A lost floating nightclub that boasted multiple bars and a restaurant was "the" place to go in Greater Manchester decades ago.
Bobbing gently on the still waters of Salford’s Pomona Docks, t he North Westward Ho! started its life as a nightclub in the early 1970s. Situated next to a De Havilland Comet aeroplane that had been transformed into a restaurant, clubbers would embark on the ship up a gangplank to dance the night away, play pool or enjoy a meal.
A business venture between George 'Jud' Evans and Colin Peers, after permission was granted, the ship was brought up the ship canal and be rthed at Pomona. It had originally been the Isle of Wight Ferry Vecta, built in 1938, and latterly the excursion ship Westward Ho! before becoming a nightclub with different plush bars, a restaurant and a venue room.
