Canonical: https://hessleroad.com/saturday-nights-on-hessle-road.html Nights out in the road & its neighbouring streets # Saturday nights on Hessle Road The pictures. The music. The company. Getting dressed up, meeting friends and making memories. Follow the cinema, dance-hall and pub connections that help us explore Hessle Road’s social life. [Explore the stories ↓](https://hessleroad.com/saturday-nights-on-hessle-road.html#collection) [See the A3 artwork →](https://hessleroad.com/saturday-nights-on-hessle-road.html#poster) ![Original painted interpretation of nights out in the road & its neighbouring streets](https://hessleroad.com/heritage-everyday-nights.webp) Imagined heritage illustration, blending scenes across periods. Not an archival photograph or a particular real venue. Everyday heritage / Nights out in the road & its neighbouring streets ## An evening out, remembered for a lifetime This feature brings together venue records, a photographer’s account and a performer’s recollection. The title celebrates nights out across generations; the sources do not establish that every event happened on a Saturday. ### Our starting point The main road, West Dock Avenue and Madeley Street. Illustrations blend imagined scenes across periods; dates and locations belong to the written records. Six stories and memory themes, with records you can follow. Follow a memory ## The details that bring it back. 6 stories and themes West Dock Avenue, just off Hessle Road · 1931–1961 ### The pictures at the Langham Cinema Treasures records the Langham opening in 1931 and closing in 1961. Its theatre organ, balcony and large auditorium made the pictures an occasion. We would love to add memories of the films, queues, companions and seats people chose. [Source: Cinema Treasures: Langham Theatre ↗](https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/52280) ## A question for your memories Which film, seat or person brings the Langham back to you? Madeley Street swimming baths · archive photograph, February 1947 ### Dancing at Madeley Street A Hull History Centre photograph records the dance hall at Madeley Street swimming baths in February 1947. The archive reference is C TSP/3/618/10. It gives a firm starting point for gathering dance tickets, band names and recollections of the hall. [Source: Hull History Centre: Madeley Street dance hall photograph ↗](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-dance-hall-at-madeley-swimming-baths-hull-corporation-city-engineers-department/dQGpwXmHVPgUyg?hl=en) ## A question for your memories Did you keep a ticket, photograph or band programme? Star & Garter / Rayners · Hessle Road and West Dock Avenue ### A pub with generations of stories Russell Boyce’s project records the Star & Garter, known as Rayners, through his 1983 lunchtime photographs and a later return. His account also describes its continuing connection with family occasions and music. Those pictures offer a way into the people and conversations behind the pub’s name. [Source: Russell Boyce: Star & Garter / Rayners project ↗](https://www.russellboyce.com/storiescompleted.html) ## A question for your memories Who did you go with, and which room or corner do you remember? Rayners residency · performer’s published recollection ### A song for the road In his published performance description, Dave Williams recalls singing in Hessle Road pubs and clubs, including a long residency at Rayners. He credits Pete Smith with the song Hessle Road. Follow the external link to the performance and its account. [Source: Dave Williams: Hessle Road performance description ↗](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11avxl) ## A question for your memories Which local singer or band should we research next? Fishing-community context · not a fixed Saturday timetable ### Best clothes and a short spell ashore MyLearning describes fishermen visiting their tailor after a trip, dressing smartly and enjoying a short spell ashore with their families. The phrase three-day millionaires captures that contrast with demanding weeks at sea. Nights out followed the rhythm of fishing trips as well as the weekend. [Source: MyLearning: Life in Hull’s Fishing Community ↗](https://www.mylearning.org/stories/local-heroes-hulls-trawlermen/life-in-hulls-fishing-community) ## A question for your memories Do you have a photograph of someone dressed for a night out? Your memory could be the next story ### The night you still talk about A first dance, a favourite act, the last bus or meeting someone special: the details matter. Tell us the venue, approximate year, performers and who went with you. Photographs, tickets and programmes can help us build the record, with permission to publish. Invitation to contribute ## A question for your memories Which Hessle Road night would you bring back? ![A3 illustrated poster of Saturday nights on Hessle Road](https://hessleroad.com/nights-poster-thumb.webp) An illustrated collection for the Vauxhall Tavern wall ## Keep a little ofthe road in view. A matching A3 print brings this feature into a framed display, with readable lettering and a QR code leading to the fuller story. [Download A3 print PDF ↓](https://hessleroad.com/nights-a3-poster.pdf) [Download poster image ↓](https://hessleroad.com/nights-a3-poster.jpg) 297 × 420 mm · portrait · print at actual size. Records, recollections & the next chapter ## Where the story comes from. ### Cinema Treasures: Langham Theatre ↗ The theatre’s location, opening in 1931, closure in 1961 and cinema equipment. Community memories can add detail to this published venue history. ### Hull History Centre: Madeley Street dance hall photograph ↗ City Engineer’s photograph, C TSP/3/618/10, dated February 1947. The listing establishes a dance-hall setting, not a particular Saturday programme. ### Russell Boyce: Star & Garter / Rayners project ↗ The photographer’s first-hand account of his 1983 lunchtime pictures and later return. Photographs are linked for viewing, not reproduced here. ### Dave Williams: Hessle Road performance description ↗ The published video description recalls a Rayners residency and credits Pete Smith with the song. No lyrics, recording or performer portrait is reproduced. ### MyLearning: Life in Hull’s Fishing Community ↗ A cultural learning resource, with acknowledgements to historian Alec Gill. Used for fishing-community context, clothes, short spells ashore and the word “settlings”. Original AI-assisted artistic interpretation, blending imagined scenes across periods. Not an archival photograph, a portrait of a real person or a reconstruction of a named shop or venue. ### Share a night-out memory Send your memory, photograph or document to **info@hessleroad.com**. Include the place, approximate year, names you know and permission to publish. Tell us whether the account is first-hand or passed down. Contributions are reviewed before publication. [Send your contribution →](mailto:info@hessleroad.com?subject=Hessle%20Road%20nights%20out) New material will be added as the archive grows. The separate streets and terraces directory remains browse-only, with adding details there coming soon. [Browse the streets & terraces →](https://hessleroad.com/who-lived-here.html) More everyday heritage ## Another thread to follow. ![Painted interpretation for A taste of Hessle Road](https://hessleroad.com/heritage-everyday-taste-thumb.webp) Food, family & the working day ### A taste of Hessle Road A breadcake. A pattie. A whole world of memories. [Explore the feature →](https://hessleroad.com/a-taste-of-hessle-road.html) ![Painted interpretation for The things we used to say](https://hessleroad.com/heritage-everyday-words-thumb.webp) A growing Hull & Hessle Road word collection ### The things we used to say Our words. Our voices. Our sense of home. [Explore the feature →](https://hessleroad.com/the-things-we-used-to-say.html) ![Painted interpretation for Saturday nights on Hessle Road](https://hessleroad.com/heritage-everyday-nights-thumb.webp) Nights out in the road & its neighbouring streets ### Saturday nights on Hessle Road The pictures. The music. The company. [Explore the feature →](https://hessleroad.com/saturday-nights-on-hessle-road.html) ## About the project HessleRoad.com is part of [Hull Creative Skills and Heritage CIC](https://hullcreativeskillsandheritage.co.uk/), based at the Vauxhall Tavern, 1 Hessle Road, Hull. New heritage content is added every week. All sales proceeds go back into the CIC; profits support the community and community projects. Share a photograph or memory: [info@hessleroad.com](mailto:info@hessleroad.com). [Contribution guidance](https://hessleroad.com/contribute.html).