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Howard from Devon emailed to say that he went to a dance at the Tower Ballroom when the Sid Lawrence Band was playing. The Sid Lawrence Band was a specialist in the Glen Miller sound.

Howard also mentioned that a aunt and uncle of his met at the Tower Ballroom, and had a long and happy marriage, there eldest son is 73 so it must have been in the 1930s.

Howard’s mother also went to the Tower and said that if you did not have a partner to dance with, the Tower used to employ professional dancers. You paid your money ,so was entitled a dance. They were called Hoovers (American word). There were also other dance halls, 'The Casino' in Corporation Street, 'Tony’s Ballroom' in Hurst Street, 'Springfield Ballroom' in Springhill and also a large one in Walford Road plus many pubs that had assembly rooms so people had a good choice but the tops was 'The Tower Ballroom'.

The Tower before its revamp.

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