Ah, Hulburds. My mum always said it was too expensive for her. But its cafe did in my opinion serve the best baked potatoes in the town in their restaurant. Used to go in there before walking across the road to the Odeon for a matinee. The Odeon had a restaurant which they later converted to the smallest Classic screen but before they converted it, The Odeon was a lovely art deco type building. Its huge foyer had a particular lovely old smell. The tickets were served in the centre kiosk and the tickets were ejected from an old metal dispenser via slots. They you had the choice of stalls, circle and dress circle. Ah, lovely days. I believe they still have some old equipment inside that fantastic cinema.
Fantastic video! I remember going to Hulburds with my mum as a toddler and small child. Eating at the cafe and going upstairs to a photography section that had a Disney characters picture on a Kodak (i think) display and then looking out of the window at the cinema on the other side of the road. Speaking of which I'd love a similar video on the history of the cinema (such a magical and special place for me growing up).
I remember the cafe on the first floor very well and being taken there as a very small child in the late 70's. It seemed a cut above everything else with its elegant potted plants and elegant staircase - that's my memory anyway...
I remember shopping there with my mum -in-law dear Hedy , who suggested to go there for haberdashery ,as I had taken up dress-making for our growing daughters ,now all grown up with families of their own. Lovely shop had everything under one roof .
I have a true and very funny story about The Odeon, Westlands School, Richard Burton and me. The story began in the week The Odeon reopened as the Bingo Hall/Classic cinema. They had just converted the old Restaurant cafe into the smallest Classic screen in which they were showing the movie ‘Where Eagles Dare’ which contained a scene that I then recreated at Westlands School to the extent where, quite on my own without Clint Eastwood and his machine gun with an endless supply of bullets help, managed to stop a school governors meeting. As the original founder of your museum would know (because he taught there) westlands was a bit like the castle in Where Eagles Dare in the sixties, - minus the nazis and flimsy looking helicopter of course. If you want to know more…. Get in touch!
Yeah I remember hulburds It always reminded me of grace bros of are you being served, that’s funny as I’m writing this you mention grace bros. A very interesting video thanks!
Great video. Thank you
Ah, Hulburds. My mum always said it was too expensive for her. But its cafe did in my opinion serve the best baked potatoes in the town in their restaurant. Used to go in there before walking across the road to the Odeon for a matinee. The Odeon had a restaurant which they later converted to the smallest Classic screen but before they converted it, The Odeon was a lovely art deco type building. Its huge foyer had a particular lovely old smell. The tickets were served in the centre kiosk and the tickets were ejected from an old metal dispenser via slots. They you had the choice of stalls, circle and dress circle. Ah, lovely days. I believe they still have some old equipment inside that fantastic cinema.
Fantastic video! I remember going to Hulburds with my mum as a toddler and small child. Eating at the cafe and going upstairs to a photography section that had a Disney characters picture on a Kodak (i think) display and then looking out of the window at the cinema on the other side of the road. Speaking of which I'd love a similar video on the history of the cinema (such a magical and special place for me growing up).
I remember the cafe on the first floor very well and being taken there as a very small child in the late 70's. It seemed a cut above everything else with its elegant potted plants and elegant staircase - that's my memory anyway...
I remember shopping there with my mum -in-law dear Hedy , who suggested to go there for haberdashery ,as I had taken up dress-making for our growing daughters ,now all grown up with families of their own. Lovely shop had everything under one roof .
Another very interesting video and quite an eclectic mix of background music! Many thanks.
Anyone remember the 'Arethusa' sweetshop by St. Peters church? In the early sixties it had a milk vending machine outside.
I have a true and very funny story about The Odeon, Westlands School, Richard Burton and me. The story began in the week The Odeon reopened as the Bingo Hall/Classic cinema. They had just converted the old Restaurant cafe into the smallest Classic screen in which they were showing the movie ‘Where Eagles Dare’ which contained a scene that I then recreated at Westlands School to the extent where, quite on my own without Clint Eastwood and his machine gun with an endless supply of bullets help, managed to stop a school governors meeting. As the original founder of your museum would know (because he taught there) westlands was a bit like the castle in Where Eagles Dare in the sixties, - minus the nazis and flimsy looking helicopter of course. If you want to know more…. Get in touch!
Absolutely fascinating
Yeah I remember hulburds It always reminded me of grace bros of are you being served, that’s funny as I’m writing this you mention grace bros. A very interesting video thanks!
I remember having the best cheesecake I have ever eaten in the restaurant upstairs in the 70’s
Another interesting and well done piece from you. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it