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Bredbury Hall Country Club just outside Stockport , was the "In" place to be on Sunday nights from about '65 -68'. It was a very hip/mod place to be and hang out with , and to hopefully get laid by some "posh" (bird) so naturally it was packed every week!
Every Sunday night , The Studio One Band would take the stage, fronted by our old friend Kirk St James. The basis of the band were from my Big City Blues band - Martin Tetlow, John Burrows, Henry Quick and Dave Moss.
Martin Tetlow went on to be with Money (who I played with for a very short while in 69' ) with Alan Faulkner, by way of Reception .
They (Studio One) were different , as they had no lead guitarist , but sported 2 saxes, sometimes a trumpet too, as I recall . Somewhat .like a Georgie Fame /Blue Flames thing. They were very good and did all the great soul/Stax tunes - maybe some of our web visitors may be able to help out with a picture?
Courtesy Dave Bowker
I think the Manchester Federals were one of the first bands to play Bredbury Hall in the early '60s. We were resident every Wednesday night for about 2 years. Does anybody remember?
Chris Evans
15/2/09
I used to work behind one of the many bars in Bredbury Hall .
I'd finish at 3:00 in the morning then get ferried home in the company van only to get up at 7:00 to get the bus to Manchester where I worked in the Steiner Salon at the Midland Hotel. Funny, but I never seemed to get tired in my younger days!!!!
One night I was talking to 2 men at the bar (one of whom was very drunk) and when he asked for more drinks I refused to serve him and told him I thought he'd had enough for one night. Then his mate (Bruce) said: "I don't think you should have said that love ... this guy owns the club". Shock-horror. But I didn't get sacked ... I ended up dating Bruce who convinced the owner to keep me on.
The tales I could tell of the goings on at Bredbury Hall. Life now seems quite boring in comparison. Hey ..... I've got a good idea - I'm living in Crete now and don't work so I have 24 hours a day in which to do absolutely nothing at all .... why don't I write a book? Will start straight away.
Joanie Thompson
30/11/10 |
Jo with her scooter - halfway through painting it psychedelic. |
I worked on the door with Bill Parkinson Harry Niled, Albert Jeffres, Jeff Lawton and Pat Plant in the sixties. I am Roy Ellison and my wife Margaret had a dancing school on saturday afternoon. It was the best run club any where in the world.
Bill is still living in the Isle of Man, Peter Fray the first manager lives in Stockport, John Sykes manager lives in Cheshire.
People meet me and say you worked at Breders on the door, once seen never for got Roy....
I could write a book on the things I know - it was the BEST CLUB!!!!!!
Roy Ellison
28/9/11
A photo of Bredbury Hall staff in the sixties. At the front in the middle of the photo from left to right are the doormen me (Roy Ellison), Bill Parkinson and Jeff Lawton !! And at the back in the door way are left to right John Lamming. Assistant manager Frank Michell and owner and manager Malcolm Harvey.
I could tell you about ever one in the photo it was a great staff!!
Roy Ellison
6/10/11
Great place to play. We did a wedding reception there once about 1964 ish. Finished up playing Tuesday nights in a sort of a loft above the dance floor. Plenty of talent there - never seen owt like it. Great for us hillbillys - we loved it.
Norman Carhart
Tony Marshall and The Deputies
12/10/11
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