This pub closed in It was a very popular bar and disco.
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In fact, it was so popular it attracted gay people from all over the South West. We have still got The Vaults though which is still going strong. Club Rococo held its last night on Christmas Eve , much to the dismay of many in Exeter who partied, got drunk, and even met their future spouses at the venue.
The sudden closure of the Mary Arches street nightclub, which opened in , came as a shock to many. The nightclub complex, based in a Grade II-listed building, was created out of two bombed warehouses originally constructed in the early s. The original Timepiece was located just a few metres from the modern club, in an old Sunday School Building dating from Morris Wonnacott and Rob Dellow were later proprietors before Austin Mockridge, an accountant, purchased the club in the s.
From the early s, it catered for the growing discotheque market for locals and students. In the mid s, the club introduced punk rock and later acid jazz to an enthusiastic clientele. Like many music clubs, it provided a lot of flashing lights, a bar with chicken in a basket, and a part carpeted floor sticky from spilt drink. When Austin Mockridge took on the club he also ran Coolings wine bar in Gandy Street and other entertainment ventures in Torquay.
In the s, while on duty as a police officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, George Sloan, was injured on duty. Forced to retire from the force he moved to Devon to became a doorkeeper at the Timepiece. He was promoted to manager of the club, until Mockridge was bankrupted in Sloan joined forces with Robert Skinner as his business partner to purchase the business. The British Legion had occupied an old Congregational Chapel at the end of the street, situated by the city wall, between and The Legion closed, and Sloan and Skinner moved the Timepiece to the vacant premises.
The old premises reopened as Old Timers. The Congregational Chapel was built on the prison site in It closed at the outbreak of war in , and was used as a recruiting office until the British Legion moved in during Since , the Timepiece has continued to be one of the places to go in Exeter.
Although primarily a club with its own DJs, it has hosted Snoop Dogg for a two hour gig, and many others have appeared on the stage. In April , Exeter Archeology were approached by John Hart of the Arthur Palfrey Partnership on behalf of the owners, to excavate the strip of land between the club and the city wall, in preparation for an extension.
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A burial yard was found with the remains of at least eight burials in four graves were unearthed. It is believed they dated between and , when the yard was closed. The building was Grade II listed on 18 June What's On. Subscriptions Sign Out. By Anita Merritt. Another packed night in Timepiece. Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and you'll never miss a big story again Keep me updated When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.
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