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The College Arms, College Road, 1989

1989 · College Road

Source unknown (as shown on Voices of Kingstanding). Reproduced via Chris Hillcox, Voices of Kingstanding. · Select the picture to zoom and pan.
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College Arms in 1989.

Readers of Voices of Kingstanding remember that the College Arms was later briefly called the Opera House, and that McDonald’s took the building over after that.

About this place: The College Arms

Local memories

What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.

“Yes it was called the Opera House for sort time.I think it was because musical entertainment was on most evenings.”

— Robert Cottrell, 15 October 2011, Voices of Kingstanding

“Yes it was called the opera House for a short while after it closed from being the college arm’s, opera House didn’t last long then mac Donald’s took it over”

— Steve Jephcott, 17 August 2020, Voices of Kingstanding

“My mother worked behind the bar when I was young, I remember in the early sixties a group called Guitars Incorporated played there every Thurday night. The singer was called Colin he had bleached blonde hair and wore a lurex suit.”

— Jennifer Conner, 2 May 2012, Voices of Kingstanding

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