An enquiry was received recently in Bradford Local Studies library for photographs of the Continental Café on Godwin Street from the 60’s and 70’s. The downstairs area of the café was known as the ‘Hole in the Wall’ coffee bar.
These images show the lower part of Godwin Street and the Continental Café can be identified on the right by the distinctive ‘Coca Cola’ sign.
In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s the cafe was frequented by Mods of the day who would park their scooters the full length of Godwin Street. Thanks to our enquirer for this detail and the trip down memory lane.
Bradford looking towards Sunbridge Rd’, Jack Booth collection, 11.11.1973
Godwin Street, Bradford Libraries collection, date unknown
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used to bunk off school at lunchtime and go there with a mate for a bottle of cola and listen to the music.Fab days.
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Actually we parked our scooters on Kirkgate just round the corner.
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The death of Tina Turner just revived a clear memory of listening to River Deep in the Continental. Probably 69.
I wasn’t supposed to go there, my mother worried about drug issues although I was never aware of any!
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