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39-525: Peter Stringfellow and his brothers had been running the Black Cat Club from St Aidan's church hall in the city, which proved a success. In March 1964, they opened a new venture, the King Mojo Club, in a converted house at 555 Pitsmoor Road to the north of the city centre. The house had recently served as Dey's School of Ballroom Dancing and benefited from a sprung dance floor . The club never received

78-491: A pop art style, Stringfellow himself painting African warriors dancing. Colin Duffield designed innovative posters for the club, later using his skills to produce a wide range of posters for other local venues. In 1967, Stringfellow along with his brother Geoffrey decided to refocus the club on psychedelic music , renamed it the "Beautiful King Mojo", and redecorated it accordingly. they booked Jimi Hendrix , who played despite

117-478: A best-seller. In 1990, Stringfellow introduced table dancing to his New York club with a licensing deal with Michael J. Peter. This became Stringfellow's Presents Pure Platinum. In 1996, Cabaret of Angels, a table-side dancing club was opened for three nights a week at Stringfellow's Covent Garden. In 2006, Stringfellow opened his second adult entertainment club named Angels in Wardour Street , Soho . He

156-524: A complaint about drug use. The Mojo also received complaints about noise, and its licence was revoked later in the year. It was converted into a bingo club and was demolished in the 1980s. As a stopgap before their new club "The Penthouse" opened, Pete and Geoff ran Mojo nights in the basement ballroom at the City Hall. This was a much bigger venue than the old club with a proper stage. Pete played records and introduced live acts including Johnny Johnson and

195-502: A daughter, Karen, who was involved with Stringfellow's businesses for many years and is now a boutique owner in Florida . After Stringfellow and Williams divorced , he married Coral Wright in 1967. They had one son together before divorcing: Scott, a former racecar driver. He had a 12-year relationship with Frizzby Fox, which ended in 1996, and then for two years until 1998 with Helen Benoist. Stringfellow married Bella Wright in 2009. They had

234-633: A daughter, Rosabella, in 2013 and a son, Angelo, in 2015. Stringfellow had four grandchildren: Taylor, Jaime, Thomas and Teddy. Stringfellow lived in Gerrards Cross , Cheadle Hulme and in Mallorca . Stringfellow was a donor to the Conservative Party and supported a UKIP candidate in 2012, but he publicly disavowed the Conservative Party in 2018 over Brexit , stating that the "price

273-567: A drinks licence, but did have a coffee bar . The club quickly became a venue of the Northern Soul scene, with popular American acts such as Wilson Pickett (backed by Reg Dwight 's Bluesology ), Stevie Wonder , Ike and Tina Turner , and Geno Washington playing. It also hosted Edwin Starr 's first UK gig, and Don Covay and The Goodtimers . Stringfellow experimented with a records-only night on Tuesdays, then an original concept. He advertised

312-423: A half hours a day. The report also highlighted problems with hostile and unhelpful staff at the prison. In 2008, Times journalist Robert Crampton used his Beta Male column to ask for invitations to give speeches, to improve his public speaking skills. He received 400 invitations, but only accepted a handful, including Leeds Prison. He visited the prison to give the speech in 2009, subsequently reporting on

351-633: A steelworker who served in the Royal Scots Greys during the Second World War . He was the eldest of four, having three younger brothers; Geoffrey, Paul and Terry. The family lived in Andover Street, Pitsmoor , Sheffield , until 1948 when they had moved to Marshall Street, Pitsmoor. Peter Stringfellow attended Pye Bank Church of England Primary School. He failed his 11 plus and so attended Burngreave Secondary School for one year. He then passed

390-605: A study by the Prison Reform Trust revealed that Leeds prison had the highest level of recorded drug use among prisoners in England and Wales. 28.3% of inmates held at Leeds Prison tested positive for controlled substances. In April 2004, Shahid Aziz was murdered by his racist cellmate at HMP Leeds, sparking controversy over the similarities of the case with that of Zahid Mubarek . In July 2005 The Howard League for Penal Reform published statistics showing that Leeds Prison had

429-519: Is a Category B men's prison , located at Gloucester Terrace in the Armley area of Leeds in West Yorkshire , England, which opened in 1847. Leeds Prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service , and is still known locally as Armley Gaol , the historical name of the prison. Construction of Leeds Prison (originally named Leeds Borough Gaol) was completed in 1847. Built from locally quarried stone,

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468-623: Is too high". He said he would support the Liberal Democrats if the Conservatives' advocacy of leaving the European Union continued. Stringfellow was treated for lung cancer in 2008, but was healthy until he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in late 2017. He died on 7 June 2018 at the age of 77, at King Edward VII's Hospital in London. HM Prison Leeds HM Prison Leeds

507-645: The Bandwagon and Martha and The Vandellas . The Monday club night after Otis Redding 's death in December 1967 he played Redding's songs virtually all evening. Peter Stringfellow Peter James Stringfellow (17 October 1940 – 7 June 2018) was an English businessman who owned several nightclubs . Stringfellow was born in the City General Hospital, Sheffield , West Riding of Yorkshire, on 17 October 1940, to Elsie Bowers and James William Stringfellow,

546-718: The Beatles a telegram congratulating them on their first album, Please Please Me . In 1963, Stringfellow began another club, the Blue Moon, at St. John's Church Hall in Sheffield. The opening act was the Marauders who had a single, "That's What I Want", in the British top 50. More bands followed such as the Kinks . Other bands that played at the club and who later became famous were Freddie Starr and

585-750: The Black Cat Club. Several bands played in the club, such as the Pursuers, Dave Berry and the Cruisers , Johnny Tempest and the Cadillacs and from London, Screaming Lord Sutch , the Savages , Count Lindsay and Gene Vincent . His fortunes changed when The Beatles played on 2 April 1963. The demand for concert tickets was so great that Stringfellow rented a larger venue, the Azena Ballroom in Sheffield . On that night he sent

624-794: The Midnighters , the Searchers , Shane Fenton and the Fentones , Wayne Fontana , Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men, Rod Stewart and the Soul Agents, Vance Arnold & The Avengers , Dean Marshall and the Deputies. In 1964, Stringfellow opened the highly successful Mojo Club, later renamed the King Mojo Club in Sheffield. During its three and half years of business, many bands played at

663-460: The Millionaire Club to Granada Ltd and he then moved with his whole family to London. There he opened Stringfellows Covent Garden. It was an immediate success as a nightclub in London, where celebrities, international film stars, TV personalities, rock stars, models, paparazzi and national newspaper journalists partied for the next 15 years. In 1983, he took over the old cabaret club, Talk of

702-448: The Town, which had closed. He reopened it with its original name Hippodrome and it became the "World's Greatest Disco". The Hippodrome introduced its first gay night at the venue under his management. He also started Hippodrome Records and one of his acts to sign was Dusty Springfield who released the single, "Sometimes Like Butterflies". In 1986, he opened Stringfellow's New York, which

741-687: The age of 16. His Merchant Navy career lasted two years. On his return to Sheffield, he worked briefly in various jobs. While at Dobson's Furnishings Company he was convicted of selling stolen carpets and served two weeks in Armley Prison , Leeds , in June 1962 and six weeks in Ford Open Prison . After his conviction and imprisonment he was unable to find regular work. This led to his business career running clubs. In 1962, Stringfellow rented St Aidan's Church Hall in Sheffield every Friday night, operating

780-612: The cabaret and put in full-time DJs such as Chris Crossley and Peter Tyler. He and his brother, Paul Stringfellow, also served as DJs. In 1976, Stringfellow and his then business partner and brother, Geoffrey Stringfellow, sold the Cinderella Rockafella's to Mecca and moved to Manchester , where they opened the Millionaire Club. There were no live bands in the Millionaire Club. However, the Stringfellows hired named DJs including Peter Tyler and Brett Sinclair. In 1980, he sold

819-408: The celebrity edition of Come Dine with Me , with the first broadcast on 17 September 2008. Stringfellow appeared in season 1, episode 2 on Trigger Happy TV . He also appeared in season 15 episode 1 of Top Gear , which was broadcast on 27 June 2010, where he had to help Jeremy Clarkson when he was stuck in a rolled over Reliant Robin . Stringfellow married Norma Williams in 1960. They had

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858-513: The club included the first Tamla/Motown acts to play in the UK, Ben E. King , Sonny Boy Williamson , Tina Turner , Inez and Charlie Foxx , John Lee Hooker , and Little Stevie Wonder . In 1968, he went into another business venture with Down Broadway, just under the Stylo's shoe shop in the centre of Sheffield. On 4 November 1968, Jethro Tull was the first act to play at Down Broadway and John Peel

897-1025: The club, including the Who , Pink Floyd , the Brian Auger Trinity , the Graham Bond Organisation , John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , the Yardbirds , Zoot Money's Big Roll Band , the Hollies , the Merseybeats , the Spencer Davis Group , the Pretty Things , Manfred Mann , the Small Faces , Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames , and the Jimi Hendrix Experience . Other American acts who played in

936-527: The deaths of five teenage prisoners at HMP Leeds. This followed a refusal by the Home Office to hold a public inquiry. A further two wings were added in 1994, and a new gate complex was opened in September 2002, providing much needed staff facilities and an improvement to the entry point for all visitors and staff. Most of the older parts of the prison have been extensively refurbished since 2003. In August 2003

975-507: The exam for Sheffield Central Technical College and he left three years later at the age of 15 with a 4th grade Technical Diploma. When Stringfellow was 13 years old, he worked at a cinema on The Wicker arterial street in Sheffield. His first job after leaving school was as an assistant tie salesman at Austin Reed . After some casual jobs he enrolled as an apprentice in the Merchant Navy , at

1014-536: The experience in The Times . In June 2010 a further report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons on their unannounced follow-up visit commented that "it is pleasing to report that this unannounced follow-up visit charted further progress in all areas, as a result of close and effective management" and that "there had been a noticeable improvement in staff-prisoner relationships and considerable management attention to aspects of diversity, in particular race". However,

1053-523: The list of records which he would play in advance in the local newspaper. The club hosted up and coming live acts, including Pink Floyd and The Who . The Small Faces played their first gig outside London at the Mojo, and The Kinks worked out the arrangement of " All Day and All of the Night " while at the club. The Mojo Club was also known for its art. Its walls were decorated by Dave Manvell and Paul Norton in

1092-557: The prison and its resettlement wing. However the report highlighted that prisoners still lacked enough purposeful activity, and that vulnerable inmates needed better protection at the prison. The report also found that the quality and quantity of food given to inmates was poor. Two months later Leeds Prison was the first prison in the country to be awarded a Leaders in Diversity Award from the National Centre for Diversity. The award

1131-511: The prison is to ensure prisoners are discharged, having had their housing needs assessed and where possible settled accommodation and employment arranged. The establishment also focuses on support to prisoners with regards to health and lifestyle, including drug detoxification and prescribing programmes as well as the delivery of the Short Duration Drugs Programme. The prison can house up to 1212 prisoners in six residential units,

1170-466: The prison originally had four wings radiating from a central point in a Victorian architectural style (known as 'radial') typical both of the time, and in the latest UK prisons. Each of these four wings had three landings of cells. Eventually Armley Gaol was renamed along with other prisons to make their locations more obvious to people unfamiliar with these areas. The prison was a site of execution (by hanging ) from 1847 until 1961. The final execution

1209-498: The report also claimed that illicit drug use at the prison was high, in-patient and day care facilities as part of the healthcare provision remained inadequate, and the prison lacked enough purposeful activity for inmates, with many prisoners spending too much time in their cells. In May 2013 a further inspection report found that conditions had generally improved at the prison, including lower drug use amongst prisoners and better healthcare facilities. The report also praised security at

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1248-634: The second highest suicide rate of all prisons in England and Wales. 25 inmates had committed suicide at the prison between 1995 and 2004. In 2006 the prison became the first to migrate onto the CNOMIS computer system. This was a large undertaking at great financial impact to the government. In June 2008 a report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons severely criticised conditions for inmates at Leeds Prison, and accused managers of making up figures relating to how long inmates spent in their cells. In reality some prisoners were out of their cells for just two and

1287-449: Was Stringfellow's first super club, mixing recorded music and live bands. In 1972, Stringfellow acquired a space next door to Cinderella's to create another club called Rockafella's. This was the first and last of his super cabaret and super clubs. Comedy duo Mike and Bernie Winters and magician Paul Daniels performed at the club. The two clubs were combined in 1973 and given the name Cinderella Rockafella's, and Stringfellow dropped

1326-417: Was able to successfully market Angels as providing rooms for the entertainment "in privacy" of young women in lingerie. Stringfellow first appeared on television as a warm-up act on Ready Steady Go! in 1964. He contributed to numerous programmes, both radio and television, in subsequent decades. Stringfellow appeared on Noel's House Party where he was gunged alongside Jimmy Savile . He appeared on

1365-527: Was booked to play as the star DJ. Another progressive rock group, Yes , also played at the club. In 1969, Stringfellow acquired the first alcohol licence for another of his clubs called the Penthouse Sheffield. The club only lasted for a year due to trouble with overcrowding and objections from the local police. This prompted him to sell it and move to Leeds . In 1970, he opened Cinderella's in Leeds. This

1404-514: Was frequented by New York celebrities and managed with his daughter Karen. In 1989, he opened Stringfellow's Miami , and then Stringfellow's Los Angeles in 1990. He sustained huge financial losses due to the American economic recession in 1989. In 1996, Stringfellow's autobiography , King of Clubs , was published by Little, Brown . It was serialised in the Baltimore Sun newspaper and became

1443-456: Was given in recognition of the prisons efforts to be inclusive for LGBT staff and inmates, as well as various equality and diversity programmes at the prison for all staff and inmates. HMP Leeds serves magistrates and crown courts in West Yorkshire, and parts of North Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , Lancashire and Greater Manchester . In addition to serving the courts, the key focus of

1482-538: Was that of Zsiga Pankotia (31) on 29 June 1961, for the murder of 50-year-old Eli "Jack" Myers in a house burglary in the city's Roundhay district. The final execution in A block was that of 19-year-old Walter Sharpe in 1950. The 'Castle style' entrance range of the building and the 200 metres of perimeter wall received a Grade II* heritage listing in 1976. In 1990, the Howard League for Penal Reform announced that it would conduct its own independent inquiry into

1521-576: Was the first club owner to gain a fully nude licence from Westminster City Council . In 2009, he criticised the Policing and Crime Act 2009 , saying the licensing changes with regards to lap dancing were "unnecessary" and he would be appealing to the European Court of Human Rights if his current licences were not renewed. In 2012, he was granted the necessary sexual entertainment venue (SEV) Licence for Stringfellow's Covent Garden and Angels Soho, and

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