Manchester Nightclub 1960s

[chirp]

Can anyone remember the name of a nightclub which was very close to the Odeon cinema on Oxford St Manchester in the 1960s. It may even have been part of the same building. It was quite smart and had a large staircase and flashing lights.
Chirp

[manmack]

was it the twisted wheel.

mack

[chirp]

No Mack it wasn't the Twisted Wheel. Thanks for your suggestion anyway.
Chirp

[manmack]

sorry chirp,i dont know why i came up with that,the wheel was off albert square,until it moved to whitworth st,i can still picture the clubs on oxford rd,but the names elude me.

mack

[bodger]

Mr. Smiths

[chirp]

No Bodger I think Mr Smiths was rather less posh and situated, if I remember correctly, in or near Aytoun St. I am wondering if the place I have been asked to find the name of was more like a ballroom. I will check back and add anything which may help.
Thank you
Chirp

[Barbara.H]

Is it the one that became Annabel's in the 1970s?  There was one there that had been a dancing school in the 40s and 50s, I think my mum and dad may have met there 

There was a post wayyy back where we got onto talking about Oxford Rd, TonyH's post I think - will have to do a search...

edit: not Annabel's but Tiffany's - see reply no.8

[Barbara.H]

Got the thread, it was this one:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0aa6/

scroll to reply 14: in Mum's day (1940s-1950s) there was the Plaza Dance Hall, and I'm fairly sure this was Annabels later, but whether it had another name in the 60s, I don't know!


edit: not Annabels but Tiffany's - see reply no. 8

[Barbara.H]

Oh what am I like... "fairly sure it was Annabels"... 

I was wrong, the one I'm thinking of was Tiffany's (at least I knew it was a posh girl's name!), and it was the Plaza before that.  Seen here on this site, with the Odeon's light visible behind it:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0aaa/

It was one of the places Jimmy Savile DJ'd when he was in Manchester. 

  Barbara