The 'Dive Bar' under 'Marples'

[bushbaby 3]

cam anyone remember the dive bar which was under the marples hotel in fitzallen square.i used to go there in the seventies with my mates. from what i can remember the walls were decorated with drawings of people sat under parasols in the streets outside the cafe and bars in paris .we spent many a happy hour down there. :)

[skippy]

I went there in the 60's, there were 3 bars on 3 different levels from what I remember in those days, called in for a pint in 1990, one bar and scruffy too.

[Hindy52]

cam anyone remember the dive bar which was under the marples hotel in fitzallen square.i used to go there in the seventies with my mates. from what i can remember the walls were decorated with drawings of people sat under parasols in the streets outside the cafe and bars in paris .we spent many a happy hour down there. :)

 

I think it was called The Gay Paris, I doubt anyone would open a bar in town nowadays with " Gay " in its name or the PC Correct police would jump on them.

[kensimmo]

I think it was called The Gay Paris, I doubt anyone would open a bar in town nowadays with " Gay " in its name or the PC Correct police would jump on them.

 

 

Quite right; it was the Gay Pari'

[geotom]

When we used to go up town we used to meet in the 'Gay Paris', before going off to the other pubs and finishing off in the Buccaneer, I can remember when the Kings Head? on Commercial St shut down( where the gays used to go)they started going in the Gay Paris', at first their was a bit of an atmosphere, but eventually we got on OK with them, and they were a good laugh.

[sparkyfred]

cam anyone remember the dive bar which was under the marples hotel in fitzallen square.i used to go there in the seventies with my mates. from what i can remember the walls were decorated with drawings of people sat under parasols in the streets outside the cafe and bars in paris .we spent many a happy hour down there. :)

 

Wasn't it called the Tivoli Bar at some stage?

[fridgeman]

what was the name of the old dear who used to serve behind the bar, always used to try and mother me and our lass.

[mikey10]

Wasn't it called the Tivoli Bar at some stage?

 

it sure was the tivoli bar, used to go there qite a bit. got a good kicking outside there one night. oh the memories:help:

[Arfer Mo]

When we used to go up town we used to meet in the 'Gay Paris', before going off to the other pubs and finishing off in the Buccaneer, I can remember when the Kings Head? on Commercial St shut down( where the gays used to go)they started going in the Gay Paris', at first their was a bit of an atmosphere, but eventually we got on OK with them, and they were a good laugh.

I think you mean Kings Arms Geotem

[geotom]

I think you mean Kings Arms Geotem

 

Hi Arthur, yes it could have been, memory's fading a little.