A memorial to a legendary club has been unveiled in Folkestone.

The blue plaque has been installed on the building that used to house Toft's, a popular members-only club that hosted rock bands including Black Sabbath, The Who and Fleetwood Mac.

The club first stood near the Pleasure Gardens Theatre before the building's demolition in 1964.

It then moved to Grace Hill and continued into the Seventies before changing names and venues several times.

It eventually closed down as Tom Brown's in the Nineties.

The plaque is the latest to be placed by the Folkestone Music Heritage campaign, which started with a similar memorial that commemorated a famous Jimi Hendrix concert in the town.

Joe Ranger, one of the leading minds behind the campaign, said: "We had funds left over from Jimi's plaque, and decided to use it for this one.

"We're looking to continue with more plaques, especially one for Noel Redding- he was mentioned on Jimi's plaque but he deserves one of his own, it's just a case of finding the right place and getting permission from the landlord of the property."

The campaign hopes to put more plaques up to commemorate Folkestone's musical history, culminating in a wall of fame for local artists and concerts.

Mr Ranger said: "We're still looking for backers for the wall, and I really think that it would be a fantastic memorial that could stand for a long long time to come."

The chord was pulled by Chris Creed, a former member and regular at the club, who brought his old membership card to mark the occasion.

Mr Creed, 69, still has fond memories of the venue.

He said: "I enjoyed going to see the bands even though you’d maybe never heard of them at the time.

"Black Sabbath played there on their very first tour and from memory I don’t think there were many in the audience but you could tell that Ozzy and the band were something special.

"That night could also have been the beginnings of my tinnitus... they were loud!

"Eric Clapton’s Derek and the Dominoes was a very special night for the club, but I remember being very disappointed by their performance, wishing I’d gone to see Van Der Graaf Generator at the Leas instead!

"Putting this plaque on the building to commemorate this iconic venue will , I am sure, bring back many memories for a lot of folk of a certain age around the Folkestone area.

"Thank you Joe Ranger and Tony Quarrington for making it happen and a special thank you for giving me the honour of unveiling it!"

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