Initially opened as a jazz club by Ted Cowell under the guidance of Acker Bilk in 1968, it started hosting regular rock nights in 1969, becoming an all-rock club by 1978.
Initially opened as a jazz club by Ted Cowell under the guidance of Acker Bilk in 1968. By early 1970 they had removed'Old' from the title of the venue, which completed its transition to an all-rock club by 1978.