Entertainment

People were never short of things to do at Belle Vue. Audiences would flock to the Lancashire showground to spend the night dancing to the UK’s top DJ’s, listen to the Gorton Philharmonic and Halle orchestras, marvel at the larger than life firework displays or listen to their musical idols such as The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley and Gracie Fields.

Louis Armstrong poster for his performance at Belle Vue

Elephant rides

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Concert information 1944-45 Hallé Concert Season

Programme from 1944-1945

Concert information 1944-45 Hallé Concert Season

Sideshow memories

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Family Entertainment

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Australian Air Aces

Photo

Australian Air Aces

Belle Vue Scrapbook

Object

Belle Vue scrapbook

Family photograph

Photo

Family photograph

Belle Vue Slides

Photo

Belle Vue slides

Rally ticket

Object from June 1943

Ticket from June 1943 Channel Islanders rally

Music programme

Programme

Music programme

Electric Chair replica

Object from Late 1960s

Replica of the electric chair at Sing Sing prison in New York.

Belle Vue Memories

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Belle Vue sign

Object

Original Belle Vue sign

On the electric car

Photo from 1976

Jon Hatton on the Electric Car at Belle Vue in 1976

Tram at Hyde Road entrance

Photo

Tram at Hyde Road entrance

Dancing Days

Photo

Dancing in the New Elizabethan ballroom

Family memoirs

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Manchester from Belle Vue

Painting from 1861

Manchester from Belle Vue, 1861 by George Danson

Weddings at Belle Vue

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Block booking information, Belle Vue Concert Series

Programme from 1944-1945

Block booking information, Belle Vue Concert Series

Directions and transport information for Belle Vue

Programme from 1944-1945

Directions and transport information for Belle Vue as featured in the 1944-1945 Hallé season prospectus

Days out

Photo from 1959-1960

Personal photograph of Colin Blades at Belle Vue, circa 1959

Belle Vue Collector

Object

collector

Map of Belle Vue

Programme from 1960's

Map of Belle Vue from the 1960's

Belle Vue DJ

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Looking back at Belle Vue

Oral history

Jane and Frank during Oral History training

Globe of Death

Photo

Globe of Death

Rally Report

Photo from June 1943

Evacuee rally report from June 1943

Horsedrawn tram at Belle Vue

Photo

Horsedrawn tram at Belle Vue

In Belle Vue Gardens

Painting

In Belle Vue Gardens by Henry Tidmarsh

Belle Vue painting

Object

Painting of Belle Vue

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