General Chat

Jam Jars or a bundle of newspapers was your entrance fee on a saturday in the war years ,

hows the hippy Sue??
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First film I saw was during the war, 'Dumbo the flying elephant'. My sisters boyfriend took me the 8 miles on the crossbar of his bike, and she rode beside us. My OH was Doorman and controller of staff at Monmouth picture house when it belonged to a national chain. Neither of us can remember what it was called! I got in free, but didnt like the winter cycle ride home! That was 50 yrs ago, and a lady came up to us a few years ago and said that she remembered him there when she was alittle girl.Talk about making you feel old! Jean (Monmouth)

We had two cinemas Harry.....one was the Odeon and the other was our flea-pit, the Princess.....I well remember going there on a Saturday morning and watching the cowboy films that were often shown......and the ice cream lady selling wafers, ice lollies and drinks in the interval....

The film I remember most was taking my Sis to see the Ten Commandments on a Sunday afternoon, I would have been about l4 and she 10......when we got there, there was a long queue and by the time we got to see it, we had missed the beginning, so had to wait until the second showing started to see the beginning......so instead of getting in about 7 pm......we caught the last bus about 10.30.......and my Dad was out looking for us, and my Mum was angry because they were frightened as a girl about our ages had gone missing.......boy did we get into trouble......no mobiles, or even phones then to let them know......

Lovely thread Harry. A lot more "Oldies" on here than I thought! lol BC XX

*waves to Taff. In Cork eh? lol I was an usherette, about 40 years ago, in the ABC Fulham Road!

Hi Taff,

Hip slowly getting better, thank you :-)

Sue xx

Wonderful memories folks.

Best wishes Happy days

"Usherettes Reunited" :O))

Mau xx ex Coliseum

Mac,
Magic to this old timer.

Happy days

Our local picture house was known as the bug hut and was owned by a bad tempered 90year old man
If you laughed too loudly he stopped the film and usually threw some boys out
If you went in winter you had to wrap up warm because he never had any heating on
it was 7d at the front 9d at the back and a shilling upstairs
2d on saturday afternoon Kids Matinee
He offered my a job as the cashier when I was about 17
because i went there a lot and he thought ! was one of the more sensible ones didn't take it though

Bren

Hey Harry
how long have you lived in Ecceles i lived there upto age about 25yrs do you remember the chines laundry on liverpool road, nobody seems to remember it,thats when Eccels was !! nice to live in.
Pauline

Pauline,

Down the road from Eccles - near Irlam. In warrington cheshire now. Most places seem to have gone down hill.

Very best wishes Happy days