It became the Old Bill in 1995, prior to that it was The Townhouse which was also a restaurant but it also had a separate bar called The Coal Hole underneath, so maybe The Coal Hole is on your database Al?
And of course, way back it was a Police Station, hence the name.
The Old Bill itself is actually an Italian restaurant/bistro, but within it there is a jazz bar called Letsby Avenue. :rolleyes:
I'll check it out next time I'm in Oldham to see if it's free to enter and also whether it should really be The Letsby Avenue Jazz Bar @ The Old Bill
or simply Letsby Avenue Jazz Bar. :cheers: