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Northwich Memorial Hall (Northwich)

The "Morgue"!. If only I knew then what I do now.....

Got chatting to a small blond girl wearing a yellow knitted sort of string vest thing with a black bra!!! Circa 1963 I guess. Got dragged away by my mate who said she was dressed like a prossie! Loved her then, still do for the memory. May have been a group playing, dunno.

Missed the Beatles gig - no dosh.

Steve Povall - 28/11/11

I have just read that the "Morgue" is to be knocked down. SHAME.

What a lot of memories I have from Christmas 1963 onwards. Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, The Animals, The Kinks, The Hollies, The Who, The Applejacks to name but a few and I remember queuing to pay 15 shillings to see the Walker Brothers. The support bands were great too and one who springs to mind is The Notions from Liverpool.

It was a brilliant Saturday night out, no alcohol was sold and it was 9 old pennies for a coke.

Wouldn`t it be great to collate a list of memories on this page?

Kind regards, Patricia Bracewell - 28/2/12

Remember wading through floods at the bull ring to see the Beatles. And the last buses home that went every where great days great memories.

Sandra Lorimer - 14/11/12

Spent rather too much time at the bar as an underage drinker. Most memorable event was seeing and hearing Roxy Music blasting out.

Other memories, Edwin Starr and a decidedly half empty hall and half a dozen girls dancing round their handbags.

Jake Beckett - 20/10/13
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Antony Plumb
4 years ago
I now own a pair of column speakers that were part of the first sound system from when the hall was first built! I am looking for any internal images of the hall that show them in situ. They are seven feet tall and a foot across and are about six inches deep. Each cabinet contains eight speaker drivers and need a 100v supply to drive them. I guess they would be situated halfway down the hall or at the rear. Just think who's voices and instruments went through those drivers!!
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Tina Carter
4 years ago
I have very fond memories of northern soul nights at The Morg in the 70s. One highlight was seeing Edwin Starr live. I wore a high necked. long sleeve. brown smock dress with bronze/brown platform shoes. I felt the bee's knees. We all crowded to the stage. The atmosphere was electric. He belted out his hits and when he asked for 2 girls to join him on stage to sing War. three of us clambered up. He quickly told us which bits to sing and we just had a go! He was brilliant. After the concert he had endless patience signing autographs. A lovely bloke. A great night. A fantastic memory.
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clive nelson
5 years ago
Hi, I have researched the Northwich memorial hall and used to attend Beatles conventions with Father Tom McKenzie. The book 'A night at the Morg' is now available. It lists most occasions that the hall was used during the 1960's and is great if you are interested in the era. Many ADS and pictures.
Contact me at if interested
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