Peter Stringfellow and Sheffield

[rubydazzler]

The "King" Mojo was just opposite Abbeyfield Park, where that stone wall goes alongside the main road, there's a flats complex built there now. It was the old Day's dance hall prior to the Stringfellows taking it over.

 

Saw some great bands there in the sixties...

 

Are you thinking of Turn-ups? That was at the old Nether Edge Dance Hall till some miserable party pooper residents got it closed down in the late seventies. It was a good place to go for the over 25s ... shame there's nowhere like it now. Brian Westlake was the resident DJ.

[thai]

Suprised to see no one has mentioned The Black Cat . Do not

remember much about it so can anyone else.

[owdlad]

Originally posted by thai

Suprised to see no one has mentioned The Black Cat . Do not

remember much about it so can anyone else.

 

The St Aidens church hall was the BC club, and had quiet a lot of decent bands on, sadly one of the things that stands out are the number of stolen handbags that used to appear on the toilet floor.

[drolnhoj]

Originally posted by hazel

There were 2 shoeshops in High St about that time.

One was Saxone and one was Dolseys, if I remember right Saxone was where Nat West is now and Dolseys was across the Rd.

I presume all the places had basements cos the place to donate blood was underneath where Marks and Spencers is now.

 

Hazel

 

Isn't that where the Crazy Daisy was, or is my memory failing me?

[catmiss]

Lot's of negatives about the Penthouse but I had some really good nights out down there courtesy of the 10 pence drinks nights. There were rumours of trouble and illegal substances but only if you were looking for them.

[Tim42]

Where abouts in Sheffield was Peter from? Where was he born & raised? I heard that he used to work for a money lending firm. Is this true? Anyone out there brought up woth him or know him? Whats he really like? He intrigues me

[tosh13]

Peter Stringfellow shaking hands with Maggie Thatcher at a fundraiser in the Daily Mirror what a sick sight.

[Chris M]

I was a regular at Down Broadway on Sat nights.

 

Often kept waiting outside for Stringfellow and his brother

to open up the club.

 

No drinks license so had to geta pass out to nip into Blue Bell

next door.

 

Pity it was so small but had some good nights there.

[mojoworking]

Originally posted by Tim42

Where abouts in Sheffield was Peter from? Where was he born & raised? I heard that he used to work for a money lending firm. Is this true? Anyone out there brought up woth him or know him? Whats he really like? He intrigues me

 

He was born in Marshall Street, Pitsmoor. The family later moved to Gleadless Valley. They lived on Constable Road and other addresses on the estate.

 

If you can track it down, his autobiography King Of Clubs is worth a read (despite the spelling mistakes) and will give you all the background info you need. It was published by Warner Books in 1996

[Mad_Mick]

Yep I too went "Down Broadway" for about a year afore I was old enough to drink. They played some gr8 stuff. Funny enough we got passouts and went to Stonehouse, we felt Blue Bell was too close for a pull. A number of my m8s got pulled in BB for under aged drinking.