nelson imp

cashman · 07-04-2005, 23:48

i know this is accy, but who remembers nelson imp,i only went a couple of times but there was loads from accy there-saw big dee irwin first time 2ndtime the who,what a great old place for atmosphere,mind you being exceedingly drunk may have contributed.

cashman · 02-05-2005, 14:47

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Originally Posted by cashman

i know this is accy, but who remembers nelson imp,i only went a couple of times but there was loads from accy there-saw big dee irwin first time 2ndtime the who,what a great old place for atmosphere,mind you being exceedingly drunk may have contributed.

COME ON can't believe no-body ever went to the imperial at nelson, your lives wern't that sheltered surely?lol.

Sparkologist · 02-05-2005, 14:54

Where abouts was the Imp in Nelson?

I once went to the 'Trop', known by it's Sunday name as El Tropicana... it almost put me off Nelson for life.

grannyclaret · 02-05-2005, 15:30

we had some good times at the nelson imp,,,we also used to go to the accrington con in the late 50,s ,oh to be footloose and fancyfree again ,,,i met my hubby at the empress ballroom in burnley ..

cashman · 02-05-2005, 17:29

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Originally Posted by grannyclaret

we had some good times at the nelson imp,,,we also used to go to the accrington con in the late 50,s ,oh to be footloose and fancyfree again ,,,i met my hubby at the empress ballroom in burnley ..

thank god iv'e actually found someone who remembers,i know i used to drink copious amounts but i was thinking i was hallucinating lol.accy con was also a great monday night in the early-mid 60s

Alan Gilmartin · 03-05-2005, 08:17

Never got to Nelson Imp, but heard a lot about it, a lot of the groups at the time played there, eg, Dave Dee, D, B, M, & T, The Hollies, Wayne Fontana. Wwnt to the trop a couple of times,

cashman · 09-05-2005, 14:38

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Never got to Nelson Imp, but heard a lot about it, a lot of the groups at the time played there, eg, Dave Dee, D, B, M, & T, The Hollies, Wayne Fontana. Wwnt to the trop a couple of times,

dave dee lives about a mile from my apartment in spain sin him about a couple of times when i'm out there.

jamesicus · 26-06-2005, 05:49

In the late 1940s a group of us used to rotate Saturday nights going to Blackpool Tower Ballroom via the "Passion Express" excursions from Burnley Bank Top (Central now) station -- or to the Nelson "Imp" via BC&N corporation bus from Burnley town center.

Always a great orchestra and jitterbugging at the Imp -- at intermission it was up the hill to sneak a couple of pints at the Pub -- at the end of the evening hiking back up the hill to catch the last train to Burnley (11:30 I believe) -- the driver would blow the whistle to hurry up the stragglers. We missed the train many times -- then it was off to walk back to Burnley (not a big deal in those days), stopping for meat and potato pies at a shop about half way back to Burnley.

Oh, happy days!

WillowTheWhisp · 26-06-2005, 13:44

For some reason I never went any further than Burnley in that direction in my younger days.

madmal_1 · 28-09-2005, 17:09

hi, i remember the imp,i was ther when it burnt to the ground another good place gone forever mal

madmal_1 · 28-09-2005, 17:12

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Originally Posted by Sparkologist

Where abouts was the Imp in Nelson?

I once went to the 'Trop', known by it's Sunday name as El Tropicana... it almost put me off Nelson for life.

i thing the eltrop is still going still a dump as well

jedimaster · 11-11-2005, 23:39

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Originally Posted by madmal_1

hi, i remember the imp,i was ther when it burnt to the ground another good place gone forever mal

my mums cousin owned it at the time!!!!

cashman · 12-11-2005, 00:42

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Originally Posted by jamesicus

We missed the train many times -- then it was off to walk back to Burnley (not a big deal in those days), stopping for meat and potato pies at a shop about half way back to Burnley.

Oh, happy days!

just reminded me and made me laugh jamesicus, although we missed the train many times after the mirabelle in blackburn and had to walk back to accrington. happy days indeed! unfortunatly just memories now its a shame we have to grow up lol

ossy kid · 12-11-2005, 05:57

Sorry never made it to the Imp. Walked home many a night from the Blackburn Mecca though and once or twice from the Ace Of Spades in Whalley.

mez · 12-11-2005, 09:28

Inever did go to the nelson imp. but went to the rawtenstall astoria a couple of times,did do the mecca, mirabelle,tony's in blackburn all great places for "bopping" as we did then ....as was accy con (monday nights) empire ossy once went to morts. then it was the vic in clayton oooo didn't i "bop" my teen years away .......i loved um all.