An iconic piece of swindons history will be going up for auction next week. One lucky bidder will be the new owner of an art deco clock that looked out over the town centre above the entrance. An encyclopaedia of local photographers dating as far back as the 1850s will be presented at a special book launch this saturday 25 may. Kitchenware department, mcilroys, regent street, swindon 1958. Library service in swindon celebrates milestones swindon advertiser.
Broadmead in the 1970s bristol, bristol city, bristol england. One lucky bidder will be the new owner of an art deco clock that looked out over the town centre above the entrance to mcilroys department store for decades. Siorrachd inbhir air, formerly a county in the southwestern strathclyde region of scotland, that today makes up the council areas of south, east, and north ayrshire, where they held a family seat on the scottish border. Voices of the sarum sound 19451969 by frogg moody and richard nash, with a foreword by local boy dave dee. This tour date index has been compiled from published sources, itineraries, advertisments, ticket stubs, advertising, and personal recollections. Sad to say however that in researching this article, ive failed to find any reference to bob lord removing his shoe and banging it on a table, as soviet premier nikita kruschev once.
They played two 60minute sets at mcilroys ballroom, a venue hosting shows promoted by jaybee clubs. Manchester united want cash curbs because they are scared. List of all concerts taking place in 2020 at mcilroy s ballroom in swindon. Saturdays book launch, which is open to everyone, will take place at 11am on the ground floor of central library. William mcilroy mcilroys regent street, swindon source. Owen is one of the only journalists to be given free range to augustas historical archives and membership records.
The site of mcilroys ballroom the beatles played their only swindon gig here in july 1962. We want your memories of mcilroys swindon advertiser. I remember when park street was lined with the most glorious shops. Many of its staff and customers shed tears when the doors of mcilroys shut for the last time. Many of its staff and customers shed tears when the doors of mcilroys shut for the last time on april 30, that year. Paolo di canio knew instinctively whose fault it was. From the first ever tour, right to the near bitter end, weve been with them through thick and thin. Columba dinner and dance at mcilroy s restaurant, swindon flickriver needs javascript to work properly. Wiltshire history a hard days night in swindon bbc. The worlds best photos of mcilroys and swindon flickr. Garden fete at the croft, swindon programme cover by.
Roundhouse benefit for fairport convention after motorway crash with blossom toes, deviants, eclection, family, pink floyd and pretty things 29 may 1969. Bbc wiltshire history the year the stones conquered. Bill reid, jazz musician, pop promoter and countryman obituary. Swindon has certainly played a peripheral part in the biography of one of the greatest bands in rock and roll history. William mcilroy was a group of department stores started in swindon in 1875 and finally closed in 1998. The book records the musicians and fans memories of them and the other local star rosemary squires. The society has published a fully searchable cd containing images from all 39 parts of berkshire and the war, first produced in 1923 by the reading standard. Bbc wiltshire history a hard days night in swindon.
The moment i saw the doubledecker bus in the car park of the sun inn at coate, i was transported back to my formative years. Store of memories for former mcilroys colleagues this is. Oct 10, 20 so on we went, past the ruins of a once lovely building that has, at various times in its history been a corn exchange, a town hall, the locarno ballroom, a cinema and a rollerrink. Fairport convention the diary of one who disappeared. Berkshire and the first world war berkshire family history. A week after the opening, the childrens books were moved to the.
By the time they played at mcilroys ballroom in swindon on july 17. The colours were different, this bus being blue and cream, whilst the retford 1 and the sheffield 3 i think that was the number were red proper bus colours. However, on his first day back as manager of morecambe, harvey was sacked by the club and mcilroy was appointed as permanent manager with mark lillis as his assistant. An encyclopaedia of local photographers dating as far back as the 1850s will be presented at a special book. Sportsday west ham, liverpool news, england cricket, f1. Swindon museum and art gallery swindon borough council. May 23, 2019 saturdays book launch, which is open to everyone, will take place at 11am on the ground floor of central library.
The beatles only live performance in swindon, wiltshire took place at mcilroy s ballroom in havelock square. It was the day the beatles, inarguably the greatest band of alltime, played their one and only gig in the town. Wiltshire history rock n roll wiltshire swindon gig history swindon gig history a chronological list of notable gigs wellknown bands and acts have played in swindon. A grand ballroom was added to the swindon store in the 1930s, with chandeliers and panelling allegedly sourced from doomed cruise liner the mauritania. After mcilroy s initial threemonth stint as caretaker expired, he was given the job for the remainder of the season with harvey expected to return on its closure. The beatles had previously played one of their shows on 31 march. The history of fairport convention album released november 1972. The event is free and there is no need to book in advance. History william mcilroy was an irish draper who came to england and in 1875 opened his first store on regent street, swindon. The store was purpose built as a department store with a grand clock and plate glass frontage the business grew, with williams brotherinlaw james wheeler and son ewart joining the business, and 22 branches were opened up across england and wales amongst them. William mcilroy was an irish draper who came to england and in 1875 opened his first store on regent street, swindon. Posts about swindon magic roundabout written by amaatk123. The surname mcilroy was first found in ayrshire gaelic. Baker baker s store, who eventually started trading on college green before being taken over by mcilroy s.
May 23, 2019 an encyclopaedia of local photographers dating as far back as the 1850s will be presented at a special book launch this saturday 25 may. Important chapters in the history of swindons library service will be celebrated. James mcilroy was a lifelong ships surgeon and lifelong bachelor. The seeds for mcilroy cellars were planted in 1972 when the mcilroys purchased a fiftytwo acre farm on westside road in sonoma county. Iconic swindon mcilroys store clock is going up for auction. Venues like the locarno ballroom in swindon, the lyceum in london, mcilroys in swindon, the locomotive pub, farrs, gaumont state kilburn ballroom, and so forththese were places that bryan would frequent to listen to these rock n roll groups, whether they played live, or a dj was there playing records so the teens could boogiewoogie. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our mcilroy research. Its old town station served the south of england and therefore the military towns in the south of the county. The site of mcilroys ballroom the beatles played their. Chatting about prebeatlemania british rock n roll with.
The rolling stones swindons connection with mick, keef and co. It was the beatles third southern date and their second for jaybee clubs, in which they performed two separate 60minute sets. Fairport convention benefit, van dike, plymouth with john peel, yes, king crimson, judy dyble, principal edwards magic theatre, eclection and others. Ar tv live broadcast mcilroys ballroom, swindon, wiltshire the joe loss show, bbc radio, london entry 0. Mar 27, 2020 last updated on march 27, 2020 by youtube music sucks. Five great manchester united moments john motson is to retire from commentating for the bbc and he has soundtracked some marvellous manchester united moments. Sad to say however that in researching this article, ive failed to find any reference to bob lord removing his shoe and banging it on. Born in england, will immigrated to the bay area with his family when he was a young boy.
On 19640824, andy summers performed with zoot moneys big roll band at mcilroys ballroom in swindon, england, uk. Jul 23, 2017 so on we went, past the ruins of a once lovely building that has, at various times in its history been a corn exchange, a town hall, the locarno ballroom, a cinema and a rollerrink. Swindon town lost their first home game for a year last weekend. Last updated on march 27, 2020 by youtube music sucks. Earlier reports that kevin horlock would also play some part in the match proved unfounded. A new factory employing 50 girls also opened up in newcastle street, manufacturing rope and sails, while mcilroys, the. Another 84 words 6 lines of text covering the year 1880 is included under the topic early mcilroy history in all our pdf extended history products and printed. Sammy mcilroys visitors were never in the game and the former manchester united. A history and celebration of the worlds greatest game, by charles mcgrath, david mccormick, and john garrity. Staircase 1st floor, mcilroys, regent street, swindon source. Feb 25, 2009 in 1964 the rolling stones played in wiltshire five times.
New book to celebrate the life and work of swindons photographers. The beatles played at mcilroys ballroom, swindon on tuesday 17 july 1962. Sammy mcilroys visitors were never in the game and the former manchester united midfielder faces a difficult task to rouse his side for the home leg the final game at their old stadium. Jan 12, 2010 tuesday 17th july 1962 was the date of a very historic occasion for swindon. Read about the history of swindon and see specially. Noninstructional golf books page 3 reading room the. The 20 poetry bus and community poet tony hillier picture courtesy of festival chronicles. I hope readers both from swindon and elsewhere will enjoy the way that the book draws on swindon history and celebrates the town and its past, as well as finding the story gripping and entertaining. Rory mcilroys heart has just delivered a thunuderous beat. Reid went on to book the fledgling fab four for gigs in swindon, lydney.
The south african hits a scrap book approach on 14 though and converts from four feet to get back to within five of the lead. On 19680824, andy summers performed with eric burdon and the animals at the whisky a go go in hollywood, ca, usa. Swindons famous example was constructed in 1972 according to the design of frank blackmore, under the control of highways engineer jeff maycock of swindon council. Mcilroy was suffering from malaria at the time contracted in the far east, and shook constantly through the interview with shackleton who became suspicious and insisted that mcilroy had a medical examination. Dec 31, 2009 owen is one of the only journalists to be given free range to augustas historical archives and membership records. Baker bakers store, who eventually started trading on college green before being taken over by mcilroys. This page is large and may take a while to load depending on your internet connection. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
The rolling stones and mott the hoople played here, as well. This is the site of the china palace restaurant in oxford road situated in the broad street shopping centre which was converted from the old aa insurance offices by abingdon builders aj greenaway. Around two hundred years ago, swindon was a quiet and almost unknown market town on a hill in rural north wiltshire. The company was run by bill fraser reid and jack fallon. Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a population of 1,198 in 1801, at the time of the first official census. Broadmead in the 1970s bristol, bristol city, bristol. He is quoted in the beatles anthology book as saying swindon was. Wiltshire local studies wiltshire and swindon history centre. In this article, i chat with my friend bryan rogers, self identified exmod, about his time growing up in and around the music of london, england, in the late 1950s and early 60s, where he experienced the birth of rock n roll in the uk first hand. The beatles only live performance in swindon, wiltshire took place at mcilroys ballroom in havelock square.
After his victory in the open on sunday and celebrations in dublin, shane lowry headed back to his hometown of clara in co offaly, where he was given a heros welcome by thousands of fans. Chatting about prebeatlemania british rock n roll with ex. The idea of the book came after darryl and his colleagues began to compile a list of local photographers to help them identify some of the photographs in the local studies collection. Buy tickets for an upcoming concert at mcilroy s ballroom. On 19770824, the police rehearsed at manos in london. In 1962 the beatles played their one and only swindon show in the mcilroys ballroom. James archibald mcilroy 1879 1968 biographical notes. The store was purpose built as a department store with a grand clock and plate glass frontage. Extensively indexed, this new cd contains nearly 12,000 names, over 700 civilian organisations and a new section on the organisation of the army and its many regiments during the first world war. They played two 60minute sets at mcilroy s ballroom, a venue hosting shows promoted by jaybee clubs. Iconic swindon mcilroys store clock is going up for. Staircase 1st floor, mcilroys, regent street, swindon. The clock was installed into the regent street stores front. Ringo starr only took over on the 16th august that year.
Their sole swindon gig is also notable for their drummer on the night pete best. Hidden stories is not about swindon itself, but it aims to support the people living here. The venue was mcilroys ballroom, a spacious hall above the much. A gallery of fascinating historical photos of the small wiltshire market town of highworth. Photo of reading, mcilroys department store, oxford road c. The official name of the roundabout used to be county islands but was changed in the late 1980s to match its popular name the magic roundabout. Tuesday 17th july 1962 was the date of a very historic occasion for swindon. Regent street, from opposite mcilroys,swindon flickr. Book throws light on swindons history of photographers.
Mcilroys, one of swindons bestknown stores, announced today that it is to close with the loss of 183 jobs. Arthur hopcroft described the late bob lord, chairman of burnley football club, using this phrase in his book the football man. New book to celebrate the life and work of swindons. So on we went, past the ruins of a once lovely building that has, at various times in its history been a corn exchange, a town hall, the locarno ballroom, a cinema and a rollerrink. Find out all the facts about the historic night in 1962 when the beatles played a gig in swindon. The beatles record their performance of four songs in front of a live teen audience.
The story of the history salisbury and south wiltshires music scene is told in the book hold tight. So on january, 1998 it was announced the store was to close. Bill mcilroy 4 july 1928 22 august 20 was a british secularist and atheist activist, writer and editor mcilroy was for many years editor of the freethinker three stints. It is safe to say that rory mcilroys defence of his title at. The colours were different, this bus being blue and cream, whilst the retford 1 and the sheffield 3 i think that was the number were red proper bus colours in my opinion.