Spartan Club - Revision history

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Wessexman at 10:53, 27 April 2020

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Wessexman: in existence 1956-73 according to Gay News

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in existence 1956-73 according to Gay News

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	'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref> It closed in 1973 <ref> Gay News no 23 1973 'Spartan Club closes' </ref>.		'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. At one time it was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref> It closed in 1973 after 17 years <ref> Gay News no 23 1973 'Spartan Club closes': Owners say it will reopen as The Vortex and be aimed at attracting a mixed male and female gay crowd </ref>.

	[[File:Spartanclub1966.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|Membership card of [[George Lucas]] 1966 (courtesy and copyright of Hugo Greenhalgh) ]]		[[File:Spartanclub1966.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|Membership card of [[George Lucas]] 1966 (courtesy and copyright of Hugo Greenhalgh) ]]

Wessexman: closure of the club in 1973

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closure of the club in 1973

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	'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref>		'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref> It closed in 1973 <ref> Gay News no 23 1973 'Spartan Club closes' </ref>.

	[[File:Spartanclub1966.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|Membership card of [[George Lucas]] 1966 (courtesy and copyright of Hugo Greenhalgh) ]]		[[File:Spartanclub1966.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|Membership card of [[George Lucas]] 1966 (courtesy and copyright of Hugo Greenhalgh) ]]

Wessexman: membership card

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membership card

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	'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref>		'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref>

			[[File:Spartanclub1966.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|Membership card of [[George Lucas]] 1966 (courtesy and copyright of Hugo Greenhalgh) ]]

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Ross Burgess at 11:32, 15 August 2017

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	'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.		'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.</ref>
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Ross Burgess at 11:26, 15 August 2017

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	'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]].		'''The Spartan Club''' was a gay club in a basement in Tachbrook Street, [[Victoria]]. It was frequented by gay celebrities such as [[Kenneth Williams]]. It was run by [[Patric Walker]], later to become the astrologer for the ''Evening Standard''.<ref>[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.
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	I once had a boyfriend who worked as a barman at the Spartan. One evening the place had closed and I was waiting for my friend to finish tidying up and come home, when a cry was heard "Miss Williams is coming, Miss Williams is coming!" [[Kenneth Williams]] came in, accompanied by someone who looked like a bodyguard, and I talked with him briefly: he'd not long returned from a holiday in Morocco.<ref> Vox Pop item by [[User:Ross Burgess\|Ross Burgess]], 3 April 2012.</ref>		I once had a boyfriend who worked as a barman at the Spartan. One evening the place had closed and I was waiting for my friend to finish tidying up and come home, when a cry was heard "Miss Williams is coming, Miss Williams is coming!" [[Kenneth Williams]] came in, accompanied by someone who looked like a bodyguard, and I talked with him briefly: he'd not long returned from a holiday in Morocco.<ref> Vox Pop item by [[User:Ross Burgess\|Ross Burgess]], 3 April 2012.</ref>

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	[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.

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Ross Burgess: /* External links */

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External links

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	http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html ~~Notes~~ by [[Richard Caswell)]].		[http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html "Not One to Gossip"] (dead link) by [[Richard Caswell]]; [https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20120905193233/http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html archived version] as at September 2015.

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Ross Burgess: /* Vox Pop */

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Vox Pop

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	''[Vox Pop entries are personal recollections by individual contributors.]''		''[Vox Pop entries are personal recollections by individual contributors.]''

	I once had a boyfriend who worked as a barman at the Spartan. One evening the place had closed and I was waiting for my friend to finish tidying up and come home, when a cry was heard "Miss Williams is coming, Miss Williams is coming!" [[Kenneth Williams]] came in, accompanied by someone who looked like a bodyguard, and I talked with him briefly: he'd not long returned from a holiday in Morocco. <ref> Vox Pop item by [[User:Ross Burgess\|Ross Burgess]], 3 April 2012.</ref>		I once had a boyfriend who worked as a barman at the Spartan. One evening the place had closed and I was waiting for my friend to finish tidying up and come home, when a cry was heard "Miss Williams is coming, Miss Williams is coming!" [[Kenneth Williams]] came in, accompanied by someone who looked like a bodyguard, and I talked with him briefly: he'd not long returned from a holiday in Morocco.<ref> Vox Pop item by [[User:Ross Burgess\|Ross Burgess]], 3 April 2012.</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 11:15, 15 August 2017

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	''[Vox Pop entries are personal recollections by individual contributors.]''		''[Vox Pop entries are personal recollections by individual contributors.]''

	I once had a boyfriend who worked as a barman at the Spartan. One evening the place had closed and I was waiting for my friend to finish tidying up and come home, when a cry was heard "Miss Williams is coming, Miss Williams is coming!" [[Kenneth Williams]] came in, accompanied by someone who looked like a bodyguard, and I talked with him briefly: he'd not long returned from a holiday in Morocco. --[[User:Ross Burgess\|Ross Burgess]], 3 April 2012		I once had a boyfriend who worked as a barman at the Spartan. One evening the place had closed and I was waiting for my friend to finish tidying up and come home, when a cry was heard "Miss Williams is coming, Miss Williams is coming!" [[Kenneth Williams]] came in, accompanied by someone who looked like a bodyguard, and I talked with him briefly: he'd not long returned from a holiday in Morocco. <ref> Vox Pop item by [[User:Ross Burgess\|Ross Burgess]], 3 April 2012.</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==

	http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html Notes by [[Richard Caswell)]].		http://www.richardcaswell.com/NOTONETOGOSSIP2.html Notes by [[Richard Caswell)]].

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	[[Category:Night Clubs]]		[[Category:Night Clubs]]
	[[Category:Articles with Vox Pop entries]]		[[Category:Articles with Vox Pop entries]]
	[[Category:Articles with no pictures]]		[[Category:Articles with no pictures]]