mollag Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 If you thought the Forresters was star wars you should have ssen where the posties used to drink, The Musicians Club on Circular road, now that was a basic bar Known to one and all as the 'Fiddlers' Club! Mind you, it had an excellent snooker table - and I recall Alex Higgins warming up in there before an exhibition a few years ago (and I think he tried out the snooker table as well!) the late barry gibb was a member, very anonymous, the members had no idea who he was. His only complaint was that ther was no phone. As i remember, it was stag, no females allowed, even cleaners had to be male, alright i suppose but shite on friday stripper night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 what was the club called / whose was it on the top side of Circular Road - opposite the old sorting office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 It was called the musicians club and the building was directly opposite the old sorting office, i seem to remember the building was originally the oddfellows hall? Anyone remember where Bourne Hall was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Well, it has been demolished today: Video: Forresters_Arms_Demolition.3gp (1min 26sec) (Should run in RealPlayer or Quicktime - if not, more info here) Pics: Animated Gif (119KB) Rather dusty affair, that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deejay Denzel Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I was at the back of st marys church and the dust was drifting up there last night, stinks and got in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THRILLER Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 just as dusty as when it was open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckett Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 manxchatterbox I hope you don't mind but I have had a play around with your digital iamge of the Forresters in Photoshop Another Douglas landmark gone to the developers Last Ten The place is (soon to be was) a state - I'd rather have a new build than watch it continue to decay. It had just better not become another car park as per the site opposite it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 nice bit of video clip from Amadeus - wish I could do that - I've a digital videocam - how's it done - could do interviews etc of events for the forum..it would beat MR hands down to newsstories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 But you'd have to listen to the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lard Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 It is too easy to be distracted by watching the building coming down. If you listen to this 20 second soundtrack (or just watch the video again) you will hear, apart from the walls crashing down, the wailing of all the spirits of the people who used to frequent the Forresters but are no longer with us. ___Spirits_of_the_Forresters1.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 spooky ...maybe they will haunt the brewery or the occupiers of the new apartmenys when/if they get built... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deejay Denzel Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 so is it still going to be a trendy bar or just apartments now or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 so is it still going to be a trendy bar or just apartments now or both? Probably neither. Just a dusty car park for years to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboy Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 so is it still going to be a trendy bar or just apartments now or both? Probably neither. Just a dusty car park for years to come Its will be just another high-rise battery farm for wankers with more money than sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 so is it still going to be a trendy bar or just apartments now or both? Probably neither. Just a dusty car park for years to come I'm agreeing with TMcC on this - bet it will be laid out in parking spaces with a letting board up by the end of next week...there must be room on the cleared site for 15/20 cars at a rate of say £5 per day - look at the Cambrian place site - Corpy public car park, sold to developer, no building, private contract car park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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