Sith Happens Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 The Ripley hippodrome is due to be pulled down. Had some great times in Tonkers in the early 90's, was a dump, you stuck to the floor, that busy it took ages to get served but good times non the less. A shame nothing could be done with the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Surprised they're letting it get torn down? Should be quite a job as its in between other buildings isn't it? they ought to turn it back into a cinema like Belper did with their old place. I remember watching the first Superman film at Ripley cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 24 minutes ago, Boycie said: Surprised they're letting it get torn down? Should be quite a job as its in between other buildings isn't it? they ought to turn it back into a cinema like Belper did with their old place. I remember watching the first Superman film at Ripley cinema. I remember queuing round the block to watch ET. It will just end up as another poundland or something like that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Shame that, like you say @Paul71 it was a dump , but it was fun ? . Some good memories from in there . I remember walking out late one Christmas eve and I was that pissed I slipped straight over on that shitty tiled floor in the entrance ?. Can't believe I used to pay £3 to get in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, RiddingsRam said: Shame that, like you say @Paul71 it was a dump , but it was fun ? . Some good memories from in there . I remember walking out late one Christmas eve and I was that pissed I slipped straight over on that shitty tiled floor in the entrance ?. Can't believe I used to pay £3 to get in there. Must have be a gold mine back then...back in the day when Ripley was packed every friday and saturday. 2 or 3 hours in tonkers then down to the old regal, the one before the fire. In the mid 90's i did some taxi driving to earn some extra money, i used to pick up the old lady who worked in the kiosk (im sure it was mrs tonks) and she used to always give me some cans of beer as a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, Paul71 said: Must have be a gold mine back then...back in the day when Ripley was packed every friday and saturday. 2 or 3 hours in tonkers then down to the old regal, the one before the fire. In the mid 90's i did some taxi driving to earn some extra money, i used to pick up the old lady who worked in the kiosk (im sure it was mrs tonks) and she used to always give me some cans of beer as a tip. Was it red stripe ? They always used to sell cans of red stripe behind the bar ?. It's like a ghost town up there on a Friday now , Saturdays still quite busy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 27 minutes ago, RiddingsRam said: Was it red stripe ? They always used to sell cans of red stripe behind the bar ?. It's like a ghost town up there on a Friday now , Saturdays still quite busy . Ha think its whatever she could get, had all sorts. But yes they did do red stripe in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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