olympia amusement arcade

Alan Esdaile… Still looking for photos of The Olympia dodgems.

Graham Sherrington… and the juke box wow memories buying single cigarettes from the tobacco shop

Matt Thomas… What was The Rainbow then?

Peter Simpson… Matt, Still the Rainbow – my dad owned the shop next door from 1946 to 1968, and knew the proprietor well.

Amanda Russell… I’ve got a photo of me sitting on a big stuffed animal with a monkey in a cage. I was about 6…

Jacqueline Marsh… I remember going roller skating upstairs at the Olympia back in the 50’s

Trevor Locock… Building recently destroyed by fire. Great photo.

Nigel Ford… was Saturdays upstairs still then?

Tony Court-holmes… who remembers the juke box in there?