Elite Snooker Hall.
 

My memory must be going, where was it ?. upstairs somewhere.

Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
 

Al, it was right over Redmans, opposite the town hall. The entrance was near the bottom of St James's Street.

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Thanks Wyn, all comes back to me now, but did'nt go there, well only a couple of times, how many tables did they have, who owned it etc.

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I only went in occasionally. Usually got thrashed by the likes of Isaac, Florrie etc. I think Cashman knows a bit about the owners, staff etc, so I'm sure he'll be along presently to enlighten us!

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Elite is on Grange Lane isn't it? been there since I were a lad.

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might have enti but it started out over top of redmans ...we are talking 50's till?

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so I'm not that old then :D

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what about it being down stairs at the St Johns ambulance building at bull brig??

Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
 

t'was upsatirs above Redmans in 1970 - aged 14 - knicked off school one day and arranged to meet mate in there for some games at dinner - I gets there early and am waiting when this geezer says " do you want a quick game while you're waiting" - " yea ok" says I and breaks off - and thats the last time I took a shot at anything - 10 mins later and there's me mate grinning his head off, as I'm flabergasted - "Don't you know who that is" says me mate - "no" - "its Hurricane Higgins you plonker"

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the two members of staff for many years were Bert, and Roland the One-Eyed slave. as everyone called him.two great old blokes,had many a laugh with them,also had a one-arm bandit the jackpot being three nines if you jiggled the arm you could move the chambers around, dropped a few jackpot did young cashy.:D p.s. it was a threepenny bit bandit.:)

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there was 11 tables alan,forget now who was the owner.

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The owners were Ben & Dorothy & they came from Eastbourne.

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It did move around a little, however, was above Redmans in my day ... not that I ever passed over the doorstep mind ya', purely a man's domain.

Alex Higgins frequented this on many occasions for practice against less qualified eager opponents.. :D

Re: Elite Snooker Hall.
 

yep he was livin with me n me mate at the time.never ever saw a woman up the Elite think they were Taboo katex.;)

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Was long time member.. I have still got this......