DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Logo courtesy of DX's Rollerworld.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The sign on the canopy at the rink outside. Courtesy of DX's Rollerworld.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The exterior of the rink seen from the road. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Opening day on 13 May 1990. Crowd waiting to go in for the first time. Good crowd! Courtesy of DM's Rollerworld.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Lobby from where you enter the building and walk toward the lockers for your shoes and skate bags or case and the skate hire countertop is on the right. Those lockers appears to be bigger than the lockers at rinks in the United States. They appeared to be same size as you seen at the cross country bus stations. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The skate hire countertop with skates. Very modern. I love the design! Very clean, Minimalist look. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Oh wow! I love this look. Very clean, Minimalist look. Very much of modern rink that should be anywhere. A lot of neutral colors. Industrial Blue floor and paddings on seats. Soft Beach Sand goes along with it and of course, Red Brick. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Like I said, beautiful design. Very clean design. Rinks, take note! I love the brightness and cleanness. Mr. Monk would love this! Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. This is also a clean looking snack bar. I love the design but not the murals below the counter. I understood why this occurred. Because it is so sterlized above the counter, we need some chaotic below the counter. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. More of same, in different view. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Stairway to Heaven? No, stairway to the DJ booth and the bar upstairs! Yes, drinkers and parents of skaters would enjoy upstairs. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Is that console from the Enterprise? The Vulcan would say no. Its logical. Ha, this is only little part of the DJ booth. I think it is for lights. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The skating rink. I like this unusual part.. it says, "No Spectating". No?! Why not? You do not want skaters and non-skaters to watch skaters? Very funny. I think this qualify to go on Facebook in a group that shows funny signs. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The DJ booth in background and you can see the bar upstairs. The snack bar is on ground floor. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Again, is that from the Starship? No. That is the DJ booth. Yes, this layout is most cleanest I ever seen! Not like any other rinks DJ booths. This by far the most clean and best design I ever seen. It sure does look like the console on that famed 1960s space exploration. Hey beam me up! Oh why can't my phone call the starship! Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The Disco Ball. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Again. Disco Ball. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. The rink floor. Beautiful Hardwood Polyurethane coated in Framed Fan layout however, I have no idea what will happen to the floor.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Seeing the front section of the rink. See it has 2 floors. The bar was upstairs. First floor you can see the snack bar and eat area. The DJ booth was on the left side. The rail is unique really. Not like any before. Not like that dark Iron pipe rails of early 20th Century and not like the late 20th Century Cinderblocks half wall. This is semi Cinderblocks and semi metal rail. Maybe Aluminum. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Beauitful Starburst Lights of the future. Notice they put on cute icons. The heart, Smiley Face, and a skate. Yes, skate. Hard to see, I know. It is in the middle. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. I love the mural. Famed and wonders of the world are listed as pictures on the wall. Pretty cool right? Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. Nice view! It is upstairs looking down to the rink. Notice the rails? Cool. I love it! Something different for a rink. Over 4000 rinks I have worked on, this is the difference I see here. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. This is the entrance to the bar area. Notice cool mural on the left and the rink is to the rink. You can see the bar in the middle of the picture. I believe those games are actually casino slot machines. If that is the case, this is first I ever seen on my research. I am sure there are more rinks with slot machines. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK. I do not see Sam behind this bar. Ha. But this is where everyone knows their names in Colchester, UK, not Boston. That bar in Boston closed and sold. Courtesy of Google Map. 2021.
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK
Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK
Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, UK
DM's Rollerworld 13 Moorside, Colchester, United Kingdom was a popular favorite modern roller rink. It was a style they had with the NYC Brick Loft style Architecture. Of course Dark Red Bricks are still popular in United Kingdom but it is the style of the building and the interior was a minimalist feel. Clean, crisp, brightness, Modernism for this roller rink and bar. Yes, they had an alcoholic bar upstairs above the eating area overseeing the roller rink. You had to walk the stairs. Those stairs were wide and vast with that 1960s feel in the 1990s Miniamalist feel.
It was first opened on 13 May 1990 and operated so successfully. But they had to close on 30 November 2022 because of rising rent rate from £ 100k to £ 250k. The rate went up 150 times and that was a runaway inflation. Everything in 2020s globally the inflation went out of control. This was one of example. Another rink in UK faced the same fate and one in Australia in past three years faced same fate.
One thing to note that they are still in business but without a roller rink. They would set up at a rented spot someplace and go from one to another. This was a common practice in early 20th Century with Tent Rinks. But the Rollerworld lives on without an official home. It is being nomadic at the moment so this profile is qualified to post on Rink-History.
Roller rinks are facing financial hardship these days and skating are still strong than ever in past three and half years now which is passed the peak of 7 years span of popularity.
Jason and Anne Khan who are the owners of Rollerworld.
There are so many articles related to this rink closing. It was a huge news regarding to their closure. Even beyond closure they kept talking about the rink. It showed how popular it was. They averaged 850 skaters per session!
UPDATE! -- 09 JUNE 2023
Since closing Rollerworld after 32 years Jason and Anne have reopened their Demon Extreme skate shop in London Road, Stanway.
To find out more visit Facebook
The Interior.
It is a beautiful Minimalist rink decor with red berber carpet, sourrunding the Hardwood Polyurethane coated Maple rink floor in Framed Straight Fan layout. They have beautiful modern tube lights in a starburst shape but not light bulbs but tubes. It did have that mirror ball hanging. Beauitful international theme in the rink. It was international theme due to flags from all over the world. I did not count but it appeared to be at least a dozen big name countries including UK and the United States of America.
They also had city skylines including the Statue of Liberty and many famous building from all over the world. Beautifully done and clean crisp design. It did not have any Graffiti feel to it at all. The theme also was found behind the bar but it was all light white shaped of skyline of skyscrapers from around the world.
The upstairs was only for those age 21 up to drink but allowed 18 years old and up to go upstairs. That was perfect for skaters' parents to sit there and order a drink watching children to skate. Three billiards and 6 or 7 video games there and the rest were on ground floor where the lockers are. They had more lockers at where the entrance was. Also there was the skate rental counter.
Beautifully designed. I love the look of entire place. Rinks, take note, this is very clean upscaled modern rink. And not a ghetto graffiti at all. Well, they did but a tiny spot. Can you spot in the photos? Barely. Really.
The eating area was so clean and modern even it is 30 years old rink, it was well care for. And so was the snack bar so bright and airy. Very clean design. Looks like something you find at a shopping mall or at the airport.
This rink should win best dead rink design of the year 2023. This tops really. It is a shame they are gone.
The Exterior.
It is 2 story building with partial one story where the rink was and the two story where the bar was. They had all dark red brick to go along with all the bricks in UK. But the appearance looks very 1970s-1980s look that they had that Cubism feel outside with a Gabled canopy with the name of the rink in neon lights! Very 1990s look for the sign. I love that sign. I wish I could buy that if they were to sell but I think they are keeping it to get a new place someday and repost that and I recommend they do! Where else skaters go skating now that the Triangle Roller Rink is gone and even the 100 years old rink, the Arcadia where Charlie Chaplin skated when he was not filming.
It was very modern in design. It was sitting on a property by the highway and by a sharp curved road.
The Stats:
Rink Size: 25m (82') x 50m (164') rink (13,448 SF/1,250 SM).
Floor: Hardwood Polyurethane coated Maple. Floor Layout: Framed Straight Fan.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 1990. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses, Red Brick - Walled Commercial Loft Minimalist - like Building.
Roof: Flatted.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior Designer: N/A.
Organ: N/A.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: 3.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: 11. (6 upstairs in bar area).
Skee-Ball: None.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: Upstairs bar. Age 18 allowed to go up stairs but drinking at age 21.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Theater (movie/stage): None.
Operated: (Overall)-- 13 May 1990 to 30 November 2022 (physical location although the rink business still operational).
Reason for Closure: Dispute with landlord and cost of lease gone up.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at Rink-History©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
Google Maps (Even showed interior photos!)
Rollerworld website
Gazette-News - 29 November 2022.
Maldon Standard - 24 October 2022.
BBC -
Essex Live - 10 December 2022.
Facebook - Demonextreme.
Gazette-News - 27 February 2023.
Date of issue:
28 May 2023.
For office use only: 24.
Worth to visit:
Just the exterior. The rink closed.
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as Dead-Rinks) and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. We do not endorse such illegal activities including breaking and entry of former rinks, malls, abandoned buildings, etc. Please always obey laws and regulations and property owner's signs. Some states allow purple paint on fence which means they even have guns on their property and have rights to shoot you. Please DO NOT attempt to enter property without permission!
For abandoned rinks, after you receive permission, do WEAR safety OSHA equipment including a safety glasses, pair of safety gloves, an orange vest or a jacket, and a construction helmet.
Thank you for understanding.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. Thank you for understanding.
Second of all: The contents including words and photos above on this page and/or on any pages are purely educational entertainment purposes only. I provide what information from other websites, skaters, and operators and it may end up with different results between two (or more) sources. It is not our responsible for errors we caused. All sources are shown on each page. All opinions and statements of mine are also stated and are for purely educational entertainment only.
Rinks that are closed are considered dead. Rinks that are/were sold and with new management names new name(s), the former are considered dead. Previous operating rink that closed but came back years later, are considered dead because the reopening is considered rebooted, nothing to do with the former. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
Any music associated with any YouTube or any other videos provided on International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
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It was first opened on 13 May 1990 and operated so successfully. But they had to close on 30 November 2022 because of rising rent rate from £ 100k to £ 250k. The rate went up 150 times and that was a runaway inflation. Everything in 2020s globally the inflation went out of control. This was one of example. Another rink in UK faced the same fate and one in Australia in past three years faced same fate.
One thing to note that they are still in business but without a roller rink. They would set up at a rented spot someplace and go from one to another. This was a common practice in early 20th Century with Tent Rinks. But the Rollerworld lives on without an official home. It is being nomadic at the moment so this profile is qualified to post on Rink-History.
Roller rinks are facing financial hardship these days and skating are still strong than ever in past three and half years now which is passed the peak of 7 years span of popularity.
Jason and Anne Khan who are the owners of Rollerworld.
There are so many articles related to this rink closing. It was a huge news regarding to their closure. Even beyond closure they kept talking about the rink. It showed how popular it was. They averaged 850 skaters per session!
UPDATE! -- 09 JUNE 2023
Since closing Rollerworld after 32 years Jason and Anne have reopened their Demon Extreme skate shop in London Road, Stanway.
To find out more visit Facebook
The Interior.
It is a beautiful Minimalist rink decor with red berber carpet, sourrunding the Hardwood Polyurethane coated Maple rink floor in Framed Straight Fan layout. They have beautiful modern tube lights in a starburst shape but not light bulbs but tubes. It did have that mirror ball hanging. Beauitful international theme in the rink. It was international theme due to flags from all over the world. I did not count but it appeared to be at least a dozen big name countries including UK and the United States of America.
They also had city skylines including the Statue of Liberty and many famous building from all over the world. Beautifully done and clean crisp design. It did not have any Graffiti feel to it at all. The theme also was found behind the bar but it was all light white shaped of skyline of skyscrapers from around the world.
The upstairs was only for those age 21 up to drink but allowed 18 years old and up to go upstairs. That was perfect for skaters' parents to sit there and order a drink watching children to skate. Three billiards and 6 or 7 video games there and the rest were on ground floor where the lockers are. They had more lockers at where the entrance was. Also there was the skate rental counter.
Beautifully designed. I love the look of entire place. Rinks, take note, this is very clean upscaled modern rink. And not a ghetto graffiti at all. Well, they did but a tiny spot. Can you spot in the photos? Barely. Really.
The eating area was so clean and modern even it is 30 years old rink, it was well care for. And so was the snack bar so bright and airy. Very clean design. Looks like something you find at a shopping mall or at the airport.
This rink should win best dead rink design of the year 2023. This tops really. It is a shame they are gone.
The Exterior.
It is 2 story building with partial one story where the rink was and the two story where the bar was. They had all dark red brick to go along with all the bricks in UK. But the appearance looks very 1970s-1980s look that they had that Cubism feel outside with a Gabled canopy with the name of the rink in neon lights! Very 1990s look for the sign. I love that sign. I wish I could buy that if they were to sell but I think they are keeping it to get a new place someday and repost that and I recommend they do! Where else skaters go skating now that the Triangle Roller Rink is gone and even the 100 years old rink, the Arcadia where Charlie Chaplin skated when he was not filming.
It was very modern in design. It was sitting on a property by the highway and by a sharp curved road.
The Stats:
Rink Size: 25m (82') x 50m (164') rink (13,448 SF/1,250 SM).
Floor: Hardwood Polyurethane coated Maple. Floor Layout: Framed Straight Fan.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 1990. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses, Red Brick - Walled Commercial Loft Minimalist - like Building.
Roof: Flatted.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior Designer: N/A.
Organ: N/A.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: 3.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: 11. (6 upstairs in bar area).
Skee-Ball: None.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: Upstairs bar. Age 18 allowed to go up stairs but drinking at age 21.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Theater (movie/stage): None.
Operated: (Overall)-- 13 May 1990 to 30 November 2022 (physical location although the rink business still operational).
Reason for Closure: Dispute with landlord and cost of lease gone up.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at Rink-History©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
Google Maps (Even showed interior photos!)
Rollerworld website
Gazette-News - 29 November 2022.
Maldon Standard - 24 October 2022.
BBC -
Essex Live - 10 December 2022.
Facebook - Demonextreme.
Gazette-News - 27 February 2023.
Date of issue:
28 May 2023.
For office use only: 24.
Worth to visit:
Just the exterior. The rink closed.
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as Dead-Rinks) and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. We do not endorse such illegal activities including breaking and entry of former rinks, malls, abandoned buildings, etc. Please always obey laws and regulations and property owner's signs. Some states allow purple paint on fence which means they even have guns on their property and have rights to shoot you. Please DO NOT attempt to enter property without permission!
For abandoned rinks, after you receive permission, do WEAR safety OSHA equipment including a safety glasses, pair of safety gloves, an orange vest or a jacket, and a construction helmet.
Thank you for understanding.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. Thank you for understanding.
Second of all: The contents including words and photos above on this page and/or on any pages are purely educational entertainment purposes only. I provide what information from other websites, skaters, and operators and it may end up with different results between two (or more) sources. It is not our responsible for errors we caused. All sources are shown on each page. All opinions and statements of mine are also stated and are for purely educational entertainment only.
Rinks that are closed are considered dead. Rinks that are/were sold and with new management names new name(s), the former are considered dead. Previous operating rink that closed but came back years later, are considered dead because the reopening is considered rebooted, nothing to do with the former. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
Any music associated with any YouTube or any other videos provided on International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved become property of International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© and are watermarked but they are credited to you (or where the source is from). Thank you for understanding. To understand more about this, please go to this page: Disclaimer.
© Copyrighted by International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7.