There was a snooker hall above every branch of Burton‘s TailorsDoes anybody know the story to this one?
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on May 02, 2023, 11:50:40 AMThere was a snooker hall above every branch of Burton‘s TailorsDoes anybody know the story to this one?There's probably an urban myth, but the truth is that the halls subsidised the running costs of the shops and the players would get their clothes from there.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on May 02, 2023, 12:31:44 PMQuote from: Rudy Can't Fail on May 02, 2023, 11:50:40 AMThere was a snooker hall above every branch of Burton‘s TailorsDoes anybody know the story to this one?There's probably an urban myth, but the truth is that the halls subsidised the running costs of the shops and the players would get their clothes from there. I certainly played snooker above the Burton's in Sutton when I was a teenager. This was back in the 1980s.
Chimpanzees in cages on the top floor of Lewis's.
I certainly played snooker above the Burton's in Sutton when I was a teenager. This was back in the 1980s.
Quote from: Pete on May 03, 2023, 11:31:54 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on May 02, 2023, 12:31:44 PMQuote from: Rudy Can't Fail on May 02, 2023, 11:50:40 AMThere was a snooker hall above every branch of Burton‘s TailorsDoes anybody know the story to this one?There's probably an urban myth, but the truth is that the halls subsidised the running costs of the shops and the players would get their clothes from there. I certainly played snooker above the Burton's in Sutton when I was a teenager. This was back in the 1980s.Did you know a guy called Dave Whitlock? Small, fairly quiet. Went to Vesey with him in the '80s. He was a regular at that club, I believe