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Electric Light Orchestra – World Tour Programme 1978 – UK 1st Issue. This programme has 22 pages. Back Cover. Back Page.
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Electric Light Orchestra – World Tour Programme 1978 – UK 2nd Issue
Electric Light Orchestra – World Tour Programme 1978 – UK. This programme has 22 pages. Back Cover. Back Page image of the Brutus Gold advertisement. This programme has different ads on the inside pages. The front and back covers are the same as the other issue.
Read More »The Electric Light Orchestra First Tour Advert 1972
The Electric Light Orchestra Melody Maker February 26th 1972 A very early ad announcing their forthcoming concerts, the majority of them were cancelled. March 9th 1972…..Kinetic Circus, Birmingham. (cancelled) March 25th 1972…..Liverpool Stadium. (cancelled) March 30th 1972…..Civic Hall, Wolverhampton. (cancelled) April 1st 1972…..Austria. (cancelled) April 2nd 1972…..Switzerland. (cancelled) April 3rd 1972…..Holland. (cancelled) April 15th 1972…..Village Roundhouse, Dagenham. (cancelled) April 16th …
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Electric Light Orchestra Tour 1973. The Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Sunday 11th March 1973. With Guests – The Jook. The Jook were a British Glam Rock Band featuring Chris Townson, Ian Hampton and Trevor White.
Read More »The Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music Tour 1975-76
The Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music Tour 1975-76 Saratoga Performing, Saratoga, New York, USA Saturday 4th September 1976. With Guests – Widowmaker.
Read More »Oak Street Cafés and Refreshment Rooms
Oak Street Cafés and Refreshment Rooms. In the latter part of the 19th century quite a few coffee houses and refreshment rooms were being established in Abertillery. The area of Oak Street (as seen to the left on the featured image above) close to the railway station was ideal for these establishments. Mr Jordan’s Coffee Tavern. In the 1880s Mr William …
Read More »Cafés and Refreshment Rooms in Town
Cafes and Refreshment Rooms in Town. Mr Smith’s Coffee House. In 1891 Mr Thomas Smith had a coffee house at Market Street, Abertillery. It was advertised as Smith’s Coffee House. The Arcade Cafe. In the late 1890’s the Italians come to the valley and in 1899 Messrs Antonio and Louis Bracchi came to Abertillery and opened a cafe ice cream parlour …
Read More »Church Street Cafés and Refreshment Rooms
Church Street Cafés and Refreshment Rooms. The Tillery Restaurant. In 1894 the Tillery Restaurant was opened by Mrs A. Challenger at 30 Church Street, Abertillery. The Tillery Restaurant was in the building next door to where Hectors Cafe, Church Street is today. The Waverley Hotel. In 1910 the Waverley Hotel, was advertised as being in Church Street, Abertillery. The proprietors were …
Read More »The Limes – Abertillery
The Limes House, Abertillery House – Abertillery. The Limes House (as seen middle left on the featured images above surrounded by trees and just behind the railway lines) was originally called Abertillery House. It was one of the oldest premises in the area. Abertillery House. In Mr Edmund Jones first book written in 1779 called “The History of Aberystruth” he …
Read More »Briggs Boot & Shoe Company – Somerset Street
Messrs Briggs & Co Boot and Shoe Manufacturers. Messrs Briggs & Co were Mr William Edwin Briggs and his son Mr Arthur Edwin Briggs, a family of boot and shoe manufacturers from Leicestershire. Messrs Briggs had stores in all major towns with many in South Wales, including, Brynmawr, Risca, Blackwood, Abercarn, Ebbw Vale and Newbridge. In the early 1900’s the …
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