Dagenham Roundhouse

Dagenham Roundhouse
A white brick building with two horizontal blue stripes, and a rounded quarter-circle frontage
The Roundhouse, September 2008
Map
Alternative namesThe Village Blues Club[1]
General information
TypePublic house
LocationDagenham, London, England
AddressLodge Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2HY[2]
Coordinates51°32′30″N 0°06′48″E / 51.541584°N 0.113259°E / 51.541584; 0.113259[4]
Inaugurated1969
LandlordKim Sullivan[3]
Dimensions
Diameter50 ft
Design and construction
Architect(s)Alfred W. Blomfield

Dagenham Roundhouse is a pub and music venue located in Dagenham, London, England.[5] It was established in 1969 as the "Village Blues Club", and from then until 1975 it was considered east London's premier rock music venue.[1]

In 2007, filmmakers Ken Gascoigne and "H" Curran produced a documentary about the club in which they interviewed some of the artists who appeared there in its heyday, including Mick Box of Uriah Heep, Brian May of Queen, the Roundhouse Promoter Andy Townsend, and various local residents, who recalled memories of the club.[1]

Behind the pub, in the location of the old car park,[1] is a road called Bragg Close.[6] This is named after the singer and poet Billy Bragg, whose family has lived in the area for over a century.[6][7]

Bragg opened the street on 24 August 1999, dedicating it to his own brother, and paying tribute to Ben Tillett, the founder of the dockworkers union.[8] It consists of 12 housing association homes.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d Smith, Geoff (November 2006), Citizen, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (council), p. 10, archived from the original on 9 February 2013, retrieved 18 August 2009
  2. ^ "Live Music Venues. Entertainment". London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (council). Retrieved 18 August 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Environmental and Enforcement Services Temporary Event Notice (PDF), London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (council), retrieved 18 August 2009[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Mapping, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (council), archived from the original on 17 August 2011, retrieved 18 August 2009
  5. ^ "Dagenham Roundhouse [Classic Rock Concerts]". Classic-rock-concerts.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  6. ^ a b Ross, Deborah (11 November 2002), Billy Bragg: Rebel with a cause – Profiles, People – The Independent, archived from the original on 26 December 2008, retrieved 21 August 2009
  7. ^ Moreton, Cole (7 September 2003), "A LIFE IN FULL: Still looking for a New England During the Thatcher years", The Independent on Sunday, London
  8. ^ a b Saturday Profile Billy Bragg The Red Bragg Article, The Scotsman Article, 28 August 1999, archived from the original on 26 October 2012, retrieved 21 August 2009