes Cashy, well I remember some in the early sixties, was still at junior school so must have been before 65. Don't remember there being a problem with them though. Some of the kids went to my then school, St Andrews.

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where was Nelson Square?

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roughly between end of emma street n sports centre flashy.:)

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ah ok, cheers cashy :D

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Would that be Rod Pitman by any chance? or even his Brother Dave? I know their Mum and Dad ran the Junction for a while whilst i was at school!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Red Annie's cashy who the hell was that:D sounds interesting was she Apache or Sioux:rolleyes:

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lol maybe she was called Annie and she had red hair Jay?? ;);)

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The way cashy put it me thinks its far more interesting than that flashy;)

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The Broadway 1st, Pickwick next, The Bridge after that, you had to go out the front door, around the building through the games room to go to the Gents it was that packed. Chips from anywhere. Back into the Pickwick then 10-40pm back into the Broadway for a lockin!! Walk home singing around 3or 4!!!! A happy Friday night back in the 70's.

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Even though I left Accrington(latterly Church) in 1961, I still have so many memories. The Coppice, Red Shale, Hambleton, Little Blackpool - fantastic places for youngsters to run around and enjoy freedom. Trickets ice cream in the Market Hall, the baths - and the chippy opposite - 3 pennorth of chips and some bits. The chippy on Church St, the Melbo Coffe Bar, Joe Mort's - jiving to Night Train and the like, and a punch up every Saturday night when gangs would come from all over just to have a go at the Accrington lads (no weapons though). The Cattlemarket and australian pubs where they didn't care about your age as long as you could get over the back wall when the Police Visited. The snooker hall under the King's Cinema and D.S. Sargeson standing on top of the steps and picking out the ones he thought were under age - and clipping your ear as you left past him. The Con club on a Saturday night - Eddie McGarry I think and there was a lad from AGS played in the band - Whatmough I think. I used to go and have a game of snooker with my uncle during the interval. Met my wife there - over 50 years ago now,so that has a special place in my memories.
I suppose you can take the lad away from Accrington, but you cannot take Accrington away from the lad - or lass

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Well said Barry, Ill drink to that.

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Doesn't matter where you end up whether it be in France like you Barry or Tasmania like Alan, or even Ossy like myself you never forget the old days, sometimes its easier to remember what went on 40 or 50 years ago than what happened last week, must be the age thing:rolleyes::D

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hi jaysee,
On a Friday night when in my late teens (18 onwards), i was allowed to go out with my Dad and we would do a pub crawl - evry fourth week or so we would catch the bus to the top of Oswaldtwistle - St Emmanuels Church. we would start at the pub there and then work our way back down Union St and finish up at the Tanpit's Club, having a half in every pub on the way - bad head on Saturday mornings.
I was in Qswaldtwistle just under 2 years ago, a family christening at St Emmanuels, and then the Con(?) Club and finished up at the pub at the top of Union St - Black Dog(?), had to go there as United were on TV and stayed there until closing time - TG they ran out of Lancaster Bomber.
The following day had to drive to Blackpool to drop my grandchildren off and then down to Portsmouth where I was working on a contract.

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You missed a dance hall which was down the end of Church St,Accrington near a Pub that was called The Little Crown (perhaps you are to young to remeber it) still never mind

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This message is in reply to one by "Cashman" in which he remembers various clubs etc

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it wasjust past "Barnes"furniture shop n before the "Ritz" cinema down the little entry, was too young to go, but vaugly remember it yon.:)

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I'm like you with this own cashy, but can't for the life in me remember what it was called, anybody any ideas:confused:

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think the "Little Crown" was a Masseys Pub, but thats all n aint 100% sure of that.:confused:

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It was the Ritz ballroom, H & B socoal club was there as well, left side for the Ritz and right side for H & B Club - used to go in both of them.

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One of my Favourite memories as a Kid was going down to Moseleys Bakery on a Saturday Morning and getting a lovely Crusty Warm Loaf! Used to pick the top off before i got home, then me and my Dad would cut each end Crust off, butter it, and eat it whilst still warm!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Wow - what a lot of memories this thread has conjured up!
Gamblers caves
Playing on the coppice
Going wimberry and blackberry picking on the coppice
Children's Christmas Party at the Canine Club where Santa always gave great pressies!
Playing in Arden Hall and on Leming's Pad (now a housing estate!)
Ah - happy days!

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yes, arden hall playing in the rhodedendrons, scrumping apples from the tree in front of the house. Across the lane over the wall into Owl hall and scrumping everything fro there - they tasted so much better than shop bought ones. Remember picking whimberries but think that was on Moleside - with Ken Entwhistle, Chris Firth and Barbara Firth, and a few others that I can't remember the names of - around '48/'49

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Ah 48/49 was well before my time - I'm talking about the 1970's! The rhodedendrons at Arden Hall were fabulous - not been up there for prob 20 years - making me nostalgic - due a visit to Accy in Oct so I might just have to take a walk up there!!

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the lnk takes you to the bbc page just type in bob dobson in the search box

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There was a bumper crop of whimberries on the Coppice this year. Saw many people with plastic bags full late July - early August. The heather was also quite spectacular along with some naturally seeded rhodedendrons. It's a shame more people don't walk up the Coppice and enjoy some fresh (sometimes very fresh) air. The main paths are being renovated at the moment so maybe it will encourage people to give it a go.

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got a new favourite memory now- getting back to Accy weds night after 3 Days down the smoke, its a lunatic asylum, everyones on a mission, mobile clutched to lug hole, ignorant as sin. give me Accy any day.

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Yep.....Busiest place in Britain....loneliest place in Britain....unfriendliest place in Britain!! MP's deserve it!!....and it deserves them!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Is The Bridge more up baxenden way ? If so I remember Dave and Sue - I came back to England - well must be ten years or more now - to show my husband where I grew up. If this is the pub I'm thinking of, they were very kind and friendly to us.

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Nah Tina the "Bridge" is town centre, just up Church St on yer left.:)

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Cashy has answered your query about where the bridge is, but 10 years ago Dave and Sue would have been in the Grey Horse near the hospital, I'm nearly sure they hadn't moved to the Peel Park then

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Reckon you're right, Jay. Used to call in for a pint on my way to the match and I recall Dave and Sue behind the bar.

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From when I was a nipper on visits to Accy, Speedway Garage (now a tyre depot) on Ellerbeck Rd, where I used get in the way of Albert Brown and his dad.

I also used to "help" the stoker in the laundry behind Whalley Rd.

Upstairs in The Mechanics Institute helping Grandad play billiards. This was the library last time I visited Accy, but I recognised the stairs.

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Groove remembers Thursday nights at lar de da's was pound a pint night...Groove gave many a young lady a good seeing to on the railway station afterwards many times....happy days

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Those were the days, eh? Does that mean there could be lots of Groove juniors out there?

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Groove was always careful Steve

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Lets hope not, there's enough idoits out there already.

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Groove thinks Retlaw should learn to spell the word idiot before he decides to call people it ;)

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Happily I only ever went there on a Saturday!;)

They did a very nice port 'n' brandy cocktail....I wonder if Jay was ever a bouncer there?:D

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Otherwise you might have been one of Groove's conquests!

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Jaysay thinks its time Groove grew up

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Na not there mobertol, Mecca, Cav, Martholme Grange, but never Lardis

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Have you ever thought that he is proably all talk steve;)

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Pity your Father wasn't;)

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Nice one!:D

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I can remember going dancing at the Con 1950s exchanging passouts for the Ritz at the interval to check the talent,passouts were paper not stamped on you, i think it was as already said Eddie McGarry playing at the Con and Syd Ashmead at the Ritz.

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Groove thinks Jaysay could'nt bounce a ball

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I would mind trying it with your head;)

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Groove is considering complaining to the mods because Jaysay is threatening him and making him nervous:eek:

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Our School 6th form "dos" were held at the Con club -remember losing my contact lenses there and finding them in the loos the next day!

It's also where my mum and dad got together in the early 60's!:)

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What ? In the Loos ? :eek: :D

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Yes, I 'd taken them out and put them in their case which got nicked out of my hand-bag -was found in the cistern of one of the loos the next day along with a load of empty wallets and purses!

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Straight over the top :D I meant your Mum & Dad Mo. :D In the Loos - getting together :rolleyes:

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Better tighten your nappy pin then

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We used to check the toilets cisterns every night at the Cav etc, always found plenty of purses stuffed in there, but always in the ladies, very rarely in the gents:rolleyes:

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See what you mean -I'm a bit slow on the uptake at times - will have to ask Mum?;)

I think you may get some karma for that one!!:D

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I'm a generous soul -have given out too much in the last 24 hrs -will send it tomorrow:thankya:

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Groove thinks it curious how most wallets etc were found in the ladies toilets.

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Groove I'll report you to the mods because you are annoying everyone on here you plonker :do-one: :do-one:

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Blimey, Bee! It's the first time we have had a cross word from you.

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He's playing catch up Michael;)

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I was having a discussion in the Read Con Club last night with one or two other chaps about a Casino or nightclub I used frequent in the 60's, none seemed to remember it.

I hope that this is not the wrong thread on which to ask the question but knowing some of you oldies are a fountain of knowledge when it comes to boozers I though you may be able to help.
The place in question was situated a few hundred yards on the Burnley side of Brierfield traffic lights, on the right going towards Nelson. I used to go over from Todmorden with a few mates about twice a month.

I seemed to remember going upstairs to a room with roulette wheel and other gambling tools.
Can anybody else remember it and what it was called.
i am not dreaming because the one thing which sticks in my mind was the amount of money I lost one night in the 60's
I played the wheel with half a crown on the red and doubled up each time I lost.
I had got up to sixteen pound stake and was told that twenty five was the house limit so i couldn't double up anymore.
I lost the lot and never again did I gamble, even the nags or dogs.

Anybody any idea what it was called?

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There was the Casino Club thereabouts.
I recall seeing Micheal Bentine perform there.

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Now your talking about memories my dad sang & played guitar with both Eddie McGarry &Syd Ashmead,s bands he also sang in pantomimes at the Cotton club.

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EE The good old cotton club. You wouln't think that there was a stage in amongst the offices

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Also a games room with a snooker table I was only a child but I remember playing on it both my parents worked at higham.s and 2 of my aunties worked in the canteen I would go for dinner when I was at Woodnook school.

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Was it the Tropicano club-- But that was Nelson

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I went there too, in disguise wearing a blond wig;)

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Why would you do that

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I had an Andy Capp husband - what was good for the gander was good for the goose. I grew weary of that shallow pretense of marriage and left him.

So beware all Andy Capps

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Possibly the 77 club Gremlin

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The El Tropicana was in Colne if I remember rightly Roy, unless I was always blotto by the time I got there on a Friday night :D

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Well thanks for the replies.
I am even more confused than I was yesterday.

Was the Cotton Club another name for the Brierfield Casino and did it become the 77.

Once again, the Club was a few hundred yards before the Briefield traffic lights on the right going towards Nelson from Burnley.

There was a wide carpeted stairway going up to the Casino room where I lost my brass, similar to a cinema.

It was not the Tropicano or the Nelson Imp.

Please help, a pint in Read Con tomorrow night relies on your answer.