Club/Venue Opening dates

MANCHESTER AND MANCHESTER AREA HALLS, THEATRES, BALLROOMS, CINEMAS, CLUBS

1802

Friday, August 27, 1802: Opening night of The Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Preston, Lancashire. It later became The ABC Cinema (qv)

1836

June 1836: Opening of The Bell Vue Zoological Gardens at Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester 12 by John Jennison

1849:

Saturday, October 13, 1849: Opening night of The Theatre Royal in Horsedge Street, Oldham, Lancashire. It was later called The Hippodrome Theatre (1905 - 1909)

1855

Monday, November 26, 1855: Opening night of The Chester Music Hall in St Werbergh Street, Chester, Cheshire. It later became The Music Hall Pictures (qv) and The Music Hall Cinema (qv)

Saturday, December 1, 1855: Opening night of The Theatre Royal in Horsedge Street, Oldham, Lancashire by the new management of George A. Webster. It was later called The Hippodrome Theatre (1905 - 1909)

1863

Thursday, May 21, 1863: Opening of The North Pier in The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire

1868

Saturday, June 6, 1868: Opening of The Co-Operative Hall and Store in School Street, Darwen, Lancashire

Monday, December 21, 1868: Opening night of The Adelphi Music Hall in Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire 

1869

Thursday, March 25, 1869: Opening of The Central Pier in Morecambe, Lancashire

1877

Saturday, September 3, 1877: Opening night of The Borough Theatre in Bank Hey Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. It later became The Bannister's Bazaar (qv), The Feldman's Theatre (193?) and The Queen's Theatre (qv)

1878

Saturday, April 6, 1878: The Theatre Royal in Horsedge Street, Oldham, Lancashire was gutted by fire. It was later called The Hippodrome Theatre (1905 - 1909)

June 1878: Opening night of The Winter Gardens and Aquarium in Marine Road Central, Morecambe, Lancashire

1879

December 1879: Opening night of The Bannister's Bazaar in Bank Hey Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. It had been called The Borough Theatre (qv) and it later became The Feldman's Theatre (193?) and The Queen's Theatre (qv)

Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 1879: Opening night of The Theatre Royal in Horsedge Street, Oldham, Lancashire over a year after the fire. It was later called The Hippodrome Theatre (1905 - 1909)

1882

Monday, August 28, 1882: Opening night of The New Gaiety Palace of Varieties, Tithebarn Street, Preston, Lancashire. It was renamed The Prince's Theatre (qv) and The Prince's Theatre and Opera House

1887

June 1887: Opening night of The Colosseum Theatre in Fairbottom Street, Oldham, Lancashire. Formerly Myers Grand Circus, Henshaw Street, Oldham, Lancashire

1891

Saturday, October 24, 1891: Opening night of The Conservative Club in Cannon Street, Accrington, Lancashire

1893

December 1893: Opening of The Earlestown Town Hall, Market Street, Earlestown, Cheshire

1895

Thursday, July 4, 1895: Opening night of The Empire Theatre and Opera House at 130-140 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. It later became The ABC Theatre (qv)

Saturday, September 2, 1895: Opening night of The Regent Theatre in Cross Lane, Ordsall, Salford 6, Lancashire with the opera 'Maritana.' It was later called The Palace Theatre and later became The Salford Palace Theatre (qv) and The Palace Cinema (qv) adjacent to each other

1896

Monday, April 13, 1896: Opening night of The Royal Osborne Theatre, Oldham Road, Manchester

1897

Monday, July 19, 1897: Opening night of The Victoria Pavillion Concert Hall and Varity Theatre at 209 Marine Road Central, Morecambe, Lancashire. It later became The Morecambe Winter Gardens

Tuesday, October 19, 1897: Opening night of The Empire Theatre in Waterloo Street, Oldham, Lancashire

1898

Friday, April 6, 1898: Opening night of The Metropole Theatre, Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, Manchester 11 

1900

Monday, May 3, 1900: There was a fire at The New Gaiety Palace of Varieties in Tithebarn Street, Preston, Lancashire in which much of the theatre was destroyed. It later became The New Prince's Theatre (qv) and The Prince's Theatre and Opera House

Monday, December 10, 1900: Opening night of The Victoria Theatre in Great Clewes Street, Salford, Lancashire

Saturday, December 22, 1900: Opening night of The New Prince's Theatre in Tithebarn Street, Preston, Lancashire. It had been called The New Gaiety Palace (qv) and The Prince's Theatre and Opera House

1901

Monday, October 7, 1901: Opening night of The Grand Junction Theatre and Floral Hall in Preston Road, Hulme, Manchester 15. It later became The Hulme Hippodrome (1905), The Junction Picture Theatre (1929) and The Playhouse (qv)

1902

Monday, October 6, 1902: Opening night of The Hippodrome Theatre in Market Street, Hulme, Manchester 15. It later became The Grand Junction Theatre (1905) and The Second Manchester Repertory Theatre (1942)

1903

August 1903: Opening of The Salford Lads Club, St. Ignatiaus Walk, Ordsall, Salford 5, Lancashire 

1904

January 30, 1904: The official opening of The Salford Lads Club, St. Ignatiaus, Ordsall, Salford 5, Lancashire by Lord Robert Baden-Powell 

Monday, April 18, 1904: Opening night of The Queen's Park Hippodrome, Turkey Lane, Harpurhey, Manchester 9

Saturday, October 1, 1904: Opening night of The Hill Stores Ballroom, Huddersfield Road, Oldham, Lancashire

1905

Monday, January 16, 1905: Opening night The Hippodrome Theatre, Friargate, Preston, Lancashire. It later became The Royal Hippodrome

1908

Monday, August 24, 1908: Opening night of The New Empire Theatre in Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire

Monday, November 9, 1908: Opening night of The Palace Theatre of Varieties at 140 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire. It later became The Odeon Theatre (qv)

New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 24, 1908: Opening night of The Grand Theatre and Opera House at 53 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire. It later became The Gaumont Cinema (1937) and The Astoria Ballroom (1961)

1909

Monday, November 8, 1909: Opening night of The Corn Exchange Picture Show at 43 Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire. It Later became The Picturedrome (qv)

1910

April 1910: Opening night of The Picturedrome at 43 Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire. It had been called The Corn Exchange Picture Show (qv)

Thursday, December 29, 1910: Opening night of The Queen's Hall Cinema in the High Street, Crewe, Cheshire. It was later called The New Queen's Cinema (qv), The Plaza Cinema (qv), The Gaumont Cinema (qv), The Majestic Ballroom (qv) and The Top Rank Bingo Club (qv)

1911

Monday, May 22, 1911: Opening night of The Empire Theatre, Church Street, Preston, Lancashire. It later became The New Empire Theatre (qv)

Monday, June 19, 1911: Opening night of The Glynn Picture Hall at 110 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire with the film 'Sixtus The Fifth.' It later became The Glynn Picture House (qv)

1912

Monday, July 1, 1912: Opening night of The Gem Picturedrome in Shepherds Cross Street, Bolton, Lancashire. It later became The Gem Cinema

Saturday, October 12, 1912: Opening night of The Oxford Picturedrome at 130 Duke Street, St. Helens, Lancashire. It later became The Plaza Ballroom (1956)

Tuesday, November 19, 1912: Opening night of The Majestic Ballroom at 333 Liverpool Road, Patricroft, Manchester 30 as The Patricroft Picturedrome with 400 seats on one level. It later became The Majestic Picturedrome and then The Majestic Cinema

1913

Saturday, January 18, 1913: Opening night of The Devonshire Theatre in Devonshire Street, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire  

Thursday, February 6, 1913: Opening night of The Kings Palace Theatre in Bishopsgate Old Vicarage Lane and Tithebarn Street, Preston, Lancashire 

Thursday, May 8, 1913: Opening night of The Empire Electric Theatre at 300 Great Cheetham Street East, Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. It later became The Broughton Empire, The County Cinema and The County Bingo Club

Monday, September 15, 1913: Opening night of The Palladium Picture Palace, Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire with the film 'Zoe' (aka A Women's Last Card). It was later called The Palladium Cinema (1935), The ABC Cinema (qv)

1915

April 1915: Opening night of The Corona Picture Theatre at 1-3 Birch Street, Hyde Road, West Gorton, Manchester 12 and operated by . It later became The Carona Cinema (qv), The Southern Sporting Club (1958), The Stoneground (1971) and The Mayflower

Monday, May 1915: Opening night of The Ceylon Cinema in Littlewood Street off Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire

Thursday, July 15, 1915: Opening night of The Brierfield Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire with Mary Pickford in 'Tess Of The Storm Country'

Saturday, December 15, 1915: Opening of Sale Town Hall in School Road, Sale, Lancashire

Monday, December 20, 1915: Opening night of The Music Hall Pictures in St Werbergh Street, Chester, Cheshire with the film 'The Corsican Brothers'. It had been called The Chester Music Hall (qv) and it later became The Music Hall Cinema (qv)

1916

Monday, June 26, 1916: Opening night of The Birkenhead Picture House at 46 Conway Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire. It was later called The Birkenhead Super Cinema (1924), The Majestic Ballroom

Wednesday, November 1, 1916: Opening night of The Empress Ballroom in Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire. It later became The Wigan Casino (qv)

1920

Monday, January 12, 1920: Opening night of The Coliseum at 223 Gannow Lane, Rosegrove, Burnley, Lancashire with 'Beyond The Pail' and 'Studio Girl'

Friday, February 20, 1920: Opening night of The Ashton Palais de Dance in Gas Street off Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire and opened by Meers W. H. Broadhead and sons. It later became The Ashton Palais (qv) and The Birdcage (qv)

Saturday, August 7, 1920: Opening night of The Grosvenor Super Cinema at 75 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire

1921

Monday, April 18, 1921: Opening night of The Majestic Picture House at 95-97 Brook Street, Chester, Cheshire: 

Saturday, September 17, 1921: The Music Hall Pictures in St Werbergh Street, Chester, Cheshire saw the last films screeded here with 'What Would You Do,' 'Fatal Failure' and 'Apartment Wanted.' It had been called The Chester Music Hall (qv) and it later became The Music Hall Cinema (qv)

Friday, October 21, 1921: Opening night of The King George's Hall in Northgate, Ewood, Blackburn, Lancashire with The Halle Orchestra

November 1921: Opening night of The Music Hall Cinema at 30-34 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire with Charlie Chaplin in 'The Kid.' It had been called The Music Hall Pictures (qv)

Sunday, December 25, 1921: Opening night of The Palladium Picture House in Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire. It was later called The Wryton Wrestling Stadium

1922

Monday, January 9, 1922: Opening night of The Picture House at the corner of Church Street and Cannon Street, Accrington, Lancashire. It later became The Ritz Cinema (1934)

Monday, March 6, 1922: Opening night of The Casino Cinema at 164 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Manchester 14. It later became The ABC Cinema (qv)

1923

Monday, May 23, 1923: Opening night of The Park Cinema in Coronation Street, Saltney, Chester, Cheshire with John Barrymore and Roland Young in the film 'Moriarty'

Monday, December 15, 1923: Opening night of The New Adelphi Picture House in the Market Place, Manchester Road, Swinton, Lancashire now Manchester 27, Greater Manchester. It later became The Adelphi Cinema, The Essoldo

1924

Saturday, February 9, 1924: Opening night of The Grafton Ballroom, West Derby Road, West Derby, Liverpool 12

Saturday, March 29, 1924: The Picturedrome at 43 Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire closed with Eva Novak in the film 'Temptations.' It had been called The Corn Exchange Picture Show (qv)

1925

Saturday, March 28, 1925: The Bell Vue Zoological Gardens at Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester 12, finally John Jennings and Co Ltd sold the gardens to Harry Skipp and a new company Belle Vue (Manchester) Ltd

1927

Monday, October 24, 1927: Opening night of The New Rialton Cinema at 317 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire. It later became The Rialto Super Cinema (qv) and The ABC Cinema

Monday, November 7, 1927: The official opening night of The New Rialton Cinema at 317 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire. It later became The Rialto Super Cinema (qv) and The ABC Cinema

1928

March 1928: The Glynn Picture Hall at 110 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire was taken over by The General Theatre Corporation (GTC).  It later became The Glynn Picture House (qv)

Monday, September 17, 1928: Opening night of The New Victoria Theatre at 150 Church Street, Preston, Lancashire by the Provincial Cinematography Theatres (PCT). It was later called The Oden Cinema (qv)

Friday, October 19, 1928: Opening night of The Bolton Palais de Dance in Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire

1929

Monday, July 1, 1929: Opening night of The ABC Cinema at 164 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Manchester 14. It had been called The Casino Cinema (qv)

Friday, September 20, 1929: Opening night of The Salford Palace Theatre in Cross Lane, Ordsall, Salford 6, Lancashire. It had been called The Regent Theatre.

October 1929: Opening night of The Palace Cinema in Cross Lane, Ordsall, Salford 6, Lancashire. It had been called The Regent Theatre.

1930

January 1930: Opening night of The New Queen's Cinema in the High Street, Crewe, Cheshire with the film 'Showboat.' It had been called The Queen's Hall Cinema (qv) and was later called The Plaza Cinema (qv), The Gaumont Cinema (qv), The Majestic Ballroom (qv) and The Top Rank Bingo Club (qv)

Monday, August 11, 1930: Opening night of The New Empire Theatre, Church Street, Preston, Lancashire. It had been called The New Empire Theatre (qv)

1931 

March 1931: Opening night of The Glynn Picture House at 110 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire. It had been called The Glynn Picture Hall (qv)

Wednesday, May 13, 1931: Opening night of The Regal Super Cinema at 80 Manchester Road, Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire

Wednesday, July 1, 1931: The Brierfield Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire closed for alterations

Wednesday, July 17, 1931: Opening night of The New Star Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv) 

Saturday, September 5, 1931: The Glynn Picture House at 110 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire closed with the film 'Lure Of The South Seas.' It had been called The Glynn Picture Hall (qv)

Monday, December 28, 1931: The New Rialton Cinema at 317 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire was taken over by the ABC chain and re-named The Rialto Super Cinema

1932

Monday, January 18, 1932: Opening night of The New Star Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire under new management. It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv)

Saturday, July 29, 1932: Opening night of The Broadway Cinema at 52 Church Street, Eccles, Lancashire now Manchester 30, Greater Manchester with Sydney Howard in the film 'Up For The Cup.' It later became The Broadway Theatre (qv), The Broadway Ballroom and The ABC Cinema

Friday, December 16, 1932: Opening night of The Astoria Ballroom in St. Mary's Way, Rawtenstall, Lancashire

1933

Saturday, May 27, 1933: The New Queen's Cinema in the High Street, Crewe, Cheshire closed to be demolished. It had been called The Quenn's Hall Cinema (qv) and The Plaza Cinema (qv). It was later called The Gaumont Cinema (qv), The Majestic Ballroom (qv) and The Top Rank Bingo Club (qv)

Armistice Day, Saturday, November 11, 1933: Opening night of The Plaza Cinema in the High Street, Crewe, Cheshire with Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook in the film 'Cavalcade.' It had been called The Quenn's Hall Cinema (qv), The New Queen's Cinema (qv) and was later called The Gaumont Cinema (qv), The Majestic Ballroom (qv) and The Top Rank Bingo Club (qv)

1934

Thursday, December 6, 1934: Opening night of The Crompton Cinema, 417 Crompton Way, Bolton, Lancashire with Alan Dinehart in the film 'Dance Girl Dance' and Marian Marsh in the film 'A Man Of Sentiment.' It was later called The Casino Club (qv)

1935

Saturday, March 2, 1935: The Hippodrome Theatre at 44-50 Oxford Street, Manchester 1 closed. It was later called The Gaumont Cinema (qv)

Monday, October 21, 1935: Opening night of The Gaumont Cinema at 44-50 Oxford Street, Manchester 1 with Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in the film 'The Thirty-Nine Steps.' It had been called (qv)

Friday, October 25, 1935: The Palace Theatre of Varieties at 140 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire closed. It later became The Odeon Theatre (qv)

1936

Monday, February 24, 1936: The Broadway Cinema at 52 Church Street, Eccles, Lancashire became part of Union Cinemas owned by David Bernhart, at which time it appears to have been re-named The Broadway Theatre (qv). It later became The Broadway Ballroom

Wednesday, August 19, 1936: Opening night of The Odeon Theatre at 140 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire. It had been called The Palace Theatre of Varieties (qv)

Saturday, October 3, 1936: The opening night of The Odeon Cinema in Northgate Street and Hunter Street, Chester, Cheshire with Ned Sparks in the film 'Two's Company'

Thursday, October 15, 1936: Opening night of The Rex Ballroom, 23-25 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire with Errol Flynn in the film 'Captain Blood'

Wednesday, December 2, 1936: The Opening night of The Tatler Cinema at 52 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire with Clarke Gable in the film 'It Happened One Night.' It was later called The Classic Cinema (qv)

1937

February 1937: The Regal Super Cinema at 80 Manchester Road, Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire was taken over by The Unions Cinema Ltd

October 1937: The Unions Cinema Ltd at 80 Manchester Road, Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire was taken over by ABC

Monday, October 4, 1937: Gala opening night of The Ritz Cinema, Birkenhead, Cheshire

Saturday, October 30, 1937: Opening night of The Regal Cinema at 76 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire with Warner Baxter and Wallace Berry in 'Slave Ship' from 7pm. It later became The ABC Cinema

Tuesday, December 14, 1937: Opening night of The Regal Cinema at 108 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, south Manchester 19

1938

Monday, March 7, 1938: Opening night of The Ritz Cinema in Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire. It later became The ABC Cinema (qv)

1939

Saturday, May 6, 1939: Opening night of The Empress Cinema in Manchester Road, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire with 'The Scarlet Pimpernel.'

1940

Saturday April 20, 1940: Opening night of The Stamford Hall, 177 Stockport Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Lancashire

1941

July 1941: The Palace Cinema in Cross Lane, Ordsall, Salford 6, Lancashire caught fire, destroying the auditorium

1947

Monday, January 13, 1947: Opening night of The Ritz Cinema, Birkenhead, Cheshire. It had been rebuilt after the original Ritz had been destroyed in the war, when two bombs hit the cinema

March 1947: The Adelphi Cinema in the Market Place, Manchester Road, Swinton, Lancashire now Manchester 27, Greater Manchester was taken over by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumbria based Essoldo chain. It had been called The New Adelphi Picture House (qv) and it later became The Essoldo (1949)

1950

April 30, 1950: The Corona Picture Theatre at 1-3 Birch Street, Hyde Road, West Gorton, Manchester 12 was closed by Gaumont British Theatres. It later became The Carona Cinema (qv), The Southern Sporting Club (1958), The Stoneground (1971) and The Mayflower

May 30, 1950: Opening night of The Corona Cinema at 1-3 Birch Street, Hyde Road, West Gorton, Manchester 12. It later became The Southern Sporting Club (1958), The Stoneground (1971) and The Mayflower

1951

Monday, January 22, 1951: Opening night of The Playhouse in Preston Road, Hulme, Manchester 15

Friday, November 16, 1951: Opening night of The Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester 1 with The Halle Orchestra

Sunday, December 2, 1951: Opening night of The Club 43 at The Stage and Radio Club, 43 Port Street, Manchester 1

1952

Friday, January 4, 1952: The Salford Palace Theatre in Cross Lane, Ordsall, Salford 6, Lancashire was gutted by fire and the auditorium was completely destroyed

Wednesday, February 6, 1952: Opening night of The Queen's Theatre in Bank Hey Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. It had been called The Borough Theatre (qv), The Bannister's Bazaar (qv) and The Feldman's Theatre (193?)

1954

April 1954: Opening night of The MSG S & S Centre at 8-10 Long Millgate, Manchester 3, Lancashire

1955

Wednesday, August 24, 1955: Opening night of The Casino Ballroom in Silk Street, Leigh, Lancashire

Monday, October 31, 1955: The Kings Palace Theatre in Bishopgate, Old Vicarage Lane and Tithebarn Street, Preston, Lancashire closed

1956

Friday, January 6, 1956: The Regal Super Cinema at 80 Manchester Road, Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire was destroyed by a fire

Saturday, March 17, 1956: Opening night of The Club Creole at The Rex Ballroom at 23-25 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire. It later became Whiskey Galore

Sunday, May 27, 1956: Opening night of The Gaumont Cinema. It had been called The Queens Hall (qv), The New Queen's Cinema (qv), The Plaza Cinema (qv) and was later called The Majestic Ballroom (qv) and The Top Rank Bingo Club (qv)

Saturday, June 9, 1956: The Ceylon Cinema in Littlewood Street off Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire closed with Yvonne De Carlo in the film 'Flames Of The Island'

Saturday, September 29, 1956: The Birkenhead Super Cinema, Conway Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire closed with the film 'Anything Goes.' It was later called The Top Rank Luxury Ballroom (1956) and The Majestic Ballroom

Saturday, September 29, 1956: The Majestic Picture House at 95-97 Brook Street, Chester, Cheshire closed

1957

Tuesday, January 15, 1957: The Regal Cinema, Levenshulme, south Manchester 40 suffered damage from a fire which broke out in the circle

March 1957: The New Star Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire closed It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv)

Friday, March 15, 1957: Opening night of The New Majestic Ballroom at 95-97 Brook Street, Chester, Cheshire with Roy Williams and his Music by the Rank Organisation

Wednesday, January 16, 1957: Opening night of The Cavern Club at 10 Mathew Street off North John Street, Liverpool 2 with The Merseysippi Jazz Band, The Wall City Jazzmen (from Chester, Cheshire), The Ralph Watmough Jazz Band and The Coney Island Skiffle (from the Wirral)

Monday, April 8, 1957: The Regal Cinema, Levenshulme, south Manchester 40 re-opened after repairs from the damage suffered by a fire

Friday, May 23, 1957: Reopening of The New Star Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire under new management with Kenneth More and Cecil Parker. It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv)

Wednesday, December 11, 1957: Opening night of The Moulin Rouge at 537 Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport, Cheshire

1958

Monday, January 5, 1958: The Opening night of The Tatler Cinema at 52 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire. It had been called The Classic Cinema (qv)

May 1958: The Ceylon Cinema in Little Wood Street off Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire was demolished

August 1958: The Ritz Cinema at the corner of Church Street and Cannon Street, Accrington, Lancashire closed. It had been called The Picture House (qv)

Saturday, October 4, 1958: The Corona Cinema at 1-3 Birch Street, Hyde Road, West Gorton, Manchester 12 closed with David Niven in the film 'Bonjour Tristesse' and Johnny Desmond in the film 'Escape From San Quentin.' It later became The Southern Sporting Club (1958), The Stoneground (1971) and The Mayflower

Sunday, November 2, 1958: The Palladium Cinema, Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire closed for modernisation. It had been called The Palladium Picture Palace (qv) and was later called The ABC Cinema (qv)

1959

Saturday, January 24, 1959: The New Star Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire closed again with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra in 'Anchors Aweigh.' It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv)

Monday, February 23, 1959: Opening night of The ABC Cinema, Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire with Kay Kendall in 'The Reluctant Debutante.' It had been called The Palladium Picture Palace (qv) and The Palladium Cinema (1935)

Saturday, March 14, 1959: Opening night of The ABC Cinema in Theatre Street, Preston with Rex Harrison in 'The Reluctant Debutant.' It had been called The Theatre Royal (qv)

April 1959: Opening night of a Sport Hall at The New Star Cinema in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv)

Saturday, April 4, 1959: The Majestic Cinema at 333 Liverpool Road, Patricroft, Manchester 30 closed. It later became The Majestic Ballroom and later still The Talk of The North

Saturday, April 18, 1959: The Empress Cinema in Manchester Road, Stockport, Cheshire closed with last film 'Rock A By Baby' a Jerry Lewis film and later it became The Empress Cabaret Club (qv)

Saturday, May 2, 1959: The Park Cinema in Coronation Street, Saltney, Chester, Cheshire closed with Carl Mohner and Andre Morell with the film 'The Camp On Blood Island'

Monday, June 29, 1959: The opening of The Wall Of Fame at The Bell Vue Zoological Gardens, Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester 12 with Gracie Fields the first celebrity to have her hands and foot prints cast in a cement slab and displayed on the wall

Saturday, August 29, 1959: Opening night of The Casbah Club at 8 Hayman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool 12 with The Quarrymen (later called The Beatles)

Saturday, October 3, 1959: Opening night of The Cavern Club at 10 Mathew Street off North John Street, Liverpool 2 under new management

Saturday, November 21, 1959: Opening night of The Locarno Ballroom in St. Peter Street, Blackburn, Lancashire with Geoffrey Oakes and his Orchestra and The Art Collins Trio from 7pm to 11.30pm

Saturday, December 12, 1959: Opening night of The Empress Cabaret Club in Manchester Road, Stockport, Cheshire. This club had been called The Empress Cinema (qv)

1960

Tuesday, January 19, 1960: Re-Opening Of The Imperial Club, London Square, Stockport, Cheshire with The Imperial Club Jazzmen from 8pm

Saturday, February 13, 1960: The College Cinema at 85 Coupland Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 15 closed with Hardy Kruger in 'Blind Date' and 'Tarawa Beachhead.' It later became The College Theatre Club and then The Ardri Irish Club

Wednesday, February 17, 1960: Opening night of The New Elizabethan Ballroom in Belle Vue, Manchester 18 with a Charity Ball, 7pm - 12pm

Tuesday, February 23, 1960: Opening night of Guys and Dolls at 12 Kennedy Street off Cooper Street, Albert Square, Manchester 2 from 7.30pm

February 1960: Opening night of The College Theatre Club at 85 Coupland Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 15. It had been called The College Cinema. It later became The Ardi Irish Club

Wednesday, March 2, 1960: Opening night of Ernie's Gimmick at The Russell Social Club in Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester 15 from 8pm

Sunday, March 6, 1960: Opening night of The Chad Jazz Club, George Street off The Broadway, Chadderton near Oldham, Lancashire with The Red River Jazzmen and Keith Pendlebury

Sunday, March 27, 1960: Opening night of The Alhambra Sporting Club in Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, England with Richard Allen, Jeff High and the Rocking High Jacks, June and Wilf Lee, Colin Crompton, Pat Watson, Big Chief Little Beaver and Maree 

Tuesday, March 29, 1960: Opening night of The Monaco Club in Church Street, Farnworth near Bolton, Lancashire It had been called The Moor Hall (195?) and was later called Blighty's Club (1971)

Saturday, April 9, 1960: Opening night of The Iron Door at 13 Temple Street, Liverpool 2

Easter Saturday, April 16 to Sunday, April 19, 1960: Reopening of The Left-Wing Coffee Bar at 30 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester 2 with The Jazzmakers with a new floor for dancing

Monday, April 30, 1960: Reopening of Bowdon at The Bowdon Assembly Rooms, Bowdon near Altrincham, Cheshire with Forrie Cairns and the Clansmen

Wednesday, June 1, 1960: Opening night of The (Victory) Northwich Memorial Hall in Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire when it was handed over to the Northwich Urban District Council

Friday, July 15, 1960: Opening night of The 2J's Jazz Club at 45-47 Lloyd Street off Albert Square, Manchester 2 with Jazz drummer Ray Ellington (1916 - 1985) supported by Dave Wilson and his Dixieland Band. Later became The Oasis Club (qv)

Friday, August 5, 1960: Opening night of The New Rialto Club in Bury New Road, Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire with Alan Black, Anglia Ross, Bruce Ellis, Jack Grice, Ray Noon, Rockie Rendal, Terry Wayne, The Harvey Kelsal Trio, The Invaders, We're No Ladies, Soldiers In Skirts from 7.30pm. It later became The Whiskey A GoGo Disco Club (qv) and The Riverboat Club (1965)

Saturday, August 20 to Sunday, August 21, 1960: The Left-Wing Coffee Bar reopened with The Jazzmakers from 12pm to dawn

Thursday, September 15, 1960: Opening night of The Consul Club, Suffolk Street, Werneth, Oldham, Lancashire with The Southlanders. This club had been called The Gem Cinema

Friday, September 30, 1960: Opening night of The Hi-Spot Club at 24 Robson Street, Oldham, Lancashire. This club had been called The Hilton Ballroom

Sunday, October 16, 1960: Opening night of The 229 Club at 229 Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire with The Kirk Jovisson Jazzmen

Thursday, October 20, 1960: Opening night of The Newton Heath Sporting Club in Thorpe Road, Oldham Road, Manchester 10 with The King Brothers. This club had been called The Ceylon Cinema

Thursday, October 20, 1960: The ABC Cinema at 164 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Manchester 14 was destroyed by fire

Friday, November 4, 1960: Opening night of Carlton Club at 436 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton near Wigan, Lancashire. This club had been called The Carlton Cinema 

Sunday, November 13, 1960: Opening night of The Bury Palais Theatre Club in Garden Street, Bury, Lancashire with Wee Willie Harris and the Comets from 7.30pm

Sunday, November 13, 1960: Opening night of The New Levenshulme Sporting Club at 699 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester 19 with Michael Holliday with the Trebletones, The Ray Ellington Quartet with Carol Simpson, Edna Savage, Neville Taylor and Johnny 'Goon' Tweed

Thursday, November 17, 1960: Opening night of The New Astoria Club at 3 Clarendon Street, Hyde, Cheshire with the Wee Willie Harris Show with Wee Willie Harris and the Comets, Paul Andrews, The Foo Yong Choong and Ronnie 'Charlie Chaplin' Collis from 7pm. This club later became The New Astoria Coffee Jive Club (qv)

Tuesday, November 29, 1960: Opening night of The Three Coins at 64 Fountain Street off Market Street, Manchester 2 with Eduardo Martinez and his Steel Band

Saturday, December 1, 1960: Opening night of The Venus Coffee Club, Rock Street, Oldham, Lancashire from 8pm to 12pm

Monday, December 19, 1960: Opening night of The Top Storey Club in Crown Street, Bolton, Lancashire by Stanley Wilcox

Thursday, December 22, 1960: Opening night of The Liverpool Jazz Society at 13 Temple Street, Liverpool 2

1961

January 1961: Opening night of The New Rialto Club at The Higher Broughton Assembly Rooms, 300 Great Cheetham Street, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire at its new address. It later became The Disc-A-Go-Go Club (qv) and The Riverboat Club (1965) 

Friday, February 3, 1961: Opening night of The Co-Operative Hall at Nook Road, Wavertree, Liverpool 15 with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes from 7.30pm to 11pm

Thursday, February 9, 1961: Opening night of The Cassanova Club above Samson and Barlow's Restaurant at 39 London Road, Liverpool 3

Friday, February 17, 1961: Opening night of The Cresta Club at 25a Warren Street, Andrew Square, Stockport, Cheshire with John Kennedy, The Comer Brothers, Susan Collins, Roy Stevens and The Keith Allen Trio

Monday, February 27, 1961: Opening night of The Empire Social Centre, Factory Lane, Harpurhey, Manchester 9 with Mick Mulligan and his Band, George Melly, The Gladiators and Paul Beattie and the Beats

Tuesday, February 28, 1961: Opening night of The Swinton Jazz Club in Swinton, Lancashire

Wednesday, March 1, 1961: Opening night of The New College Jazz Club at The College Theatre Club, Coupland Street, Hulme, Manchester 15 with Paul Beattie and the Beats and Johnny Peters and the Crestas

Thursday, March 6, 1961: Opening night of The Cheadle Staffs Conservative Club at 39 Tape Street, Cheadle Village, Cheshire with The Teenbeats

March 1961: Opening night of The Princess Theatre Club in Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 21

Friday, March 17, 1961: I think the re-opening of Guys and Dolls at 12 Kennedy Street off Cooper Street, Albert Square, Manchester 2

Wednesday, March 22, 1961: Opening night of The Gardeners Arms in Middleton Road, Rhodes, Middleton, Lancashire with The Kirk Jovissons Jazzmen

Friday, March 24, 1961: The Top Storey Club in Crown Street, Bolton, Lancashire was sold by its owner Stanley Cox to Dennis Taylor and Richard Sorrenson.

Saturday, April 15, 1961: The Queen's Picture House in Ashton New Road, Openshaw, Manchester 11 closed with Sophia Loren in 'It Happened In Naples' and Jack Lord in 'Walk Like A Dragon'

Wednesday, April 19, 1961: Opening night of The Boathouse Club at 1a Union Street, Manchester 4

Saturday, April 22, 1961: The Regal Cinema, Levenshulme, south Manchester 40 closed with Albert Finney in the film 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning'

Sunday, April 23, 1961: Opening night of The Alma Lodge Club in The Regis Room and Bar at The Alma Lodge Hotel, 149 Buxton Road, Stockport, Cheshire with Paul Beattie and the Beats from 7pm

Saturday, April 29, 1961: The Music Hall Cinema at 30-34 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire was closed by The Rank Organisation with the film 'Never On A Sunday.' It had been called The Chester Music Hall (qv) and The Music Hall Pictures (qv)

Monday, May 1, 1961: A fire swept at The Top Storey Club in Crown Street, Bolton, Lancashire leading to the death of 19 people, including the owner Dennis Taylor

Thursday, May 4, 1961: Opening night of The Cheadle Conservative Club at 24 Stockport Road, Cheadle Village near Stockport, Cheshire with The Teenbeats

Saturday, May 27, 1961: Opening night of The Majestic Ballroom in the High Street, Crewe, Cheshire with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. It had been called The Gaumont Cinema (qv)

June 1961: Opening night of The Casino Club at 417 Crompton Way, Bolton, Lancashire. It had been called The Crompton Cinema (qv)

Friday, July 7, 1961: Opening night of The Palladium Club in Collyhurst Street, Collyhurst, Manchester 40 with Mike Preston, The Gaytones, Johnny 'Goon' Tweed, The Solitaires, Terry Kaye, Dorothy Fraser, The Dakotas, The Wright Brothers, Johnson and Morley, Steve Martin, Pat O'Hara and Bernard Manning

Sunday, July 21, 1961 Opening night of The Rockin Shoe Disco in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire. It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv) and The New Star Cinema (qv)

Wednesday, July 26, 1961: Opening night of The Klub Koquette in Warren Street, Stockport, Cheshire with The Gladiators, 7pm - 11.30pm

Saturday, August 12, 1961: The Gaumont Cinema closed with James Stewart in the films 'Two Rode Together' and 'A Question Of Suspense.' It had been called The Queens Hall (qv), The New Queen's Cinema (qv), The Plaza Cinema (qv) and was later called The Majestic Ballroom (qv) and The Top Rank Bingo Club (qv)

Thursday, September 15, 1961: Opening night of The Consul Club in Suffolk Street, Chadderton, Lancashire

Saturday, September 30, 1961: Opening night of The Storyville Jazz Club at 13 Temple Street, Liverpool 2

Friday, October 20, 1961: Opening night of The Dorsey Street Jazz Club at The Barbeque Club, 5 Dorsey Street off Tib Street, Manchester 4 with The Dorsey St. Jazzmen

Monday, October 23, 1961: Opening night of The House of Bamboo at 8 Canal Street off Chorlton Street near Piccadilly, Manchester 1

Saturday, October 28, 1961: The Prince's Cinema in Grey Mare Lane, Openshaw, Manchester 11 closed with a Walt Disney double bill; 'The Absent-Minded Professor' and The Housemasters.' It had been called The King George's Picture House and was later called The Domino Club.

Saturday, November 4, 1961: Opening night of The Oasis Club at 45-47 Lloyd Street off Albert Square, Manchester 2 with Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents with Jackie Lynn. This club had been called The 2J's Jazz Club (qv) and was later called Sloopys (qv)

Friday, November 17, 1961 Opening night of The Bamboo Club at 83 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire with The Tony Foulkes Dallas Band

Sunday, November 18, 1961: Opening night of The Garrick Cabaret Club in Leigh Road, Leigh, Lancashire with Ronnie Carroll, Louis Hamilton, Peter Robinson,  Dane Roberts, Johnny Kennedy, etc. from 7pm

Monday, November 27, 1961: Opening night of The Empire Cabaret Club at 223 Gannow Lane, Rosegrove, Burnley, Lancashire with Brian Massey, Tony Hulme, Terry Kaye, The Swinging March Hares, Wally Harper, Roberti, The Two Sovereigns, Dane Roberts, Jack Swann and Dorothy Denton from 7.30pm

Friday, December 15, 1961: Opening night of The New 77 Club in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire. It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv), The New Star Cinema (qv) and The Rockin Shoe Disco (qv)

Sunday, December 17, 1961: Opening night of The Top Twenty Club at The Rex Ballroom at 23-25 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire with The Fabulous Fourtones

December 1961: The Ashton Palais De Dance in Gas Street off Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire closed. It later became The Ashton Palais (qv) and The Birdcage (qv)

1962

Sunday, January 7, 1962: Opening night of The Mersey Club at The Mersey Hotel, Princess Road, West Didsbury, south Manchester 20 with The Skyliners and Pete Maclaine and the Dakotas

January 1962: Opening night of The Ashton Palais in Gas Street off Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. It had been called The Ashton Palais de Dance (qv) and later became The Birdcage (qv)

Wednesday, January 31, 1962: Opening night of The Baths Hall, Bath Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England with Faron and the Flamingos and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes

Thursday, February 1, 1962: Opening night of The Beatles Club, The Thistle Cafe, Banks Road, West Kirby, Cheshire from 7.30pm to 11.30pm with The Beatles, Steve Day and the Drifters

Saturday, February 3, 1962: Opening night of The Majestic Ballroom in Cannon Street, Accrington, Lancashire

Friday, February 9, 1962: Opening night of The Regency Club at The Victoria Hall, Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire with Tony Melody and Lillian Rose

Monday, February 12, 1962: Opening night of The Majestic Bingo Club, Brougham Road, Burnley, Lancashire

March 1962: Opening night of The ABC Cinema in Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire. It had been called The Ritz Cinema (qv)

Friday, April 6, 1962: Opening night of The Raven Club at 210a Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire with Ricky Young And The Fourtones

Friday, April 6, 1962: Opening night of The Luxor Bingo Club in Erskine Street, Hulme, Manchester 15 from 8pm

Wednesday, April 25, 1962: Opening night of The Hi-Fi Dance Club at 28 Richmond Street off Sackville Street, Manchester 1 from 7.30pm to 12pm

Saturday, April 28, 1962: Opening of The Whiskey A GoGo Disco Club at The Higher Broughton Assembly Rooms, 300 Great Cheetham Street, Salford 7, Cheshire. It had been called The New Rialto Club (qv) later called The Disc-A-Go-Go Club (qv) and The Riverboat Club (1965) 

Wednesday, May 16, 1962: Opening Night of The Old Bedians' R.U.F.C. Trad Club, The Irish Association Club, High Lane, Charlton, Manchester, Lancashire with The East Side Jazzmen from 8pm to 11.30pm

Sunday, May 20, 1962: Opening night of The Railway Jazz Club in Station Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire with Allan Dent's Jazzmen from 7.45pm

Friday, June 8, 1962: Reopening of The Bamboo Club at 83 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire having temporarily closed with Tony Foulkes and the Dallas Jazz Band

Sunday, June 24, 1962: The Casbah Club at 8 Hayman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool 12 closed

Monday, June 25, 1962: The re-opening of The Plaza Ballroom at 130 Duke Street, St. Helens, Lancashire

Thursday, June 28, 1962: Opening night of The Casino Pigalle Club at 10/14 New Brown Street, Manchester 4 with The Mel Stephens Trio

Saturday, June 30, 1962: The Broadway Ballroom at 52 Church Street, Eccles, Lancashire now Manchester 30, Greater Manchester closed with Pete Maclaine and the Dakotas and another band, 7.30pm to 11pm. It had been called The Broadway Cinema (qv) and The Broadway Theatre (qv)

August 1962: Opening night of The Beachcomber Coffee Club, Bank Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England. It later became The Beachcomber Club (qv)

Friday, August 17 - Saturday, August 18, 1962: Opening night of The Roaring Twenties, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester 2 with Peter Kay, The Statesmen and The Four Jets from 12pm

Saturday, September 1, 1962: Opening night of The Higher Broughton Assembly Ballroom at 300 Great Cheetham Street, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire with Jimmy Justice and the Exchequers, Johnny Martin and the Tremors, Vin Atherton and the Jazzmen

Monday, September 17, 1962: Opening night of The Monday Big Beat at The Bodega Jazz Club, 15 Cross Street off Corporation Street, Deansgate, Manchester 2 with Kirk Daniels and the Deltas, Ricki and Dane Young and Fred and the Flintstone Five, 7.30pm - 11pm

Thursday, September 20, 1962: Opening night of The Wishing Well Club at 11 Station Road, Swinton, Lancashire now Manchester 27, Greater Manchester with Malcolm Mitchell and the Kelly Brothers

Friday, September 21, 1962: Opening night of The New Astoria Coffee Jive Club at 3 Clarendon Street, Hyde, Cheshire with Johnny Peters and the Crestas and The Marauders. This club had been called The New Astoria Club (qv)

Friday, October 5, 1962: Opening night of Teenage Night at Brown's School of Dancing over Co-op Shop at 304 Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester with The Teenbeats, 7.30pm - 11pm

Saturday, October 6, 1962: Opening night of A Chem De Fer Room at El Morocco, 122 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester 20 at 9pm

Tuesday, October 23, 1962: Opening night of The Locarno Ballroom in Centenary Way, Burnley, Lancashire. The club later became The Cat's Whiskers and Ritzy

Friday, November 30, 1962: Opening night of The Accrington (M.S.G.) Club at Accrington Stanley Sportsmen's Club, Peel Park, Accrington, Lancashire with Savoy Jazzmen and Julie at 7.30pm

Friday, November 30, 1962: Opening night of The Jungfrau Club at 24-36 Cathedral Street, Manchester 1

Saturday, December 1, 1962: Opening night of The Venus Coffee Club, Rock Street, Oldham, Lancashire with fabulous rock group, 8pm to 12pm

Thursday, December 13, 1962: Opening night of The Devil's Cave at 1220 Oldham Road, Newton Heath, Manchester 10

1963

Friday, January 4, 1963: Opening night of The Tivoli Bingo Club, Derby Street, Bolton, Lancashire

Sunday, January 27, 1963: Opening night of The Twisted Wheel Club at 30 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester 2 with The Karl Denver Trio, The Skyliners, Dean West and the Hellions. This club later moved to a new address

Monday, January 28, 1963: Opening night of The Odeon Cinema with Norman Wisdom in the film 'On The Beat.' It had been called The New Victoria Theatre (qv), The Gaumont Theatre (1952)

Monday, March 18, 1963: Opening night of The L S J M at The Club Monaco in Church Street, Farnworth near Bolton, Lancashire with Johnny Martin and the Tremors, The Corvettes, Wayne Fontana and the Jets and The Country Gentlemen. from 7.pm to 11pm.

Monday, March 25, 1963: Opening night of Mr. Smiths at 1 Brazil Street off Whitworth Street, Manchester 1 with Alan Haven with George Walker and the Tony Charlesworth Quartet from 6.30pm to 2am

Sunday, May 5, 1963: Opening night of The Top Ten Dance Club was in The New Elizabethan Ballroom at The Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester 12 with Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, Pete Maclaine and the Clan

Friday, May 31, 1963: Opening night of The ABC Theatre at 130-140 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire with the summer season stage show 'Holiday Carnival' starring Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Whit Monday, June 3, 1963: Opening night of The Rave'l Club that was over the Esso Service Station, Eastbank Street, Southport, Lancashire with The Teenbeats, The Sandgrounders, The Toledo Four from 8pm to 12pm

Sunday, June 22, 1963: Grand re-opening of Guys and Dolls at 12 Kennedy Street off Cooper Street, Albert Square, Manchester 2  

Friday, July 12 - Saturday, July 13, 1963: Opening night of The Arora Club at 5 Peel Street opposite Cannon Street Car Park, Manchester 4 with Johnny Martin and the Tremor, The Jetzens from 7pm to 1am

Friday, July 12, 1963: Opening night of Al-Kazar at 10 Fennel Street opposite Withy Grove, Manchester 4 with The Emperors of Rhythm from 7.30pm to 12pm. It was later called The Forty Thieves

Wednesday, August 14, 1963: Opening night of The J. and J. Club, Stanley Road, Longsight, Manchester 12 with Deek Rivers and the Big Sound

Tuesday, August 20, 1963: Opening night of The Burnley Road Subscription Bowling Green Club, Burnley Road, Accrington, Lancashire with Ronnie Holden, Jimmie Quinn at 8pm.

Friday, October 4, 1963: Opening night of The Beachcomber Club at 303 Eaves Lane, Chorley, Lancashire 

October 1963: Opening night of The Drumbeat Club at 106-108 Higher Bridge Street on the corner of China Lane, Bolton, Lancashire

Saturday, October 19, 1963: Opening night of The Square Deal Bingo Club at 24-26 Market Street, Church, Nantwich, Cheshire

Saturday, October 26, 1963: Opening night of The Rowntrees Sound in Corporation Street, Manchester 4

November 1963: The Grosvenor Super Cinema at 75 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire closed

Saturday, November 7, 1963: Grand Re-Opening of The Cabaret Club at 223 Gannow Lane, Rosegrove, Burnley, Lancashire with Lisa Da Silva and Dennis Paige, Johnny Stafford, Vic Rawlings from 7pm

Friday, November 10, 1963: Opening night of The Sunday Star Club at The Crewe Town Hall, Earle Street, Crewe, Cheshire with The Rolling Stones, Frankenstein and the Monsters, The Crestas

Friday, November 15, 1963: Opening night of The Limit Club at 16 Wood Street, Middleton Village, Lancashire with The Four Just Men, 7.30pm to 11pm

Wednesday, December 18, 1963: Opening night of The Casino Club at The Burnley Casino, Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire with The James Brothers, Les Peters, Shelia White, Del Derrick, David Hughes. This club later became The Casino Cavern Club (qv)

Thursday, December 29, 1963: Opening night of The Beachcomber Club in Bank Street, Bolton, Lancashire This club had been called The Beachcomber Coffee Club (qv)

1964

New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1, 1964: Top of the Pops was first transmitted live from The BBC Studios in Dickenson Road, Rusholme, Manchester 14

Friday, January 31, 1964: The re-opening of The Whiskey A GoGo Disco Club at The Higher Broughton Assembly Rooms, 300 Great Cheetham Street, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire with Frank Kelly and the Hunters

Saturday, February 15, 1964: Opening night of The Kings R & B Club in Little Sutton Village, Cheshire with The Mafia (Liverpool) and Joan and the Deamons from 7.30pm

Friday, February 21, 1964: Opening night of The Fairfield Street Teenage Dance Club at The Spring Hill New Church, Fairfield Street, Accrington, Lancashire with The Gemini Sound, The Silver Network from 7pm

Sunday, March 1, 1964: Opening night of The Droylsden Co-op Hall in Market Street, Droylsden, Lancashire with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and The Flamingos

Friday, March 6, 1964: Opening night of The Top Twenty Club at Tollbar House, Ashton New Road off Market Street, Droylsden, Lancashire now Manchester 41, Greater Manchester with Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders

Saturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 22, 1964: Opening night of The Back Door Club in Bow Lane off Albert Square, Manchester 2 with The Stylos and Mr. Smith and Sum People from 12pm to 5am

Thursday, April 16 1964: Opening night of The Cubiklub in Slack Street, Rochdale, Lancashire with The Rolling Stones, David John and the Mood, The St. Louis Checks

Saturday, May 23, 1964: Opening night of The Manchester Cavern at 11 Comfort Street off Market Street, Manchester 4 with The Four Pennies, Little Phil Swaggers This club later became The Jigsaw Club (qv) and La Bamba (qv)

Friday, August 14, 1964: Opening night of The Teenbeat Club in Oak Street, Brierfield Centre, Brierfield, Lancashire with The Swashbuckling Mutineers, 7.30pm to 11pm

Friday, August 28, 1964: Opening night of The Beat City at 64 Fountain Street off Market Street, Manchester 2 with Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Traders, D.J. Jimmy Savile

Saturday, September 26, 1964: Opening night of The Disc-A-GoGo Club at The Higher Broughton Assembly Rooms, 300 Great Cheetham Street, Salford 7, Cheshire with The Pretty Things

Friday, October 2, 1964: The start of new Friday Beat Nights at The Sportsman's Club, Peel Park, Accrington, Lancashire, starting with The Dansaks at 7.30pm

Sunday, October 25, 1964: Opening night maybe of The Human Jungle Blues and Soul Club, Over The Army Stores, The Market Place, Albion Road, Oldham, Lancashire with The Kinks  

Thursday, October 28, 1964: Opening night of The Sydney Street Workingmen's Club in Sydney Street, Accrington, Lancashire at 8pm

Friday, November 6, 1964: Opening night of The Black Knight Club in Miller Barn Lane, Boothfold, Waterfoot, Lancashire with The Ken Mac Quartet

Friday, November 13, 1964: Opening night of The Capriccio Club at 8 Amber Street, Manchester 4

Thursday, December 10, 1964: Opening night of the Upstairs Room at The Westwood Liberal Club, Oldham, Lancashire with The Kelly Brothers 

Thursday, December 18, 1964: Opening night of The Catacombs Christian Coffee Bar, back of George Street, Manchester 46 with The Crossbeats

Friday, December 18, 1964: Opening night of The Boneyard Coffee Club at 16-17 Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire with D.J. Jimmy Savile, The Poets, The Atoms, The Hi Spots, Allan Most at 7.30pm

Saturday, December 19, 1964: Opening night of The Beachcomber Coffee Club in Broadshawgate, Leigh, Lancashire with The Invictors, The Sapphires, The Spidermen

1965

Sunday, April 11, 1965: Opening night of The Circuit Folk Club, The Saddle Inn, 48 Bradshawgate, Bolton, Lancashire with Mike 'Meic' Stevens at 7.30pm

Monday, May 3, 1965: Opening night of The Towers Club in Lodge Lane, Warrington, Cheshire and opened on with Hylda Baker, Danny Williams, Mike Yarwood, Kathy Martin and full supporting show

Wednesday, May 19, 1965: Opening night of The Casino Cavern Club in Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire with Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, The Saracens, The Snipers, Juke Box from 7pm This club had been called The Casino Club (qv)

Sunday, August 8, 1965: Opening night of The Top Rank Bingo Club in the High Street, Crewe, Cheshire. It had been called The Queens Hall (qv), The New Queen's Cinema (qv), The Plaza Cinema (qv), The Gaumont Cinema (qv) and The Majestic Ballroom (qv)

Friday, September 3, 1965: The reopening of St. Bernadettes Youth Club in Princess Road, Withington, Manchester 20 with The Swinging Blue Jeans and DJ Jimmy Saville 

Saturday, September 4, 1965: Opening night of The Birch Park Club in Anson Road, Rusholme, Manchester 14 with The Four Pennies supported by The Mighty Avengers

Saturday, September 18, 1965: Opening night of The Twisted Wheel Club at 6 Whitworth Street, Manchester 1 at their new address with The Spencer Davis Group supported by Ivan's Meads. This club had been called The Twisted Wheel at a different address

Sunday, October 24, 1965: The Catacombs Christian Coffee Bar, back of George Street, Manchester 46 began opening full time

Friday, November 5, 1965: Grand reopening of The Grafton Street Club, 27 Grafton Street off Oxford Road, Manchester 13, Lancashire, England with Flyntones Showband from 8pm to 12pm

Saturday, November 13, 1965: Opening night of The Jigsaw Club at 11 Comfort Court off Market Street, Manchester 4 with The Measles and The Mockingbirds from 7pm to 11pm. This club had been called The Manchester Cavern (qv) and later became La Bamba (qv)

Friday, November 12, 1965: Opening night of The Blue Lagoon Club in Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire

Saturday, November 27, 1965: Grand reopening of The Human Jungle Blues and Soul Club, Over The Army Stores, The Market Place, Albion Road, Oldham, Lancashire from 7pm to 11pm

Wednesday, December 9, 1965: Opening night of The Upstairs Room at The Westwood Liberal Club, Oldham, Lancashire with The Kelly Brothers

Saturday, December 11, 1965: Reopening of The Princess Ballroom in King Street, Oldham, Lancashire with The Kinks and Mr. Kelly and his Citizens

1966

January 1966: Opening night of The Tabernacle Club in Waterloo Road, Hillgate, Stockport, Cheshire

Monday, February 7, 1966: The Astoria Ballroom closed on this day with a final gig of The Clayton Squares, Mike Hurst with the Trekkers and The Firing Squad

October 1966: Opening night of The Soul Staxx Club at 64 Fountain Street off Market Street, Manchester 2. This club had been called The Three Coins (qv) and The Beat City (qv)

November 1966: Opening night of The Club Oceans 11 in Dickinson Road, Rusholme, Manchester 14 with The Bryn Bennett Trio

1967

February 1967: Opening night of The Georgian Club in Devonshire Street off Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire with Lonnie Donegan. It had been called The Devonshire Club

February 1967: Opening night of The Vaudeville Club in Levenshulme, Manchester 19

Friday, February 10, 1967: Opening night of Salford University at 43 The Crescent, Salford, Lancashire

Friday, March 10, 1967: Opening night of The Jolly Roger Club at 6a Oxford Road, Manchester 1

Friday, March 10, 1967: Opening night of The Kingdom of Whiskey A-Go-Go at The Higher Broughton Assembly Rooms, 300 Great Cheetham Street, Salford 7, Cheshire with Pipsways. This club was below The Riverboat Club (1965) 

Thursday, April 6, 1967: The Swinging Sinking Ship in Royal Oak Yard near Mersey Square South, Underbank, Stockport, Cheshire burned down

Wednesday, April 26, 1967: The Theatre Royal in Horsedge Street, Oldham, Lancashire was demolished, having stood empty for 9 years

May 1967: The Empress Cabaret Club in Manchester Road, Stockport, Cheshire closed due to a fire

Friday, October 27, 1967: Opening night of La Bamba at 11 Comfort Street off Market Street, Manchester 4. This club had been called The Manchester Cavern (qv), The Jigsaw Club (qv) and The Magic Village (qv)

Saturday, October 28, 1967: Opening night of Sloopy at 45-47 Lloyd Street off Albert Square, Manchester 2 with Life 'N' Soul, Waterboard and Bujjies this band's début gig. This club had been called The 2J's Jazz Club (qv) and The Oasis Club (qv)

Monday, October 27, 1967: Opening night of The Octagon Theatre in Howell Croft South, Bolton, Lancashire. It was opened by HRH Princess Margaret

November 1967: The New 77 Club in Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire closed. It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv), The New Star Cinema (qv) and The Rockin Shoe Disco (qv)

1968

Saturday, March 9 to Sunday, March 10, 1968: Opening night of The Magic Village at 11 Cromford Court off Market Street, Manchester 4 with Jacko Ogg and the Head People. The group played 2 shows, 7.30pm - 11pm and 11.30pm - 7am. This club had been called The Manchester Cavern (qv), The Jigsaw Club (qv) and La Bamba (qv)

Thursday, June 6, 1968: Grand re-opening of The Blue Candle Club, Leigh Street, Warrington, Lancashire with The Jump, Mighty Joe Young, Billy Butler with the Bare Essentials, D.J. Henry Allen Blend from 7.30pm

Saturday, June 22, 1968: The Rusholme Theatre in Wilmslow Road and Great Western Street, Rusholme, Manchester 14 closed with Don Sullivan in the film 'The Giant Gila Monster' and James Best in the film 'The Killer Shrews'

Friday, September 20, 1968: Opening night of The Birdcage in Gas Street off Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. It had started as The Ashton Palais De Dance. It had been called The Ashton Palais De Dance (qv) and The Ashton Palais (qv)

October 1968: Opening of the famous Strawberry Studios at 3 Waterloo Road, Stockport, Cheshire, named after a famous Beatles song 'Strawberry Fields Forever.' This studio had been called The Inner-City Studios and had been in Princes Street, Stockport, Cheshire

Monday, October 7, 1968: Opening night of The Golden Garter Cabaret Club in Rowlands Way, Wythenshawe, Manchester 22 with Bruce Forsyth supported by The Foggy Dew'O

Sunday, November 17, 1968: Opening night of The MSG Blues Club at 8-10 Millgate, Manchester 3 at 8pm with The John Dummer Blues Band with Jo Anne Kelly

Friday, November 29, 1968: Opening night of The Western Bar, The Celebrity Club, 56 Dale Street, Manchester 1, 7pm - 12pm

Friday, November 29 - Saturday, November 30, 1968: Opening night of The Celebrity Club, 56 Dale Street, Manchester 1, 9pm - 2am

December 1968: The Bolton Palais de Dance in Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire was demolished to make way for The Lancastrian Hall

Tuesday, December 3, 1968: Opening night of Poco-A-Poco in Manchester Road, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire. This club had been called The Empress Cinema (qv) and The Empress Cabaret Club (qv) 

1969

Monday, July 14, 1969: The opening night of The Unit Four Cinema. It had been called The Brierfield Cinema (qv), The New Star Cinema (qv), The Rockin Shoe Disco (qv) and The New 77 Club (qv)

Sunday, August 31, 1969: The Empire Theatre in Waterloo Street, Oldham, Lancashire closed with Jennifer Jones in the 1962 film 'Tender Is The Night'

1970:

Saturday, October 3, 1970: The Essoldo in the Market Place, Manchester Road, Swinton, Lancashire now Manchester 27, Greater Manchester closed. It had been called The New Adelphi Picture House (qv) and The Adelphi Cinema

Saturday, December 19, 1970 - Sunday, December 20, 1970: The Classic Cinema at 52 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire closed with Dirk Bogart in the film 'Accident.' It had been called The Tatler Cinema (qv)

1971

Saturday, February 6, 1971: The Bang Bang Show at The Twisted Wheel Club at 6 Whitworth Street, Manchester 1 was the final show at this famous club

1973

Saturday, February 3, 1973: The ABC Cinema at 317 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire closed. It had been called The New Rialton Cinema (qv) and The Rialto Super Cinema (qv)

April 1973: Opening night of The Alpha Bingo Club at 317 Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford 7, Lancashire. It had been called The New Rialton Cinema (qv), The Rialto Super Cinema (qv) and The ABC (qv)

Saturday, April 7, 1973: The ABC Cinema in Theatre Street, Preston, Lancashire closed. It had been called The Theatre Royal (qv)

Sunday, May 6, 1973: Reopening of The ABC Cinema in Theatre Street, Preston, Lancashire. It had been called The Theatre Royal (qv)

Sunday, September 23, 1973: Opening of The Wigan Casino in Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire at 2pm with its first ever Soul night with DJ Russ Winstanley. It had been called The Empress Ballroom (qv)

1974

Sunday, January 28, 1974: The Gaumont Cinema at 44-50 Oxford Street, Manchester 1 closed

Wednesday, March 13, 1974: The ABC Cinema at 52 Church Street, Eccles, Lancashire now Manchester 30, Greater Manchester closed with Bruce Lee in the film 'The Big Boss' and Pamela Franklin in the film 'And Soon The Darkness.' It had been called The Broadway Cinema (qv), The Broadway Theatre (qv) and The Broadway Ballroom

July 1974: The Odeon Theatre at 140 Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire closed with the films, 'Psycho II,' 'Educating Rita' and Monty Python's 'The Meaning Of Life.' It had been called The Palace Theatre of Varieties (qv)

1977

Saturday, May 28, 1977: The ABC Cinema in Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire closed. It had been called The Ritz Cinema (qv)

Thursday, August 4, 1977: It was announced on B.B.C. Radio at 10pm, that The New Elizabethan Ballroom at The Bell Vue Zoological Gardens, Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester 12 was to close on Sunday, September 11, 1977

Saturday, October 1, 1977: The ABC Cinema, Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire closed. It had been called The Palladium Picture Palace (qv) and The Palladium Cinema (1935)

Sunday, November 20, 1977: The final concert at The New Elizabethan Ballroom at The Bell Vue Zoological Gardens, Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester 12 with The Damned and The Dead Boys

Sunday, December 6, 1981: The Wigan Casino in Station Road, Wigan, Lancashire closed. It had been called The Empress Ballroom (qv)