Commie chef at the grand hotel 1965

does any body know ian skinner who worked with me at the grand hotel ....or a guy called nobby ..we all called him that name because i didn't know his first name .....we all worked in the kitchens ....as far as friends are concerned it was the best time of my life in the early days ...i worked in the grand hotel between 1963 and 1964 then i moved up the road to the grosvenor house hotel

I worked at the Grand during the 1960's .I was a hair stylist in M/Dalton's branch at the Grand Any clients requiring drinks were served by two waiters from the hotel .One was called Ian ,the other called Stuart .However I cannot recall any surnames .

Were you there during the fire, when two members of staff jumped from staff quarters onto flat roof several floors below ?.

P.C.Plod179

can't remember the fire must have been before my time but sounds terrible ...

had an uncle called larry corr--chef in late 50s/60

A friend of mine father worked at the Grande in the fifties, possibly into the sixties, he was a sous chef and his name was Patterson. Ring any bells anyone.

Hello Fleetwood,

My late father-in-law worked at the Grand Hotel during the period you mention. However his name was John Pattinson (not Pattinson) and he lived in Pitsmoor.

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Hi Should have said Pattinson not Patterson.

You maybe correct on the spelling and it might be the same person, I only know that his son Mick was a terrific pianist who died tragically far too young. What part of Pitsmoor are you talking about? The family when I knew them lived, not far from Spital Hill off the main Rd on the left hand side heading towards Firvale.

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Hello Fleetwood,

My late father-in-law worked at the Grand Hotel during the period you mention. However his name was John Pattinson (not Pattinson) and he lived in Pitsmoor.

 

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Hi Should have said Pattinson not Patterson.

storrs girl - Does my earlier posting ring any bells. fleetwood

Hi, The Michael you refer to was my 1st husband who was tragically killed in a cycling accident in 1990. His father John and mother Catherine have been dead for some years but his sister, Maureen lives in Glossop..

They lived at 69 Clun road. Michael's best friend, Keith Bentley,another talented pianist lived opposite.

Happy New Year.

Hi, The Michael you refer to was my 1st husband who was tragically killed in a cycling accident in 1990. His father John and mother Catherine have been dead for some years but his sister, Maureen lives in Glossop..

They lived at 69 Clun road. Michael's best friend, Keith Bentley,another talented pianist lived opposite.

Happy New Year.

Makes me feel good that we are on the same page with Mick, his father and so on. I had met his family and worked and socialised with Mick after I got out of the Forces doing my National Service. Must remember his name was Pattinson not Patterson though.

I worked at the Grand during the 1960's .I was a hair stylist in M/Dalton's branch at the Grand Any clients requiring drinks were served by two waiters from the hotel .One was called Ian ,the other called Stuart .However I cannot recall any surnames .

I worked at the Grand Hotel as a porter in 1965. I was only 15 at the time. The Head Porter was Mr Fleming. He was quite strict but very fair. I have so many memories from then. It was a very interesting job. I used to work split shifts. It wouldn’t be allowed now. My tips exceeded my wages, I couldn’t have managed otherwise. There was Johnnie Spitzer in room 341. He was a character. Once gave me 6d. I remember Kathy Kirby going into Marjorie Daltons. She told me someone was following her. I wouldn’t have blamed them if they were. All the groups used to stay there when appearing at the City Hall.

I would have loved to work in the kitchens but seeing the way the commie chefs used to get shouted at, frightened me to death. I did go back there in 1967, working under Dennis Wilson as Head Porter. Nice chap. He used to pop across to the Three Tunns from time to time. When I finished my shift, I collected glasses down stairs in the Buccaneer Bar.

Oh to be young again. I’ll shut up now

Grand Hotel, what a lovely hotel that was in the early/mid 1960s, from the outside, that is. My school friends & I used to wait outside hoping to get autographs from pop stars who were staying there. We were once amongst a huge crowd of screaming teenagers, Helen Shapiro was staying there & we had tickets to see her on stage at the City Hall that night. Helen was a teenage schoolgirl herself then. She was staying in a room very high up (it seemed that way back then), Helen opened a window & waved to the crowd below & threw out (machine) autographed photos of herself, they rained down. I was lucky to catch one, I still have it in my autograph book.

One time we were waiting outside the main back door of the Grand, hoping to get some pop stars autograph when a group of older American men in suits came out. We didn't know who they were, but I asked one of them (in my innocence), "Are you somebody", (or was it are you anybody). LOL

Another time my friends & I were at the front door hoping to see Bobby Vee

& get his autograph. We managed to get in the front door & ran like mad down the main corridor chasing after someone. We were thrown out

but I did get Bobby Vee's autograph that night at the City Hall. What a great singer he was.

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Hi, The Michael you refer to was my 1st husband who was tragically killed in a cycling accident in 1990. His father John and mother Catherine have been dead for some years but his sister, Maureen lives in Glossop..

They lived at 69 Clun road. Michael's best friend, Keith Bentley,another talented pianist lived opposite.

Happy New Year.

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Hello Storrs girl, my family lived at 93 & then 97 Clun Road for many years.

The Bentley family were neighbours & good friends of my Grandparents.

Keith & my Aunt were of a similar age. Keith used to work for the gas company. A few years ago I heard he was playing piano at a restaurant near Rotherham.