The former billiard hall by the police station, c. 2011

“The photo over “What used to happen at the function rooms?” is surely the old Billiard Hall alongside the police station, opposite the old Co-op and other shops.”

“I remember the billiard hall well,my uncle Richard (Dick) Taylor was a star player there late 40s & the 50s”

“Spent many a good hour in the billiard hall, especially when i was about 14 … later became a member and also the billiard hall on the hawthorne road”

“We had a pro snooker player staying at our house on kings road as a lodger, Graham Miles, he won the Pot Black championship a couple of times I think … My main memory of the snooker hall was the incredible large fresh crusty wedge cheese and onion sandwiches that they served at the desk.”

“I REMEMBER THE GREAT SNOOKER PLAYERS, BUNNY LEWIS,ALAN HOWARTH, BRIAN WALTON, ALAN STRINGER, AND THE GAFFER,HAROLD MOSLEY, WHO LOOKED AFTER THE HALL AS THOUGH IT WAS HIS HOME.AND I REMEMBER THE ONE ARM BANDED THAT PAYED OUT £20 IF YOU GOT THE THREE STARS. IT WAS A LOT OF MONEY BACK IN 1965.”

“I REMEMBER GOING TO THE ROYAL BILLIARD HALL. HARRALD MOSLEY WAS THE GAFFER AND HE HAD THREE SNOOKER TEAMS, A,B, AND A C TEAM. … I WAS PLEASED TO SEE HIM ON THE TELLY AND WIN POT BLACK TWISE AND GET TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WITH RAY READON.”

“… I was a paperboy at clares and delivered to the royal every day. … Pete Moseley took over from Harold.”

“My dad John Ashby managed the snooker hall in the 80s, great memories as a kid on my tip toes look over the table trying to play!”

“snooker was next door owned by the Royals who had a second snooker hall at Hawthorn rd.”

“… a bunch of us lads then in our teens would end up at the snooker hall by the Police station …”

“this where aldi is now it was a great meeting place”