Rise and fall of the legendary Stockport nightclub 'well ahead of its time'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOpened in a former golf club in 1978, iconic Stockport variety club Quaffers welcomed huge names over two decades, from Shirley Bassey and the Drifters to Take That and George Best.
With a capacity of 2,600, the Hollingworth Road club boasted a lavish interior, as well as a rising stage, serving hot beef barms from its downstairs kitchen that many punters still remember today.
It's over 20 years since it closed. But we've taken a look back at the iconic venue, so you can share your memories of a nightspot like no other. Read More: 18 brilliant, long lost pictures of Manchester's Granada Studios Tour Owned by multi-millionaire hotelier Douglas 'Dougie' Flood, Quaffers was a firm favourite among Stockport’s smart set in the 70s and 80s.
But the final curtain came down on the club in December 1998, with the site bulldozed in 2004 to make way for a Homebase superstore.
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