Bailey's nightclub

[Daniel barker]

 

 

I'm from Birmingham I worked on a new shop in Sheffield in 1972 I met a lovely girl who I met in Bailey's the hollies was on that week great club she showed me the stone house my name is danny

[Lefranglais]

In the seventies I worked in the drawing office at Laycock Engineering on Archer Road , Millhouses. Laycocks made garage equipment including car hoists. They also made 'industrial' hoists which were the same as a car hoists but whatever shape, size and height the customer wanted. When he was planning the club, the owner of Baileys came to us and said he wanted part of the dance floor to rise up, just a couple of feet (50-60 cm I think) to form a stage for the 'turn' to perform on.  We made it and it worked. My mate Howard was in charge of the project and we got free tickets for the opening night. We went a few times but the only person I can remember seeing there was Bob Monkhouse.