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This selection sent in by Jason is of the Peace Gardens in the summer of 1982 and 1983 and further down the page from Penthouse 1969 and early 1970s

Jason is now the Landlord of the Dove and Rainbow. One of the Best Rock bars in town. In my view it is very like the old Wap atmosphere in there, with Classic Pinball machines and many of the old faces, but with far better drinks. They are a cask ale specialist and have won an award from the local branch of Camra. They also have a great sound system, and a stage for live bands, but are careful to maintain a good range of volumes, because so many people get put off from going into a music bar when it is too loud to talk. One of the best things they have in my opinion is a quiet end!

Jason has just said to me " the Dove welcomes all of Sheffields old rockers at any time, for the best in classic rock, and where you will see all those long lost faces"

Almost all the text on this page has been sent in by Jason,

He says " Look how fantastic and summery the old peace gardens was"

1982 and 3, those long Summer days in the Peace Gardens, getting thrown
in the fountain was an essential part of that Saturday experience...
drinking cheap cider from the 'International' supermarket opposite the
old bus shelters before hitting the Wapentake, Yorkshireman, etc,
followed by Rebels, and on Saturdays you were guaranteed to see
virtually every rocker in Sheffield descend on the Peace Gardens. Could
not move for denim jackets covered patches and embroidered logos of
Sabbath, AC/DC, Motorhead, Hawkwind, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Zeppelin, etc.
A few long gone relics here, note the old Peace Gardens bus shelters
with the old Church wall still there, the PIPPY'S bag, the HABITAT bag,
the famed Egg Box Town Hall extension, afghan coats, but quite how the
April 1983 Culture Club 7" single got to be in the picture I do not
remember!! Names of faces here include me, Joanne, Helen, Sonia, Cathy,
Chris, Brian, Julie, Angela, Nicky, Sharron, Richard, and if any of you
are still out there, drop me an email..( chestnutmare@imap.cc ) ..better still, you all took
pictures as well at various times so get them sent in! . . . . Jason

The pub is THE YORK in Broomhill when it was still a proper old pub with vinyl jukebox and pints of Carling Black Label at 50 pence, and fairly regular haunt of a certain group of rockers on Sunday nights..

This next section of images, courtesy of Jason are from Penthouse.
Penthouse was the original name of the nightclub which later became Rebels. Pictures of Penthouse are very rare and I am extremely grateful that he has shared them with us.

Mike Redfearn has recently (1st Jan 2007) got in touch with us and added the following . . .

"The band in the black and white picture at the Penthouse is called Friction and the year would be 1970

Also on stage with us is Pete Stringfellow - he'd just opened the place a short while before. The lead vocalist, the guy on the mike is Trevor Birch who went on to play with a band called, I believe, Iron Butterfly. He and I were very good friends - I have lived in Canada since 1974 - and we had a band called Chicago Line that was recently mentioned on the Sheffield Forum, on a 'bands of the sixties' thread. That would be around 1969. Ray Stewart got us the gig at the Penthouse and also got us into the Black Swan for the much covetted saturday lunchtime show. Friction didn't do a lot of work around Sheffield - we spent a lot of time up in Geordieland. We also had a band called The Shades of Blue and did a lot of business around the Chesterfield area."

Though unfortunately damaged, this B & W photo is still worth publishing it shows a band playing.
There were lots of bands who played at Penthouse, during the 1970s Including many great bands e.g. YES.

This Photo belonged to Mike Redfearn, He was the long haired bass player in the centre of the picture.

Here is another shot of that same Penthouse stage as the photo above, but this photo was taken on the club's opening day in 1969

As you can see from this image and the following ones as the club was in the Early 1970s the decoration was of ancient Greek motifs.

The stage itself, was the same wooden stage which was in situ when the club re-opened as Rebels in January 1982
All the black paint on the top had worn off and it was just scratched and dented wood. The curtains round the base had been removed and you could see under it.
It was moved from the side to the back under the windows, not sure when,but pre 1982 anyway.

This shot shows the original DJ area, which appears to be on the left hand side of the stage.

Incidentally the wall murals still exist, they are UNDER the black
paint, several layers of it now. Don't know when they were painted out,
it may have been 1981 while being refurbed as Rebels

These photographs were lent to Jason by PAUL NORTON,
who actually PAINTED the Penthouse interior murals himself under the direction of a certain Mr Stringfellow in 1969...

he also did interior design for the original MOJO club but thats some years before the penthouse....

And just a little further to the left we can see an Apollo Mural on the wall behind the seats.

On the corner wall was another mural of a greek temple

And finally in this Penthouse section we have photos of 2 images which were painted on the long stairs up to the entrance to the club

Marsha Hunt -

African American actress and singer who was famous for her role in the rock opera "Hair" as well as having Mick Jagger's first child

Julie Driscoll - British Singer and Actress, she had a hit with "wheels on fire" in the 1960s

drop me an email..( chestnutmare@imap.cc ) .. . . . Jason

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Rebels Display Photos

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Roy's KGB People

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Rebs People 88-92

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Donnington 1990

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Roy's Wap People

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Dom 1990 - 1992

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John's Peace Garden Pics

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Rebels 1982

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Sarah's Shots

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Andy's Photos Early 80s

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Brian's Wap People

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Jan - Olga of the Wap

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Jan - Rebels

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Jan - Sex Kittens

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Jan - Donnington

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Jason -1982 / Penthouse

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Chris

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Debs 'N' Friends

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Joanna

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Fox

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Pete

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Classic Rock Bar

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Tobie

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Trevor

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Jackie

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This selection sent in by Jason is of the Peace Gardens in the summer of 1982 and 1983 and further down the page from Penthouse 1969 and early 1970s

Incidentally the wall murals still exist, they are UNDER the black paint, several layers of it now. Don't know when they were painted out, it may have been 1981 while being refurbed as Rebels

Incidentally the wall murals still exist, they are UNDER the black
paint, several layers of it now. Don't know when they were painted out,
it may have been 1981 while being refurbed as Rebels