Fan Archive Beatles SheffieldDiane – The Azena 1963
All she could hear was screaming… I was only 11 and, although I now love The Beatles, it was my sister, about 14 at the time, who really wanted to go. Our mum and dad…
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Sue – 2nd March 1963
Autograph Hunting Led to a Chance Encounter with The Beatles… My friends and I used to go autograph hunting between the City Hall and the Grand Hotel on a Saturday. I remember on that particular…
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Frank Parker and David Antcliffe – Student radio and George Harrison, Sheffield December 1969
A student radio programme at the University of Sheffield led to a backstage interview with George Harrison and Eric Clapton in December 1969. The programme, Radio Five, was produced by students for broadcast on Radio…
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Anne – The City Hall 1963
The main thing I can remember is the noise. It was a very long time ago, I don’t remember much. I know I went with some school friends and somebody must have taken us. We…
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Jude – City Hall 1963
I donated my City Hall Beatles ticket to Sheffield Museum many years ago. It used to be on display in a cabinet. Obviously I was there and sat on the steps all day with school…
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Roger – The Azena 1963
My auntie was working in the VIP lounge at Stansted Airport. Four scruffy-looking lads wandered in. She said, “Oi, you can’t come in here.” One of them said, “We’re waiting for somebody, we’ll just wait…
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A Sheffield Childhood: Queenie Hyman and an Early Beatles Connection
A Sheffield connection: Queenie Hyman While this archive focuses on memories of The Beatles performing in Sheffield, there is also a quieter, lesser known link between the city and their manager’s family. Recent research in…
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Barbara and Carol – The City Hall 1963 – 64
Barbara: Our dad, we called him “Old Joe”, was a Commissionaire. In the daytime he worked as a messenger at the Westminster Bank in Sheffield, and at night he’d put on his smart uniform and…
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Robert – The Gaumont 1965
I queued for our tickets for 6 and half hours, it stretched from West Street, past City Hall and right round into the ticket office. I bought 2 tickets for Jean and I, I paid…
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