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At the
back of the Civic
In the
background is the Maxwell Pool, also coming down in June 2010
This
relatively small area is where the trucks loaded in and out
The
view from Long Lionel - the Civic car park and the side of the Aston Hall
Those
of you who remember the Genesis and Police ticket queues in the cattle
market....well the cattle market has gone in the name of progress.
The
walkway from the Civic to Exchange Street down the side of what was the
cattle market. In the background is the Waterside Theatre, the Civic's
replacement.
June
4th 2010 - there's nothing left to advertise at the Civic Centre, so
Friars is all over it as the last paying event at this venerable venue.
Picture: Joe Stopps
The
carpet inside the Civic Centre featuring within its pattern, the immortal
Aylesbury Duck.
Picture: Joss O'Kelly
Picture: Mike O'Connor
The
main hall where Friars gigs took place opened as the Vale Hall but was
renamed in 1977 to the Maxwell Hall in memory and honour of Reg Maxwell as
below.
Picture: Mike O'Connor
In the
bar area outside the Maxwell Hall were a number of montages featuring a
variety of events at the Civic Centre from Basil Brush to Norman Wisdom to
Friars.
Picture: Stuart Robb
Picture: Stuart Robb
Picture: Stuart Robb
Picture: Stuart Robb
In
front of one montage is one John Otway (4th June 2010) against himself at
Friars 30 years ago.
Picture: Stuart Robb
The
Walton Lounge upstairs actually hosted a Friars gig once.......Howard
Jones in December 1982.
Picture: Stuart Robb
Down
in the basement area - this housed two smaller meeting rooms (Claydon and
Turville), one set of toilets and the cloakrooms.
Picture: Stuart Robb
Part
of the basement design at the end featured some of mural work by art
students at Cottesloe School in Wing. This will form part of an
installation in Friars Square this summer.
Picture: Stuart Robb
Picture: Mike O'Connor
Coming
back upstairs from the basement to hall level was another mural depicting
a wide variety of Civic events - there are Friars posters in this too.
Picture: Stuart Robb
The
main bar, the bane of many Friars patrons over the last 35 years!
Picture: Stuart Robb
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