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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 27, 2010 12:41:32 GMT
If you're going to reminisce about the good times in town, what about when we used to have the disco in the church in the High Street (St. Mary's?) in around '74/'75? The vicar was the Rev Whittingham I believe. he was a 'with it' type of chap. We used to have the disco upstairs and everyone used to smoke and drink in there, punch ups, the lot. The Turl bar and Turf Tavern were favourite haunts at the weekend. What was that bluddy pub that always had a live band on, downstairs? Was it the Penny Farthing? In 1973, my first pint cost about 15p and a massive Castella was 9p! To go and watch united in '74 was.................actually, I can't remember.................anyone remember? a gallon of Petrol - 50p and we used to complain! Corn Dolly? now the Dolly The Corn dolly - that's the one! thanks sarge. |
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Post by bicesterox on Oct 27, 2010 12:50:34 GMT
I always thought the last line was; "Todays the day that Jeremy kicks the Sw****n". Shucks, what do I know.  If you're going to reminisce about the good times in town, what about when we used to have the disco in the church in the High Street (St. Mary's?) in around '74/'75? The vicar was the Rev Whittingham I believe. he was a 'with it' type of chap. We used to have the disco upstairs and everyone used to smoke and drink in there, punch ups, the lot. The Turl bar and Turf Tavern were favourite haunts at the weekend.What was that bluddy pub that always had a live band on, downstairs? Was it the Penny Farthing? In 1973, my first pint cost about 15p and a massive Castella was 9p! To go and watch united in '74 was ..20p for kids 40p for adults....actually, I can't remember.................anyone remember? a gallon of Petrol - 50p and we used to complain! |
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 27, 2010 13:11:21 GMT
Wasn't there a bar called the Monks retreat under where the Mitre is? think the blocked up doorway is still there. bronco - the Mitre; was that the Turl bar as well? (in turl St.) The bone shaker pub - is that still there? Didn't we have to go downstairs to get to it? As a boy, I used to love going to the restaurant at Woolies, upstairs. They also had a restaurant/cafe at Gloucester Green and another 'oldie' was the municipal restaurant near the plain, at ST Clement's. There used to be a shop where you could buy the expensive (£10) Cromby coat near Cornmarket. Where/what was it? At the Manor, an older chap always used to shout: "Come on the Manor!" in a gruff voice. Also, one lad always used to stand on the wall at the bottom of the London Road, turn round to us and get us to sing. The OB (weren't they the heroes) always used to try and push him off. "Dibble, Dibble - give us a little wiggle!" We used to sing. Allegedly. The coppers' helmets had a little round piece on top of their helmets, resembling a nipple, so (again, allegedly) those naughty fans used to sing: "Who's that copper with the Tit on his 'ed? Dibble, Dibble! Who's that copper with the Tit on his 'ed? Dibble is his name!" Disgusting behaviour, if you ask me!  John Lane? Harry Fenton? there were a few back then- though an oldish fella , Curly, at the Cattle Market (oxpens on a wednesday)had a great range of sta pres and ben sherman n brutus shirts etc at pocket friendly prices ( used to bunk off school and help him load his van wed afternoon for a few quid, or a new ben sherman or brutus shirt as wages) Burtons on cornmarket did top quality crombies, Shepherd and Woodward had some decent ben shermans, Watsons in the market had an extensive range of red tag levis ( all sizes and leg lengths, not just the 'standard' waist and leg length) Timpson had dexcent shoes, though a bus over to Aylesbury market was well woth it  My fave shop during the skinhead/ suedehead era was on Little Clarendon street, instead of the 'standard' tonik and one colour levi sta press they did Champagne tonik sta press suits and other two colour irredecent mixes too, Used to shop there often - top gear in there, got a tonik cromby from there too, rupert check sta press too - cant remember the name of the shop though |
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Post by malcolmnl on Oct 27, 2010 15:33:44 GMT
Yes the Corn Dolly. Thanks sarge
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 27, 2010 18:51:25 GMT
bronco - the Mitre; was that the Turl bar as well? (in turl St.) The bone shaker pub - is that still there? Didn't we have to go downstairs to get to it? As a boy, I used to love going to the restaurant at Woolies, upstairs. They also had a restaurant/cafe at Gloucester Green and another 'oldie' was the municipal restaurant near the plain, at ST Clement's. There used to be a shop where you could buy the expensive (£10) Cromby coat near Cornmarket. Where/what was it? At the Manor, an older chap always used to shout: "Come on the Manor!" in a gruff voice. Also, one lad always used to stand on the wall at the bottom of the London Road, turn round to us and get us to sing. The OB (weren't they the heroes) always used to try and push him off. "Dibble, Dibble - give us a little wiggle!" We used to sing. Allegedly. The coppers' helmets had a little round piece on top of their helmets, resembling a nipple, so (again, allegedly) those naughty fans used to sing: "Who's that copper with the Tit on his 'ed? Dibble, Dibble! Who's that copper with the Tit on his 'ed? Dibble is his name!" Disgusting behaviour, if you ask me! John Lane? Harry Fenton? there were a few back then- though an oldish fella , Curly, at the Cattle Market (oxpens on a wednesday)had a great range of sta pres and ben sherman n brutus shirts etc at pocket friendly prices ( used to bunk off school and help him load his van wed afternoon for a few quid, or a new ben sherman or brutus shirt as wages) Burtons on cornmarket did top quality crombies, Shepherd and Woodward had some decent ben shermans, Watsons in the market had an extensive range of red tag levis ( all sizes and leg lengths, not just the 'standard' waist and leg length) Timpson had dexcent shoes, though a bus over to Aylesbury market was well woth it My fave shop during the skinhead/ suedehead era was on Little Clarendon street, instead of the 'standard' tonik and one colour levi sta press they did Champagne tonik sta press suits and other two colour irredecent mixes too, Used to shop there often - top gear in there, got a tonik cromby from there too, rupert check sta press too - cant remember the name of the shop though Shepherd and Woodward? My mum worked there for years. Here's one for the memory cells: Did any of you ever go to the Regal, in Magallen Road on a Saturday morning? They used to have a club/show called the ABC minors. It cost a tanner to get in and thruppence (in old money) to go on the bus from Cowley. This was about 1970. We used to watch a show called The Double Deckers and also Danger Island, with a wild man called Chongo in. In the afternoon, we'd walk up to the Manor and pay about 10p to get in. Happy, cheap days! |
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Post by Behind The Goal on Oct 27, 2010 19:20:16 GMT
I remember the ABC minors, I only went once with my cousin
I remember 'The Mark of Zorro' being on ... lassie may have been on as well
It must have been mid to late '60's
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 27, 2010 20:27:03 GMT
I remember the ABC minors, I only went once with my cousin I remember 'The Mark of Zorro' being on ... lassie may have been on as well It must have been mid to late '60's 'Copperhead' was another 60's ABC minors regular series at the Regal |
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Post by boris on Oct 27, 2010 21:26:03 GMT
Wasn't there a bar called the Monks retreat under where the Mitre is? think the blocked up doorway is still there. I used to go down the Monks regularly, even though they insisted on playing folk music in there. They had good beer and there was always the smell of weed around the place. It was a decent place to drink if I couldn't be arsed going all the way up to the O&L. Used to go down the Caribbean Club down behind Westgate as well for some decent reggae. |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 27, 2010 21:44:25 GMT
Wasn't there a bar called the Monks retreat under where the Mitre is? think the blocked up doorway is still there. I used to go down the Monks regularly, even though they insisted on playing folk music in there. They had good beer and there was always the smell of weed around the place. It was a decent place to drink if I couldn't be arsed going all the way up to the O&L. Used to go down the Caribbean Club down behind Westgate as well for some decent reggae. The Turf tavern always used to smell of apples, for some reason. Our mob from Northway used to drink in the Turl Bar, where they used to have pool tournaments. What made our Friday and Saturday nights more fun, was the fact that we were all underage drinkers - allegedly! An illegal pint always tasted better than a legal one! I remember one night in 1980, in Oxford town centre when there was a mini-riot over the Tory government's hated Poll Tax. Who remembers the jacket potato craze that was around in the early '80s? Was it 'Spud-you-Don't-like' at the bottom of the Cowley Road? I used to love the curry in a spud dish. MMMM.......yum bluddy yum! |
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Post by broncobullfrog on Oct 27, 2010 23:03:47 GMT
Wasn't the Potato place on Cowley Road called something like Monro's? and wasn't there a punk shop there in the late 70's called Razors? and the Carribean club on Cowley road before going behind the Westgate? roots club south Oxford?
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Post by broncobullfrog on Oct 27, 2010 23:10:50 GMT
What about record shops, Harlequin records, music market? remember the green bags?
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 28, 2010 0:29:19 GMT
All this 'good old days' stuff reminds me of a song we used to sing:
Those were the days, my friend;
We took the Stretford End.
We took the Dell,
We took the shed as well (they're sh*t!)
We took the Elland Road,
The Swindon Sh*t their load!
Those were the days;
Oh, yes - those were the days!
Na, na, na, na, na-na, na, na, na, na, na-na.............
Oh, all right - I added the last few lines!
How about this version?
Those were the days, my friend;
The Yellows were the trend!
You'd hear our sound,
Inside the Manor Ground.
We were the London Road,
We ruled there and it showed;
Those were the days,
Oh, yes! Those were the days!
Na, na.........................................
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Post by Dodge City Skin on Oct 28, 2010 1:36:55 GMT
Wasn't the Potato place on Cowley Road called something like Monro's? and wasn't there a punk shop there in the late 70's called Razors? and the Carribean club on Cowley road before going behind the Westgate? roots club south Oxford? Razors I knew of was in George St,bought a crombie there around 79/80,for £25,which was expensive for a 15yr old! Used to go in the Carribean Club when it was behind the Westgate/Paradise Square?Few cans of Red Stripe and a fish pattie and some quality dub,good times.. Three Music Markets at one time i think?Most saturdays I would go and buy some punk 7"(didnt start going to football regularily til 83 ) |
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 28, 2010 8:11:22 GMT
Wasn't the Potato place on Cowley Road called something like Monro's ? and wasn't there a punk shop there in the late 70's called Razors? and the Carribean club on Cowley road before going behind the Westgate? roots club south Oxford? Razors wasnt just punk gear,... mod, ted/50's, skin' etc... 'alternatve'/ cult clothing - moved to town as part of a superstore on george st. ( Razors even had, for a short while, a branch in Sw*nd*n's Oxford & Bristol superstore ) |
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Post by broncobullfrog on Oct 28, 2010 8:41:08 GMT
Was Razors on Cowley Road or George street then? I'm not sure now but I thought the superstore in George street was called something like Omni? could be wrong, along time ago now. Music market became bogarts records didn't it? had a shop by upstairs by Boswells, one on high street and one on the plain.
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 28, 2010 9:03:02 GMT
What about record shops, Harlequin records, music market? remember the green bags? Harlequin replaced The Northgate (which was a good pub at weekends, especially the upstairs bar) |
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 28, 2010 9:57:17 GMT
Was Razors on Cowley Road or George street then? I'm not sure now but I thought the superstore in George street was called something like Omni? could be wrong, along time ago now. Music market became bogarts records didn't it? had a shop by upstairs by Boswells, one on high street and one on the plain. Started on the Cowley road, then george street... in a couple of different Superstores, think Omni was one of the names. Bloke that owned it, Bob Ryan,later opened a shop just off Oxford St. in the West End ( London, not Witney ) selling hand painted shirts for 3 figure sums. The first Superstore it was in had a decent albeit small, independant record outlet punk/two- tone/ mod revival etc etc, lots of inependant label stuff on offer, that was the superstore at the top end of George Street ( Omni ? ), after which that closed, there was another superstore at the bottom end of george street where Razors had an outlet. |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 28, 2010 11:37:48 GMT
Was Razors on Cowley Road or George street then? I'm not sure now but I thought the superstore in George street was called something like Omni? could be wrong, along time ago now. Music market became bogarts records didn't it? had a shop by upstairs by Boswells, one on high street and one on the plain. Started on the Cowley road, then george street... in a couple of different Superstores, think Omni was one of the names. Bloke that owned it, Bob Ryan,later opened a shop just off Oxford St. in the West End ( London, not Witney ) selling hand painted shirts for 3 figure sums. The first Superstore it was in had a decent albeit small, independant record outlet punk/two- tone/ mod revival etc etc, lots of inependant label stuff on offer, that was the superstore at the top end of George Street ( Omni ? ), after which that closed, there was another superstore at the bottom end of george street where Razors had an outlet. Shows how much I know about fashion, but do they still do a Cromby (or is it Crombie) coat? Two years ago, I paid £100 for a similar overcoat. In 1970 (ish) they cost around £10. In 1970, petrol would've cost around 20p a gallon. If you use that as a guide, then today, the coat should cost around £270! |
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Post by Vulcan XH558 on Oct 28, 2010 12:12:30 GMT
£100 for an overcoat Dave? They have some bloody expensive 'boot sales' around Amersham!!! |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 28, 2010 12:32:23 GMT
£100 for an overcoat Dave? They have some bloody expensive 'boot sales' around Amersham!!! Seriously, it was £120 but they let me off twenty quid. The coat looks similar to a cromby. I've always been a cheapskate, when paying for clothing. I only pay £50 for ties, £75 for shirts and a mortgage for suits!  Didn't you have a Cromby once, mr B?  |
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