Memory Lane Southend Kursaal / Southend United in the 1950s

[Cricko]

 

[AndyH]

Fascinating video. Players arriving at Blackpool in their long coats and ties

 

[Billy is the best]

What a great video. Last time I went to the Kursaal was to see Rod Stewart.

 

[TSG]

What a great video. Last time I went to the Kursaal was to see Rod Stewart.

Technically the Faces on the night,, but yes, a great video, and I was there, (turned up without an ticket and the bloke in the ticket booth was reselling collected tickets, it must have been well over sold, incredible no one was hurt as far as I know), along with a few other concert nights, including Cockney Rebel where Steve Harley (R.I.P.) slagged off the acoustics, bless him!

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

What was the keeper doing for Blackpool second goal
Great film and memories came flooding back, wish my mum and dad were alive to show them

 

[cerbera45]

I expected to see some landmark features from the old Kursaal Ground such as the large water chute behind one of the goals rather than the houses that we saw in the video clip.

 

[Blue Yonder]

I expected to see some landmark features from the old Kursaal Ground such as the large water chute behind one of the goals rather than the houses that we saw in the video clip.

It was the (greyhound) Stadium not the Kursaal in the clip.

 

[Tony Allen]

Sang in a school choir in the Kursaal in the early sixties and used to know Graeme Douglas who played guitar with the Kursaal Flyers - er that's it I think

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Sang in a school choir in the Kursaal in the early sixties and used to know Graeme Douglas who played guitar with the Kursaal Flyers - er that's it I think

@Tony Allen Graeme Douglas was my Chemistry(?) Science teacher at Belfairs Boys before he left to try and make a go of it with the Kursaal Flyers.

 

[Tony Allen]

Graeme Douglas was my Chemistry(?) Science teacher at Belfairs Boys before he left to try and make a go of it with the Kursaal Flyers.

Well you learn something every day. I used to play in Chalkwell Park with him and his brother Andrew and they both went to Southend High as did I. I didn't know he was on the science side. He still plays a bit but has diabetes and that has made it a struggle

 

[OldBlueLady]

A young looking Dave Goody there on interview!