Green Door Club, Shudehill. (c) Google 2010. View Larger Map.
The Green Door Club was a favourite haunt of Mirror / People/ News of the World journalists and printers who worked the night shift at the Withy Grove newspaper offices. Like the better known Press Club, it would open all night for the grafters, but doesn't appear to have been members-only. It shut its doors at some point in the 1970s, maybe around the same time that the New Green Door Club opened round the corner on Dantzic Street. It was situated next to the gun shop at the bottom of Shudehill, now a jewellers.
Green Door Club, Shudehill. (c) Google 2010. View Larger Map.
It was definitely open until the mid eighties, I remember rolling out of there and on to the all night 192, with my swag under my arm!
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely open in the mid 80's and may be later.
ReplyDeleteMargaret at one time was the manager \ licencee.
You would not normally get served unless you was a member of the press.
Adult entertainment was provided in the back room.
It remained open to at least 5am in the morning.
I recall management was transferred to a member of the press.
YES, I RECALL/ REMEMBER, THE GREEN DOOR,
ReplyDeleteSHUDHILL, MANCHESTER.
FOR NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES/ WORKING NEWSPAPER FOLK
ONLY. STATED ROUND THE CLOCK !!
ANYONE OUT THERE RECALL.
PEACE TO ALL.
I used to go in the Green Door Club. Used by the Newspaper workers but my mates weren’t in that trade but went in in regularly. Seem to remember it was run by Nick Manoli.
ReplyDeleteI used to go in the Green Door Club regularly 1960/70’s. Nick Manoli had something to do with the management of it. When McKay was the Chief Constable of Manchester tried to control the number of Clubs in Manchester, he dictated all Clubs had to provide a meal if alcohol was consumed. Enterprising Clubs introduced a door charge and provided, usually a basic sandwich or sometimes tater hash. In the green Door it was 3/6d to get in and the meal was a small steak and chips.
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