Sorry Chas (Fidgit)I missed your reply in July .
If in the centre of the 'Boro' the place to which you
refer might have been the YCW Club.
Young Christian Workers Club almost opposite the Dole office
so in a sense a bit contradictory . YCW - scary sounding,
but cheap beer, and consumed in copious amounts by all the punters. The Folk Club always packed was later run by a Mudcat contributor - Folkypaul.
If on the outskirts possibly the Coronation pub .
A long shot could have been the Rifle pub (unintended pun)
but I think it had shut by then and the pub to which they moved - the Newport - didn't last too long either due to the heady days of Local Council Compulsory Purchase Orders and the desire to knockdown buildings and fill their spaces full of concrete.
Thanks for getting my memory banks working !! and nice to know you started your career / music making in the 'Boro'- what a great pedigree.
Regards to the Oslo gang .
Betsy