The Astoria, the Cookie Club, the Garage, Liberty's, Ritzy... nights out in Nottingham were never dull in the 1980s and 90s. But there's one club that we really hold dear to our hearts, and that's the Black Orchid.
The club closed for a revamp in 1998 and was rebranded ISIS, an unfortunate name it turns out. It shut for good in 2009 after a number of violent incidents. But decades before there were nothing but fond memories.
When we asked members of the Facebook group Old Nottingham Pictures for their stories, we were flooded with replies. Clubbers loved it - and so did the staff, who wore silky sliver and black stripy shirts and red bow ties.
