Also by Paul Talling: London's Lost Music Venues (Damaged Goods Books)
ISBN 9781916232709
244 pages (Paperback)
Cat No: DAMBOOK2
RRP: £14.99
Release Date: 11 June 2020
A photographic guidebook to the iconic small lost live music venues of London, as they are today.
Did you get tinnitus from too many gigs at The Bull & Gate? Spent your youth propping up the bar at The Marquee Club? Or witness early gigs by rock legends on Eel Pie Island? Then this book is for you!
Paul Talling, author of Derelict London and London's Lost Rivers (Penguin Random House) takes a look at some of London's much missed gig venues from the post-war period to the present day. Featuring photos, adverts & tickets, this book is a portal to a less homogenised London, taking you back to the city's halcyon days of jazz, blues, folk, rock, punk, indie and more. Paul turns his attention to the lost and derelict music venues of London, focusing on the smaller, club-sized venues. A second volume is planned which will cover larger lost venues and a few smaller ones not covered in the first volume,.
This book takes a look at some iconic venues of the last 60 years with images, flyers and modern day photos of what they are now.
This book focuses on the smaller, club-sized venues. A second volume is planned which will cover larger lost venues such as Hammersmith Palais, the Kilburn National, Lewisham Hippodrome, Crystal Palace Bowl, Woolwich Odeon, ABC Croydon, Sundown in Edmonton, the London Astoria, Docklands Arena and the Rainbow in Finsbury Park plus many more as well as a few smaller ones not included in Volume One.
Here is a list of the venues covered in this edition:
CENTRAL:
12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, WC2
2 I’s Coffee Bar, Old Compton Street, Soho W1
Bag O’Nails, Kingly Street, Soho W1
Blue Coat Boy, City Road, EC1
Lady Owen Arms, Goswell Road,EC1
Bunjies Coffee House/Folk Cellar, Litchfield St, WC2
Cavern In The Town/Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Place, WC2
Club Creole/2 I’s/Happening 44,Gerrard Street, Soho W1
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Gerrard Street, Soho W1
Club Eleven/The Scene, Great Windmill Street, Soho, W1
The Establishment, Greek Street, Soho W1
The Flamingo/Wag Club, Wardour Street, Soho W1
The Foundry, Great Eastern street, Shoreditch EC2
New Merlin’s Cave, Margery Street, Clerkenwell WC1
Gossips/Gargoyle Club, Dean Street, Soho, W1
Hatchetts, Piccadilly, Mayfair W1
Le Beat Route, Greek Street, Soho W1
The Limelight, Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho W1
Les Cousins, Greek Street, Soho W1
Madame Jojo’s, Brewer Street, Soho W1
The Marquee Club, Oxford Street, Soho W1
The Marquee Club, Wardour Street, Soho W1
The Marquee Club, Charing Cross Road WC2
The Marquee Club, Leicester Square, Soho WC2
The Marquee Club, Upper St Martins Lane, Covent Garden WC2
Metro Club, Oxford Street, London W1
Middle Earth. King Street, Covent Garden WC2
Rock Garden, The Piazza, Covent Garden WC2
The Roundhouse, Wardour Street, Soho W1
Freight Train Coffee Bar, Berwick Street, Soho W1
The Roxy, Neal Street, Covent Garden WC2
The Speakeasy, Margaret Street, London W1
Studio 51,Great Newport Street, Covent Garden WC2
Tiles, Oxford Street, London W1
UFO, Tottenham Court Road, London W1
The Vortex, Wardour Street, Soho W1
EAST:
The Autonomy Centre, Wapping Wall, Wapping E1
The Wake Arms, Wake Arms Roundabout, Epping CM16
The Bridge House, Barking Road, Canning Town E16
The Green Gate, Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park IG2
The Greyhound, High Road, Chadwell Heath RM6
Royal Standard, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow E17
The Ruskin Arms, High Street North, Manor Park E12
Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel E1
Upper Cut Club, Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate E7
NORTH:
The Bass Clef, Coronet Street, Shoreditch N1
Buffalo Bar, Upper Street, Islington N1
Bull & Gate, Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town NW5
Caernarvon Castle, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town NW1
Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Upper Edmonton N18
The Falcon, Royal College Street, Camden Town NW1
Fishmongers Arms, High Road, Haringey N22
Hornsey Wood Tavern, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park N4
Nightingale Hotel, High Road, Wood Green N22
The Laurel Tree, Bayham Street, Camden Town NW1
Lord Nelson, Holloway Road, Islington N7
The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn NW6
The Manor House, Green Lanes, Finsbury Park N4
The Mean Fiddler, High Street, Harlesden NW10
The Pegasus, Green Lanes, Stoke Newington N16
The Torrington, High Road, North Finchley N12
Pied Bull, Liverpool Road, Angel N1
Power’s Bar, Kilburn High Road, Hampstead NW6
Rails,1 Eversholt Street, Euston Square NW1
Railway Hotel Klooks Kleek/Moonlight Club, West End Lane, South Hampstead NW6
Railway Hotel, The Bridge, Railway Approach, Wealdstone HA1
The Red Eye, Copenhagen Street, Islington N1
The Refectory, Finchley Road, Golders Green NW11
The Rochester Castle, High Street, Stoke Newington N16
St Johns Tavern, Junction Road, Archway N19
The Silver Bullet, Station Place, Finsbury Park N4
The Weavers Arms, Newington Green Road, Islington N1
Sir George Robey, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park N4
The Tally Ho, Fortess Road, Kentish Town NW5
The Verge, Kentish Town Road, Camden NW1
White Horse, Fleet Road, Hampstead NW3
SOUTH EAST:
The Ambulance Station, Old Kent Road, Southwark SE1
Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Bromley BR1
Kings Head, Church Street, Deptford SE8
The Cartoon Club, London Road, Croydon CR0
The Cricketers, Kennington Oval, Kennington SE11
The Dolehouse, Collyer Place, Peckham SE15
The Wellington, Waterloo Road SE1
The Fellowship Inn, Randlesdown Road, Bellingham SE6
The Green Man, Dartmouth Row, Blackheath SE10
Glenlyn Ballroom, Perry Vale, Forest Hill SE23
EL Partido, Lee High Road, Lewisham SE13
Goldsmiths Tavern, New Cross Road, New Cross SE14
The Greyhound, Park Lane, Croydon CR0
Half Moon, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill SE24
Mitre Arms, Tunnel Approach, Greenwich SE10
Prince Of Orange, Lower Road, Rotherhithe SE16
The Red Deer, Brighton Road, South Croydon CR2
Underground, High Street, East Croydon CR0
Rose Of Lee, Lee High Road Lewisham SE13
The Welcome Inn, Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9
Star Hotel, London Road, Croydon CR0 2TG
The Three Tuns, High Street, Beckenham BR3
The Tramshed, Woolwich New Road, Woolwich SE18
WEST AND SOUTH WEST
101 Club, St Johns Hill, Battersea SW11
Canterbury Arms, Canterbury Crescent, Brixton W9
Clay Pigeon, Field End Road, Eastcote HA4
The Clarendon Ballroom, Hammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith W6
The Cromwellian, Cromwell Road, Kensington SW7
The Ealing Club, The Broadway, Ealing W5
Eel Pie Island Hotel, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham TW1
The Greyhound, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith W6
The Golden Lion, Fulham Road, Fulham SW6
The White Lion, Putney High Street, Putney SW15
The Hambrough Tavern, The Broadway, Southall UB1
The White Hart, High Street, Acton W3
The Kensington, Russell Gardens, Kensington W14
Kings Head, Fulham High Street, Fulham SW6
The Nashville Rooms, North End Road, Kensington W14
Oldfield Hotel, Greenford Road, Greenford UB6
Starlite Ballroom, Allendale Road, Sudbury UB6
The Peel, Hampden Road, Kingston KT1
The Railway, Upper Richmond Road, Putney SW15
The Red Lion, High Street, Brentford TW8
Ram Jam Club, Brixton Road, Brixton SW9
Rayners Hotel, Village Way East, Rayners Lane, Harrow HA2
The Red Cow, Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith W6
The Ricky Tick, High Street, Hounslow TW3
Station Hotel, Kew Road, Richmond TW9
The Toby Jug. Hook Rise South, Tolworth KT5
The Trafalgar/Opera On The Green, Shepherds Bush Centre, Shepherds Bush W12
White Hart, High Street, Southall UB1
Northcote Arms (Farx Club), Northcote Avenue, Southall UB1
Windsor Castle, Harrow Road, Maida Vale W9
Zigzag Club, Great Western Road, Westbourne Park W9
Here is a list of the venues covered in this edition:
CENTRAL:
12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, WC2
2 I’s Coffee Bar, Old Compton Street, Soho W1
Bag O’Nails, Kingly Street, Soho W1
Blue Coat Boy, City Road, EC1
Lady Owen Arms, Goswell Road,EC1
Bunjies Coffee House/Folk Cellar, Litchfield St, WC2
Cavern In The Town/Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Place, WC2
Club Creole/2 I’s/Happening 44,Gerrard Street, Soho W1
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Gerrard Street, Soho W1
Club Eleven/The Scene, Great Windmill Street, Soho, W1
The Establishment, Greek Street, Soho W1
The Flamingo/Wag Club, Wardour Street, Soho W1
The Foundry, Great Eastern street, Shoreditch EC2
New Merlin’s Cave, Margery Street, Clerkenwell WC1
Gossips/Gargoyle Club, Dean Street, Soho, W1
Hatchetts, Piccadilly, Mayfair W1
Le Beat Route, Greek Street, Soho W1
The Limelight, Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho W1
Les Cousins, Greek Street, Soho W1
Madame Jojo’s, Brewer Street, Soho W1
The Marquee Club, Oxford Street, Soho W1
The Marquee Club, Wardour Street, Soho W1
The Marquee Club, Charing Cross Road WC2
The Marquee Club, Leicester Square, Soho WC2
The Marquee Club, Upper St Martins Lane, Covent Garden WC2
Metro Club, Oxford Street, London W1
Middle Earth. King Street, Covent Garden WC2
Rock Garden, The Piazza, Covent Garden WC2
The Roundhouse, Wardour Street, Soho W1
Freight Train Coffee Bar, Berwick Street, Soho W1
The Roxy, Neal Street, Covent Garden WC2
The Speakeasy, Margaret Street, London W1
Studio 51,Great Newport Street, Covent Garden WC2
Tiles, Oxford Street, London W1
UFO, Tottenham Court Road, London W1
The Vortex, Wardour Street, Soho W1
EAST:
The Autonomy Centre, Wapping Wall, Wapping E1
The Wake Arms, Wake Arms Roundabout, Epping CM16
The Bridge House, Barking Road, Canning Town E16
The Green Gate, Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park IG2
The Greyhound, High Road, Chadwell Heath RM6
Royal Standard, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow E17
The Ruskin Arms, High Street North, Manor Park E12
Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel E1
Upper Cut Club, Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate E7
NORTH:
The Bass Clef, Coronet Street, Shoreditch N1
Buffalo Bar, Upper Street, Islington N1
Bull & Gate, Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town NW5
Caernarvon Castle, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town NW1
Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Upper Edmonton N18
The Falcon, Royal College Street, Camden Town NW1
Fishmongers Arms, High Road, Haringey N22
Hornsey Wood Tavern, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park N4
Nightingale Hotel, High Road, Wood Green N22
The Laurel Tree, Bayham Street, Camden Town NW1
Lord Nelson, Holloway Road, Islington N7
The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, Kilburn NW6
The Manor House, Green Lanes, Finsbury Park N4
The Mean Fiddler, High Street, Harlesden NW10
The Pegasus, Green Lanes, Stoke Newington N16
The Torrington, High Road, North Finchley N12
Pied Bull, Liverpool Road, Angel N1
Power’s Bar, Kilburn High Road, Hampstead NW6
Rails,1 Eversholt Street, Euston Square NW1
Railway Hotel Klooks Kleek/Moonlight Club, West End Lane, South Hampstead NW6
Railway Hotel, The Bridge, Railway Approach, Wealdstone HA1
The Red Eye, Copenhagen Street, Islington N1
The Refectory, Finchley Road, Golders Green NW11
The Rochester Castle, High Street, Stoke Newington N16
St Johns Tavern, Junction Road, Archway N19
The Silver Bullet, Station Place, Finsbury Park N4
The Weavers Arms, Newington Green Road, Islington N1
Sir George Robey, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park N4
The Tally Ho, Fortess Road, Kentish Town NW5
The Verge, Kentish Town Road, Camden NW1
White Horse, Fleet Road, Hampstead NW3
SOUTH EAST:
The Ambulance Station, Old Kent Road, Southwark SE1
Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Bromley BR1
Kings Head, Church Street, Deptford SE8
The Cartoon Club, London Road, Croydon CR0
The Cricketers, Kennington Oval, Kennington SE11
The Dolehouse, Collyer Place, Peckham SE15
The Wellington, Waterloo Road SE1
The Fellowship Inn, Randlesdown Road, Bellingham SE6
The Green Man, Dartmouth Row, Blackheath SE10
Glenlyn Ballroom, Perry Vale, Forest Hill SE23
EL Partido, Lee High Road, Lewisham SE13
Goldsmiths Tavern, New Cross Road, New Cross SE14
The Greyhound, Park Lane, Croydon CR0
Half Moon, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill SE24
Mitre Arms, Tunnel Approach, Greenwich SE10
Prince Of Orange, Lower Road, Rotherhithe SE16
The Red Deer, Brighton Road, South Croydon CR2
Underground, High Street, East Croydon CR0
Rose Of Lee, Lee High Road Lewisham SE13
The Welcome Inn, Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9
Star Hotel, London Road, Croydon CR0 2TG
The Three Tuns, High Street, Beckenham BR3
The Tramshed, Woolwich New Road, Woolwich SE18
WEST AND SOUTH WEST
101 Club, St Johns Hill, Battersea SW11
Canterbury Arms, Canterbury Crescent, Brixton W9
Clay Pigeon, Field End Road, Eastcote HA4
The Clarendon Ballroom, Hammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith W6
The Cromwellian, Cromwell Road, Kensington SW7
The Ealing Club, The Broadway, Ealing W5
Eel Pie Island Hotel, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham TW1
The Greyhound, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith W6
The Golden Lion, Fulham Road, Fulham SW6
The White Lion, Putney High Street, Putney SW15
The Hambrough Tavern, The Broadway, Southall UB1
The White Hart, High Street, Acton W3
The Kensington, Russell Gardens, Kensington W14
Kings Head, Fulham High Street, Fulham SW6
The Nashville Rooms, North End Road, Kensington W14
Oldfield Hotel, Greenford Road, Greenford UB6
Starlite Ballroom, Allendale Road, Sudbury UB6
The Peel, Hampden Road, Kingston KT1
The Railway, Upper Richmond Road, Putney SW15
The Red Lion, High Street, Brentford TW8
Ram Jam Club, Brixton Road, Brixton SW9
Rayners Hotel, Village Way East, Rayners Lane, Harrow HA2
The Red Cow, Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith W6
The Ricky Tick, High Street, Hounslow TW3
Station Hotel, Kew Road, Richmond TW9
The Toby Jug. Hook Rise South, Tolworth KT5
The Trafalgar/Opera On The Green, Shepherds Bush Centre, Shepherds Bush W12
White Hart, High Street, Southall UB1
Northcote Arms (Farx Club), Northcote Avenue, Southall UB1
Windsor Castle, Harrow Road, Maida Vale W9
Zigzag Club, Great Western Road, Westbourne Park W9