Lost London Clubs

[Matthew&Son]

The Royalty in Southgate?
Now an LA Fitness, where, as anyone who may have noticed my svelte frame recently, I spend a lot of time…

Sat next door in The Wimpy doesn't count.

Do wimpeys still do the "brown derby" ?

No idea, I only go to the Great Burger Meat Grill Burger Pop Up Burger Company now.

So last week

Wimpey -
Red Sauce in squeezy tomato shaped plastic bottle - Check
No booking 1st come first served - Check
bolted down formica tables for the authentic diner feel - Check

I think they fit the bill perfectly



The Brown Derby does exist



They also have a burger called the Wimpey Bender - The mouth-watering, all-pork, Wimpy bender served curled in a white bun with cheese, sliced tomato, onions and ketchup. Served with Chips.

My daughtesr love it - i tell you what i took em in the week and its fucking trumpy for what it is.

Salford's is bare class. I'm sure they add things that aren't supposed to be on the menu.

[jockxford]

The Teddington Wimpey just had a total refit after I had a good clearout in there the other week

[T.Armstrong]

http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/toma ... loft-6932/

Second one up today if anyone fancies a read. Cheers to those on here who helped out again.

[millwall mickey]

http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/tomarmstrong-20241/lost-london-clubs-the-loft-6932/

Second one up today if anyone fancies a read. Cheers to those on here who helped out again.

Apologies, as Roual or anyone else who's ever waited for me to produce anything will tell you, I'm a bone idle, alcoholic cunt. Good read by the way.

[terry]

Top line up's - cant remember anything about Ocean though - maybe Hackney to early before it became trendy .

[Grant]

Oceans was/is a medium sized live venue. Saw Femi Kuti there about 10 years ago. Didn't know DW was there. Weren't they in Vauxhall somewhere too?

[sherrers]

I'd say it was on the big side. With the upstairs and side rooms maybe 1,500? Played a couple of things there around when it opened but it very quickly went over to live music. Touted itself as the cat's whiskers but that's usually a sign for early disaster (see "Home"). It was quite stoosh though, proper loading bays, backstage and crews and that. Was a proper theatre previously. I've no idea what has happened to it recent like.

[1989]

I'd say it was on the big side. With the upstairs and side rooms maybe 1,500? Played a couple of things there around when it opened but it very quickly went over to live music. Touted itself as the cat's whiskers but that's usually a sign for early disaster (see "Home"). It was quite stoosh though, proper loading bays, backstage and crews and that. Was a proper theatre previously. I've no idea what has happened to it recent like.

always seemed like a missed opportunity - was never promoted properly and fell off quickly as a result, seemed shut for ages before it actually was. now a cinema.

[sherrers]

You are dead right. Especially now the groovy-gang-tide has moved that way.

Cinema makes sense.

I bet some poor cunt has lost his shirt on that place though and is kicking himself every step down Kingsland Road

[ditcher]

Only went to Ocean once (Bugged Out NYE) but was impressed with the layout & space
Large bar down one side with no bottlenecks or wading through a dancefloor. Similar to the Forum but not as big.

[Roual]

jb lost a fortune on that timmy regisford night

[domski]

"Home"

[sherrers]

"Home"

AKA The Towering Inferno.

Minus the Boatswain's chair.

[lefteri]

I'd say it was on the big side. With the upstairs and side rooms maybe 1,500? Played a couple of things there around when it opened but it very quickly went over to live music. Touted itself as the cat's whiskers but that's usually a sign for early disaster (see "Home"). It was quite stoosh though, proper loading bays, backstage and crews and that. Was a proper theatre previously. I've no idea what has happened to it recent like.

It was a mega lottery funded lcouncil owned venture that tanked spectacularly:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/hackney- ... 52968.html

was a methodist church hall & library before - a radical transformation to pull off

[janefitz]

Top line up's - cant remember anything about Ocean though - maybe Hackney to early before it became trendy .

i went to that first one. was in room 2 for most of it cos mates were playing. i remember it being pretty empty but was good. now a cinema, formerly a squat, for ages, before that a library