The Imperial, Dumfries

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Found all the above photographs on the Old Dumfries Facebook page .....

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This is a Robert Dinwiddies staff dance photo from the early 60's

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Palmy Lad - what year was the first advert featured above as I see it says KING STREET ?

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"Try them for yourself and be convinced of this statement". A wee piece of history in itself that sentence. And Whist Drives too. Oh how the times have changed. I have, somewhere, a brochure that was made for the opening of the Lyceum that also paints a picture of the town in bygone days. Been meaning to scan it for ages and am now inspired to do so..

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Anyone remember drinking in the bars of this establishment or attending wedding receptions there ? The reason I ask is that the huge building which stretches from Munches Street along Queensberry Street to the corner of Great King Street is up for sale at an auction in London. The council did rent some of it for offices and currently Boots Opticians and Farmfoods have shops there. If I remember correctly one of the Imperial's bars was called Telstar.

Very popular hostelry and if my memory tells me handy for the Plaza ballroom later !