Spiked by the “albums you remember thread” I used to go, with some mates, to a rock club out in the sticks somewhere in Staffordshire.. We used to travel from Alsager and it took about an hour down windy lanes. Not too sure it was heading towards Stafford or maybe Crewe way, not sure now.

It was a pub but had a hall/stage behind it, used to have disco nights and rave nights too on different days, think the Rock one was Wednesdays? or could have been Saturdays (bit of a blur now)

Think Metallica, Dokken, Accept, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Def Leppard era so early 90’s ?

What on earth was it’s name???

😕

There was a metal club like that in Newcastle when I was at Keele, can’t remember the name of that either.

Are you thinking of Bingley Hall?

It wasn’t the winking man was it?

Winking Man is Buxton/Leek way. Could it have been the Cheshire Cheese?

Ahh maybe the Cheshire Cheese, that sort of rings a bell..

Off to google I go… 😀

Bitter End in Crewe? in the 80’s it was more goth/indy though….

Hmmm… was it near Stone in Staffordshire?

You’re describing the Agincourt in Camberley (except clearly you aren’t)

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/agincourt-celebrates-50th-birthday-6278710

Was called Coconut Grove for a while, back to the Cheshire Cheese now though. Not a rock venue any more.

If not, then I’ll ask one for the old rockers who comes in – he’ll have played there.

Spread Eagle at Gailey Island Penkridge was also a rock/motorbike pub back then, even the Barley Mow at milford was a biker haven, but no music or stage there

The highway man near Cheadle.

The highway man near Cheadle.

This. Threapwood, I think.

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/leisure-sites/14223-highwayman-threapwood-near-cheadle-staffs-2009-a.html#.VqI6T08jyaY

Amazing pictures there Nico,strange to see it like that as it must have been a gold mine in the 80’s /early 90’s .I remember it being absolutely rammed every friday and saturday night.Wonder what happened????

It was the Highway Man !!!!

Yay for the STW fraternity….

Jeeze.. what a place.

Thanks chaps, thats really brought back a few memories. 😆

That’s fookin’ miles from Crewe. Must have taken you half the night to get there 😉

some great mtbing round threapwood.

I di say it was a long time ago chaps 😆

Jeesus, the ‘wayman, from the same era as the zoo in stoke, chicos, the hippodrome, ritzys in staffs, monday nights in thr rock room at valentinos….god it was all a bit grim 😀

Used to love the ‘wayman!

Must be 20+ years since I went.

I remember there was a blond haired guy who used to turn up on his own every week in a white escort van and stand in the middle of the dance floor playing air guitar from the very first song till the last in a world of his own – a good 6-7 hours of air guitar each week, didn’t seem to have any mates and always made us chuckle.