In a message dated 07/02/2004 12:24:18 GMT Standard Time, lesley@forrest1.demon.co.uk writes: > Family memoirs say John Locke, the person in question, worked in a > Gentleman's Club . Hi Lesley, The Sunderland & North Durham Liberal Club, which opened in 1900 in Fawcett Street, had Billiard Rooms, before this The Liberal Club was in the old Athenaeum on the same site. There was the Junior Liberal Club in Waterloo Place, the County Constitutional Club (1890) in John Street, and the private Sunderland Club at 30-31 Fawcett Street. There don't appear to have been any billiard halls. Regards Stan Mapstone