Nights out in Brighton on the Late 70s - Early 80s

[Dave the OAP]

..And table tennis in the back room of the Bath Arms? How naff does that seem on a night out? Seem to recall you were a bit of a rocker in those days K?
PG

i remember the table tennis table. brilliant

we took a mate out before his A levels( he was destined for Oxbridge, brilliant student) to the Hungry Years and some low life scum dropped something in his drink and it sent him over the edge....took him about 5 years to recover, in and out of hospital and eventually whatever it was cleared out of him but he still suffers from panic attacks and cant go out of his house.

very sad case

 

[otk]

Was that 'Lords'

I think Lords was just off the footpath under Grubbs Burgers and the pub called Nan Tuts (for a while) near Palmeira Square

The one under the kebab shop further towards Brighton had a name that began with 'S' I think

 

[Beach Hut]

I was a Sherrys man as I worked there glass collecting.

 

[smudge]

A nostalgia thread.

Me and the 'boys' used to meet up most Fridays and also some Saturdays to discuss topics current and partake of ale and fine wine.

Now we had a set route as a form of tradition.

This is as follows:

The Volunteer
Shades
The Sussex
The Druids Head
The Deryck Carver
Hennekeys
Busbys or Pink Coconut.

Question were you a face around the pubs in those days - what tales do you have of these extablishments.

Blimey, almost identical route, although that's more of an early 90's one I think.
The 80's would have had the Sea House & Swifts as well.

 

[London Calling]

The vault, The Windsor, The Basement and The Norfolk
great Punk hangouts

Basement I say U2 on their first ( I believe) UK tour there, Boy Tour. then they sold out!!!

LOcal band, Midnight and the Lemon Boys supported ( I believe).

 

[Jimbo26]

anyone used to go in nellie pecks then swifts before the pink helmet (coconut)? remember rory the dj in coasters ?

Was he the guy with the limp and the bubble perm ?

 

[Jamon Jamon]

Bonsoir Club - a fave haunt of the albion yanno!

sounds like somewhere Del and Rodney would go!, was it in Montpelier Rd and became Monty's or Scotties?

when I was about 10 (late 70's) we used to climb on the extension roof of the Ship so we could see the stripper through the top window every sunday lunchtime (other lost pubs in Lewes Rd inc The Royal Hussair, The Alexander and The Allen Arms).



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[otk]

sounds like somewhere Del and Rodney would go!, was it in Montpelier Rd and became Monty's or Scotties?

when I was about 10 (late 70's) we used to climb on the extension roof of the Ship so we could see the stripper through the top window every sunday lunchtime (other lost pubs in Lewes Rd inc The Royal Hussair, The Alexander and The Allen Arms).



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I think the frontage of The Allen Arms is still visible, as a shop, just south of the BP garage on the Vague Gyratory, Lewes Road south side

 

[Blackadder]

Anybody go to Cinderellas at Stroods Motel up the A23?

Got a bit of a reputation of having heavy handed bouncers

Got closed down because of the trouble

If there wasn't a fight, they'd start one! I think the worst bouncer (and they weren't doormen) was a big black bloke called Banjo

 

[coventrygull]

Basement I say U2 on their first ( I believe) UK tour there, Boy Tour. then they sold out!!!

LOcal band, Midnight and the Lemon Boys supported ( I believe).

Tripple vodka for a quid down the basement.

 

[coventrygull]

Basement I say U2 on their first ( I believe) UK tour there, Boy Tour. then they sold out!!!

LOcal band, Midnight and the Lemon Boys supported ( I believe).

Tripple vodka for a quid down the basement.

 

[London Calling]

Tripple vodka for a quid down the basement.

so good you posted it twice, must admit, I use to take my own 1/4 whisky in and my straw and give it a good sup!

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

The Old Plough
The Crown
The Viking
The Beachcomber
The Sea Hotel
The Welly
The Terminus
The Infamous Trek Club.....



Not quite Brighton but the hangovers were just as good

are you fronm newhaven

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Differnt routes

1. Pub crawl Trafalgar Street - loads of pubs or
2. Station down to th wClockTower.

Finishing with the Rank.

As I got into Punk we got into the dives but including Quadrant, Queens Head, the two pubs as it was then onthe beach and what was that place near the then Bus Station that was a windy wet hole but did great gigs. Began with A and on a wet night the sea spray seem to come in through the dilapidated window frames.

Alahambara? Went there one, finished in trouble!

 

[The Wookiee]

What was the drinking den called in Queens Square near the old ice rink ?

 

[timbha]

a few others not mentioned yet:

The Pickwick (next to ABC in East Street)
The Posada (can't remember where it was - Ship Street?)
Bat and Ball and Northern Tavern - both near The Level
Queen Anne - West Street
Full Moon and The Stanford - road linking West St and Middle Street

 

[Fungus]

Near the bottom of West Street, on the corner with South Street - did anyone go to the club - I believe it was called the New Regent?

But I could well be wrong about the name.

 

[otk]

Near the bottom of West Street, on the corner with South Street - did anyone go to the club - I believe it was called the New Regent?

But I could well be wrong about the name.

Was it done out Western style, with wagon wheels on the walls and quite deep, front to back? And no, I don't mean the chocolate biscuit

 

[Fungus]

Was it done out Western style, with wagon wheels on the walls and quite deep, front to back? And no, I don't mean the chocolate biscuit

Deep front to back, but I don't remember any wagon wheels! Long bar, dance floor and stage at the back. Space Invaders round the corner. This would have been 78/79. Happy days...

 

[jmsc]

Basement I say U2 on their first ( I believe) UK tour there, Boy Tour. then they sold out!!!

No, it was the New Regent in West Street, they were crap, 10 people there and
they were either in the queue for the pool table or the bogs.