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	For a time it was accessed by a door at the right-hand end of the facade of the St Martin's Hotel.		For a time it was accessed by a door at the right-hand end of the facade of the St Martin's Hotel.
	:"When Ian Schrager bought the properties on St Martin's Lane to create his smart new hotel, a small bar in the basement decided it didn't want to move. So it got a smart new facelift instead, which is in keeping with the image of the St Martin's hotel.<ref>:http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/brief-encounter-7435779.html. Accessed: 2013-07-09. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Hyl9tKjk)</ref>		:"When Ian Schrager bought the properties on St Martin's Lane to create his smart new hotel, a small bar in the basement decided it didn't want to move. So it got a smart new facelift instead, which is in keeping with the image of the St Martin's hotel.<ref>:http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/brief-encounter-7435779.html. ''Evening Standard'' review, November 2000. Accessed: 2013-07-09. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Hyl9tKjk)</ref>

	The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html Iansie "London's Gay Bars: an introduction"</ref> but has since closed.		The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html Iansie "London's Gay Bars: an introduction"</ref> but has since closed.

Ross Burgess at 08:44, 9 July 2013

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	'''The Brief Encounter''' was a gay bar in [[St Martin's Lane]] in the [[West End]] of London, perhaps named after the 1945 film (screenplay by [[Noël Coward]]).		'''The Brief Encounter''' was a gay bar in [[St Martin's Lane]] in the [[West End]] of London, perhaps named after the 1945 film (screenplay by [[Noël Coward]]).

	"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in Central London" (dated 2005).</ref>		:"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in Central London" (dated 2005).</ref>

			For a time it was accessed by a door at the right-hand end of the facade of the St Martin's Hotel.
			:"When Ian Schrager bought the properties on St Martin's Lane to create his smart new hotel, a small bar in the basement decided it didn't want to move. So it got a smart new facelift instead, which is in keeping with the image of the St Martin's hotel.<ref>:http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/brief-encounter-7435779.html. Accessed: 2013-07-09. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Hyl9tKjk)</ref>

	The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html Iansie "London's Gay Bars: an introduction"</ref> but has since closed.		The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html Iansie "London's Gay Bars: an introduction"</ref> but has since closed.

Ross Burgess at 15:54, 27 August 2012

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	'''The Brief Encounter''' was a gay bar in [[St Martin's Lane]] in the [[West End]] of London, perhaps named after the 1945 film (screenplay by [[Noël Coward]]).		'''The Brief Encounter''' was a gay bar in [[St Martin's Lane]] in the [[West End]] of London, perhaps named after the 1945 film (screenplay by [[Noël Coward]]).

	"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in ~~Cnetlral~~ London" (dated 2005).</ref>		"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in Central London" (dated 2005).</ref>

	The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html</ref> but has since closed.		The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html Iansie "London's Gay Bars: an introduction"</ref> but has since closed.

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Ross Burgess at 15:53, 27 August 2012

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	"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in Cnetlral London" (dated 2005).</ref>		"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in Cnetlral London" (dated 2005).</ref>

			The bar later reopened as "Site"<ref>http://www.iansie.com/nonsense/gaylondon.html</ref> but has since closed.

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:''This article is about the bar in the West End. For the series of meetings in Croydon, see [[The Brief Encounter (Croydon)]].''

'''The Brief Encounter''' was a gay bar in [[St Martin's Lane]] in the [[West End]] of London, perhaps named after the 1945 film (screenplay by [[Noël Coward]]).

"One of London’s most famous gay bars Brief Encounter is located at St Martin’s Lane, and has undergone a face lift since its infamous days as the home of society scandal in the 1970s and 1980s. Now Brief Encounter is an altogether more respectable affair but still provides the warm-up drinks for those heading to [[Heaven]] later in the evening."<ref>http://www.gosomewhere.co.uk/centrallondon/gogaybars.html Gosomewhere "Gay bars in Cnetlral London" (dated 2005).</ref>

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==References==
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[[Category:Pubs and bars]]
[[Category:West End]]