Phil Little… Fantastic pub, first played there in 1984.
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Mr Cherry’s 42/43 Marina St Leonards -on-Sea – outside photo
photo supplied by Roger
Julie Findlay-jones… Great times at Mr Cherry’s mostly on a lunchtime break from college.
Amanda Hilton… Julie, yep or after a week on Fridays. Good live music too
Reid McDuffie… Julie, Me too!
Danielle Reed… Great memories of Mr Cherry’s in college days don’t think I ever did a Friday after at college lol
Barry Upton… Worked in a flat above recently and the disco lights are still in their loft which was a dance floor I think on the first floor
Tim Moose Bruce… Did a couple of gigs on the 1st floor in the 80s with the band I was in at the time. Most gigs were ground floor and occasionally in the basement.
Romaine Fulton-hart… So handy, so close to college
Ian Johnson… The live music was good
Stuart Tanner… First stop on a Friday night!!!!!!
Oonagh Hague… My late husband worked there x
Leigh Mitchell… A regular haunt during & after my college days in the 70s with my friends – over 50 years ago
Sandra Mcguinness… OMG!! Doesn’t time fly. I loved it there
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Leigh Mitchell… Sandra, do you remember the polo mint incident with Ron Graham! He was picking it off his jumper for days after
Carrie Downing-Waite Sawatzky… Xlent music, esp for Blues
Stuart Moir… Played there many times with “Centre Page” brilliant clientele was always packed and you had to be in there early to bag a seat
Nastassja Kaschevsky… Played many a gig there in the 1980’s – was a great venue always packed!
Judy Atkinson… I worked there briefly aged about 15 when it was a rather gentile tea shop, long before it became a night spot
Sharon Sellens… Keith & I met there in 1985 at a Better Days gig! x
Rebecca Polain… Sharon, Wow, Better Days! I remember my dad getting us a cassette when they supported Steeleye Span at the White Rock. We liked them more than the main act. Played the tape relentlessly!
Who remembers Mr Cherry’s?
Yvonne Cleland… That’s a yes from me.
Peter Fairless… Oh, yes!
Neil Cartwright… Remembers? Has it gone???
Andrew Freeman… Oh yes!
Peter Thomson… First place I ever tasted Fosters lager, on a warm summer evening. It was genuine Ozzy fair, imported and served from a tinny. Tasted ok but was significantly stronger than the artificial urine we get now. You want to know how bad it is? Try it at room temperature! This is CAMRA signing off…
Jim Breeds… Definitely!
Patrick Lewis… Quite a few happy nights there in the mid to late 70’s
Jim Breeds… I think you might be right Pat.
Chris Giles… Yes I used to go there …it was a long walk but ok if you were going into scalliwags later
Alan Pepper… Was it opposite what is now AZUR ? I think we did go there 1977 en route to Scalliwags Fridays ‘back in the day’ !! When the Bee Gees ruled the decks . Get on down !
Alan Esdaile… Yes opposite Azur, Alan.
Jane Dorsett… went to mr cherrys every weekend,in the mid 70s,then up Saturdays.
Diane Knight… Passed my college years in there !!!
Leigh Weiland-Boys… Loved it there – used to pop in lunch times when at College, and, like others, before going down Scallis
Jez Gillett Band – The Bulverhythe & Mr Cherrys New Years Eve 1987
supplied by Pete Prescott
John Laidlaw…..Yup, the Bulverhythe. Pete and I had to look serious because we were wearing dark shirts. The rest were allowed to smile.
Tim Moose Bruce…..The pub was the Bulverhythe. The band I was in at the time (The Blind Bats) supported them a couple of times there. One of the gigs if I recall, was a fundraiser for the victims of the Herald Of Free Enterprise ferry disaster. The other band that night was local band PLC
supplied by Neil Cartwright
Neil Cartwright…..New Year’s gig Dec 31st 1987 at Mr Cherry’s
Phil Gill…..Mick Burt, Jez Gillett, Neil Cartwright, John Laidlaw, Pete Prescott. Lovely boys, polite to everyone and kind to animals. You’d never hear a swear word from any of ’em
Pete Prescott…..what sweet young things ! we did a comic relief night there.we were making money by playing anything that was asked (within reason) i remember going outside during a break to work out a song or a key.must of sounded like a band falling down the stairs ! good fun !
Neil Cartwright……… including versions of ‘The Stripper’ and the ‘1812 Overture’ !!!!! I think I probably still have a recording somewhere.
John Laidlaw……Jez fired off party poppers for the cannon fire in the 1812. Pete, the song was “Layla” – someone had offered 20 quid for us to play it :).
Phil Gill….I’d have offered £40 for you to not play Layla.
Redstar Richter… where`s jez….?
Neil Cartwright… You can just see him (pink shirt) behind Pete.
Phil Gill… Is that Lou Reedlaw on guitar?
Neil Cartwright… One and the same.
Steve Thorpe… Was behind the bar!
John Laidlaw… I like that, Phil – think I’ll start using it :D.
Peter Fairless… A bit late for me. I was definitely there for New Year 1981, though!
Tony Court-holmes… missed it living other side of the world then
Neil Cartwright.. Here’s the band with Santa Claus is coming to town…
https://audioboom.com/boos/3944982-santa-claus-is-coming-to-town
Pete Prescott… Wow ! That brings back memories! That went fast ! John me Neil Mick and Jezz. John played great guitar in that band.
John Laidlaw… Cheque’s in the post, Pete 
😀. I had to push myself hard just to keep up with you lot! 29 years ago – crikey! That was a really fun band, with such great players.
John Williams… Done a few gigs there bottom of the stairs
Mick Burt… I remember that gig. I got so shit faced I couldnt play properly (more than normal)
Never touched a drink whilst playing again. Those were the days !!! Blah blah blah !!
John Williams… Min was always in there, what a sax player we took him to London docklands for a gig and lost him lol
Mick Burt… Wow Min Brings back more memories !!!
Ernest Ballard… You’re all so damn young. What happened ???
Pete Prescott… Are you suggesting we don’t look like that now ?!!!! Ok ok ! My wife just took me to a mirror !
Ernest Ballard… Improved with age. Like a good malt lol
Starobin… I took that photo…!
Happy to update the photo. What name did you want me to use? and did you take both photos?
Folk at Mr Cherry’s 1984
Supplied by Paul Dengate
Paul Dengate… From 1984. For those who were too young, or enjoyed too much beer at the time, Mr Cherry’s was a big pub on the seafront in St Leonard’s, beneath Marine Court. These gigs weren’t in a folk club, but took place in the main bar. The musicians were local.
Martin Curcher… I was playing for the Tinkers in those days
Steve Thorpe… I worked there!
Stuart Huggett… Cherry’s hung on til at least the mid 90s and I bloody loved it.