Here we feature Oxford Mail archive photos of some of the city’s nightclubs, many of which are sadly no longer with us.

They include Scamps, Boodles, and the Studio nightclubs at the Westgate Centre, long before its major revamp in 2017.

We asked on our Facebook page: "What was the first nightclub you went to in Oxford?" and the question prompted hundreds of nostalgic responses.

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Stephen Watson said: "Bacchus wine bar, early 80s.. followed by Boodles.. which then became 5th Avenue.

"There were quite a few late night drinking holes back then, scamps, old fire station, Downtown Manhattans, Park End, Caribbean Club, Coven.

"I even remember buying tickets in some of the pubs that would take you on a coach at about 11pm to a club in high Wycombe or somewhere and bring you back at about 3am. Life was easy back then."

Another comment from Brett in response said: "5th Avenue, Downtown Manhattan and Park End Club. The Old School, Old Fire Station, the comedy club - too many to remember!"

Bonita Glanville-Morris remembered Scamps in the Westgate where she won a dancing competition, dancing to Elton John's Tiny Dancer.

Lynda Burns added: "Do you remember the chap who used to wear the Saturday Night Fever gear?"

It seems slightly odd that a shopping centre was chosen as a good location for a nightclub, but for decades a club there was a popular fixture.

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Starting out as Scamps in the early 1970s, it then became Boodles, and then the Studio.

DJs from across the Midlands gathered at Boodles to spin some tunes in March 1983.

The club hosted nine top DJs competing in the regional final of a national contest to find Britain's top nightclub DJ.

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Each had a 10-minute slot in which to display their skills in front of a panel of judges including the Oxford Mail's Terry Page and Radio Oxford presenter Phil Rapps.

The man who was finally voted 'king of boogie banter' was Franklyn Hughes, a DJ at Donovan's nightclub in Long Eaton, near Nottingham.

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In second place was Dave Mundy, from Cinderella Rockefellers in Guildford.

Boodles' own resident DJ, Greg Parrott, restored some local pride by coming third.

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Other nightclubs which are missed include Downtown Manhattan in George Street and The Coven at Oxpens.

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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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