My first memory of the Essoldo cinema is when my Aunt took me to see the Beatles Yellow Submarine film in 1968. As a thirteen year old and living in simpler times I was a little befuddled by the film but it left a lasting impact on me. After all I was a Beatles fan. Afterwards I had my first Chinese meal at a nearby restaurant. I don’t think it was my first visit to the Essoldo but it is the first one I remember.
One Saturday night in the spring of 1972 they staged an all night Beatle’s Film fest at the Essoldo. I was 16 and worked at Halfords around the corner. I would be going with my 15 year old girl friend and I had to get permission from her father to let her accompany me. My Girl friends older sister came along too. I remember queuing to get in and was quite exited. We had sandwiches to help get us through the night.
After the end of the first film “A Hard Days Night,” a local band came on stage. They had come from a gig they had played earlier at a local pub. They played late fifties and early sixties hits. I have always remembered their rendition of “The night has a Thousand Eyes.”
We then watched “The Yellow Submarine,” “Let it be,” and “Help.” I remember my girlfriend taking a shine to the cartoon character Jeremy in “The Yellow Submarine.”
We left very tired at about 6.30 in the morning. There was no bus and we walked home to Ashby. The sun was up, it was a nice morning and I remember us talking about how it must have been for those who were lucky enough to see the Beatles and the Cavern in the early 1960’s as we walked home.
Even though the Beatles don’t actually star in it The Yellow Submarine is my favourite.
On another occasion we went to see George Harrison’s concert for Bangladesh at the Essoldo.
My Aunt took me to see The Yellow Submarine film in 1968 at the Essoldo Cinema and afterwards I had my first Chinese meal. I
In spring 1972 they staged an all night Beatle’s Film fest one Saturday night, from around 10pm. I went along with my then girl friend and here sister.
After the end of the first film which I think was “A Hard Days Night” a local band came on stage and played late fifties and early sixties hits. I have always remembered their rendition of “The night has a Thousand Eyes.”
After watching “Help,” “The Yellow Submarine,” and “Let it Be” we left very tired at about 6.30 in the morning. There was no bus and we walked home to Ashby. The sun was up and it was a nice morning and I remember talking about how it must have been for those who were lucky enough to see the Beatles and the Cavern in the early 1960’s and walking home after talking about it. Even though the Beatles don’t actually star in it The Yellow Submarine is my favourite.
It would be interesting to know if anyone else remembers this.
I used to stay in Morden back in the mid to late sixties at my Aunts house near Cannon hill during the school holidays. I remember going to the Odeon to see the film Khartoum in 1966, its spectacle and tragic ending had quite and effect on me. I can remember walking up to the facade and being quite excited in seeing a film there as I came from Lincolnshire and the Odeon was quite an imposing building to me. I remember the interior was quite grand to what I was used to but I can’t remember a cafe there. Perhaps thats due to the fact that we would visit the Wimpy bar after. I also saw the Daleks Invasion Earth AD 2150 film with Peter Cushing and the 1966 Gerry Anderson film Thunderbirds Are Go there, both egg and milk to an 11 year old boy.
Then in 1980 I had an occasion to visit London and I drove through the centre of Morden on the way to relatives in the South. I saw that the Odeon had become a DIY store and was quite shocked. Now there is not much left of the Morden I remember, the Odeon, Caterfoods Supermarket and United Dairies all gone. It all looks a bit Dystopian to me now as I was there six years ago to visit my Uncle who still lives there. I have fond memories of Morden and the Odeon, like many such buildings it is such a shame it wasn’t valued more than it was.
My Grandfather told a story of a thunderstorm where a round glowing ball of energy (ball lightning) came through the doors of the Globe cinema in Ashby, went right round the auditorium and exited again. He said the atmosphere was charged, children screamed and there was a smell like you get in on the fairground dodgems. This was probably in the 1930’s as he delivered milk in Ashby by horse and cart at that time. I visited the Roxy as a child in the 1960’s on Saturdays, you could get discounted entry if you had a famous brand of tea wrapper. I remember watching Roy Rodgers westerns.
My first memory of the Essoldo cinema is when my Aunt took me to see the Beatles Yellow Submarine film in 1968. As a thirteen year old and living in simpler times I was a little befuddled by the film but it left a lasting impact on me. After all I was a Beatles fan. Afterwards I had my first Chinese meal at a nearby restaurant. I don’t think it was my first visit to the Essoldo but it is the first one I remember.
One Saturday night in the spring of 1972 they staged an all night Beatle’s Film fest at the Essoldo. I was 16 and worked at Halfords around the corner. I would be going with my 15 year old girl friend and I had to get permission from her father to let her accompany me. My Girl friends older sister came along too. I remember queuing to get in and was quite exited. We had sandwiches to help get us through the night.
After the end of the first film “A Hard Days Night,” a local band came on stage. They had come from a gig they had played earlier at a local pub. They played late fifties and early sixties hits. I have always remembered their rendition of “The night has a Thousand Eyes.”
We then watched “The Yellow Submarine,” “Let it be,” and “Help.” I remember my girlfriend taking a shine to the cartoon character Jeremy in “The Yellow Submarine.”
We left very tired at about 6.30 in the morning. There was no bus and we walked home to Ashby. The sun was up, it was a nice morning and I remember us talking about how it must have been for those who were lucky enough to see the Beatles and the Cavern in the early 1960’s as we walked home.
Even though the Beatles don’t actually star in it The Yellow Submarine is my favourite.
On another occasion we went to see George Harrison’s concert for Bangladesh at the Essoldo.
My Aunt took me to see The Yellow Submarine film in 1968 at the Essoldo Cinema and afterwards I had my first Chinese meal. I
In spring 1972 they staged an all night Beatle’s Film fest one Saturday night, from around 10pm. I went along with my then girl friend and here sister.
After the end of the first film which I think was “A Hard Days Night” a local band came on stage and played late fifties and early sixties hits. I have always remembered their rendition of “The night has a Thousand Eyes.”
After watching “Help,” “The Yellow Submarine,” and “Let it Be” we left very tired at about 6.30 in the morning. There was no bus and we walked home to Ashby. The sun was up and it was a nice morning and I remember talking about how it must have been for those who were lucky enough to see the Beatles and the Cavern in the early 1960’s and walking home after talking about it. Even though the Beatles don’t actually star in it The Yellow Submarine is my favourite.
It would be interesting to know if anyone else remembers this.
I used to stay in Morden back in the mid to late sixties at my Aunts house near Cannon hill during the school holidays. I remember going to the Odeon to see the film Khartoum in 1966, its spectacle and tragic ending had quite and effect on me. I can remember walking up to the facade and being quite excited in seeing a film there as I came from Lincolnshire and the Odeon was quite an imposing building to me. I remember the interior was quite grand to what I was used to but I can’t remember a cafe there. Perhaps thats due to the fact that we would visit the Wimpy bar after. I also saw the Daleks Invasion Earth AD 2150 film with Peter Cushing and the 1966 Gerry Anderson film Thunderbirds Are Go there, both egg and milk to an 11 year old boy.
Then in 1980 I had an occasion to visit London and I drove through the centre of Morden on the way to relatives in the South. I saw that the Odeon had become a DIY store and was quite shocked. Now there is not much left of the Morden I remember, the Odeon, Caterfoods Supermarket and United Dairies all gone. It all looks a bit Dystopian to me now as I was there six years ago to visit my Uncle who still lives there. I have fond memories of Morden and the Odeon, like many such buildings it is such a shame it wasn’t valued more than it was.
My Grandfather told a story of a thunderstorm where a round glowing ball of energy (ball lightning) came through the doors of the Globe cinema in Ashby, went right round the auditorium and exited again. He said the atmosphere was charged, children screamed and there was a smell like you get in on the fairground dodgems. This was probably in the 1930’s as he delivered milk in Ashby by horse and cart at that time. I visited the Roxy as a child in the 1960’s on Saturdays, you could get discounted entry if you had a famous brand of tea wrapper. I remember watching Roy Rodgers westerns.