Wallaw Cinema - Bedlington

[keith lockey]

It's probably been asked and answered before elsewhere but when did the Wallaw cinema close in Bedlington?

Edited December 30, 2012 by keith lockey

[keith lockey]

It's probably been asked and answered before elsewhere but when did the Wallaw cinema close in Bedlington?

I remember being at the Woody school when Nobles took it over and turned it into the Domino - so that would have been 1970-71ish.

Edited December 30, 2012 by keith lockey

[Symptoms]

Keith - I reckon it was just a little earlier than that, maybe '69. I'm sure, if memory is correct, that there were some earlier posts about this so put those bins down and save me having to do a search

[Adam Hogg]

I think It would be 69 because the building changed uses a lot of times before the building was pulled down in 2005 and them flats were built.

[Keith Scantlebury]

It was built in 1896 as the Palace Theatre . Converted to a cinema by Walter Lawson in the 1930's. It closed in August 1966 after showing Emile and the detectives. In April 1968 it opened again as the Club Domino.

[keith lockey]

It was built in 1896 as the Palace Theatre . Converted to a cinema by Walter Lawson in the 1930's. It closed in August 1966 after showing Emile and the detectives. In April 1968 it opened again as the Club Domino.

Whooooooooooooo! Come on then, what was the name of the usherette's pet budgie and who was the reel guy and what size shoes did he wear, how many seats were there and what colour was the carpet, and whilst your at it when did they stop accepting bottles as entry fees, yah boo hiss, smarty-pants-know-it-all.

[Malcolm Robinson]

It was built in 1896 as the Palace Theatre . Converted to a cinema by Walter Lawson in the 1930's. It closed in August 1966 after showing Emile and the detectives. In April 1968 it opened again as the Club Domino.

Fancy saying that in front of a camera Keith and do we have photos............... ???

[keith lockey]

I've seen photos on this site!!!! That is how I got unto you's lot. But I cannot remember which topic it was under. But there was one with the old Domino facade and some of the acts that appeared. Andy Fairweatherlow was on one. Frustrating!!!

CANCEL ALL THE ABOVE - FOUND IT.

Club Domino on this site - History Hollow - page 2.

Edited December 30, 2012 by keith lockey

[Keith Scantlebury]

Whooooooooooooo! Come on then, what was the name of the usherette's pet budgie and who was the reel guy and what size shoes did he wear, how many seats were there and what colour was the carpet, and whilst your at it when did they stop accepting bottles as entry fees, yah boo hiss, smarty-pants-know-it-all.

Can you remember torchy Tait. He used to get some jip off us kids

[Keith Scantlebury]

Fancy saying that in front of a camera Keith and do we have photos............... ???

Theres that pic that Keith L put on, but I'm sure Foxy would oblige. .......... and aye if you want

[keith lockey]

Was Fat Mo's another name for the Domino - Lucifers? I mean did it go from the Dom to Fat Mo's then to Lucy's?

[Keith Scantlebury]

Found this.

[keith lockey]

Found this.

Truly amazing Keith, good one. I'm sure Tony Christie was there once.

[Keith Scantlebury]

Pretty sure that must be pre 1970 looking at some of the bands playing

[Keith Scantlebury]

Truly amazing Keith, good one. I'm sure Tony Christie was there once.

Possibly was. I saw a few bands there. Long story short , me and Matty Lawson got the boot trying to get in (we were only 15 at the time) . We were stood in the budge opposite the Clayton when a van stopped, it was the band, they couldn't find the stage door so me and Matty showed them round. The band invited us in, the bouncers had faces like smacked backsides all night. The band even sneaked us drinks. The band was no other than Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. (I got a right bollicking when I got home)

[Malcolm Robinson]

Theres that pic that Keith L put on, but I'm sure Foxy would oblige. .......... and aye if you want

Stout Fellow!

[John White]

Was Fat Mo's another name for the Domino - Lucifers? I mean did it go from the Dom to Fat Mo's then to Lucy's?

If I remember correctly Fat Mo`s was an under 18s disco that was over the road from Lucy`s in what is now the surgery. Didn`t last long though I think.

[Keith Scantlebury]

If I remember correctly Fat Mo`s was an under 18s disco that was over the road from Lucy`s in what is now the surgery. Didn`t last long though I think.

Yes John and he did the disco's in the YM as well.

[Pete]

Found this.

I remember seeing Dicky and Dottie, a very revealing act late sixties at the Domino

Edited January 1, 2013 by Pete

[John Fox (foxy)]

Theres that pic that Keith L put on, but I'm sure Foxy would oblige. .......... and aye if you want

The Palace.

[Keith Scantlebury]

The Palace.

brilliant

[John Fox (foxy)]

If I remember correctly Fat Mo`s was an under 18s disco that was over the road from Lucy`s in what is now the surgery. Didn`t last long though I think.

This was over the road from Lucy's but cannot remember Fat Mo's being there.

[keith lockey]

My granny said she could get into the Wallaw using milk bottle - or jam jars - as entrance fee. Can anyone shed any light on this?

[Keith Scantlebury]

My granny said she could get into the Wallaw using milk bottle - or jam jars - as entrance fee. Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thats called vandalism these days, burglary with menace

[keith lockey]

She was a tough nut was granny. She must have forgot her baseball bat that night. No, seriously, she told us she could get in using a bottle / jam jar as currency. If you remember you used to get a penny or thruppence off the bottle when you took the Co-op bottles back to the shop and apparently the Wallaw had some deal like that going. As I say, I don't know that much about it, just what my granny told us, but would like to no more.