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''' | '''Bishop's Waltham''' is a small town in [[Hampshire]]. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a Scheduled Ancient Monument under English Heritage management <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Waltham </ref>. | ||
The | The Bishop's Waltham County Club in Winchester Road was a popular gay venue in the late 1960s and early 1970s <ref> The Stage - Thursday 22 February 1968 reports on the newly opened Bishop's Waltham Country Club with Diana Dors appearing </ref>. Drag artist Lee Sutton was a regular performer there and a recording of one of his performances is available on You Tube <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MP5BMmhTw Lee Sutton, Drag For Camp Followers (Accessed 23 September 2024) </ref>. | ||
Dancer and female impersonator Gabriel D'Esty (1895-1968) lived the latter part of his life in the hamlet of Dean just outside the town. | Dancer and female impersonator Gabriel D'Esty (1895-1968) lived the latter part of his life in the hamlet of Dean just outside the town. | ||
[[File:GabrielgravestoneBishopsWaltham2024copy.jpg|thumb|left|Grave of Gabriel D'Esty in Bishops Waltham]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Hampshire]] | [[Category:Hampshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 10 July 2026
Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a Scheduled Ancient Monument under English Heritage management [1]. The Bishop's Waltham County Club in Winchester Road was a popular gay venue in the late 1960s and early 1970s [2]. Drag artist Lee Sutton was a regular performer there and a recording of one of his performances is available on You Tube [3]. Dancer and female impersonator Gabriel D'Esty (1895-1968) lived the latter part of his life in the hamlet of Dean just outside the town.
References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Waltham
- ↑ The Stage - Thursday 22 February 1968 reports on the newly opened Bishop's Waltham Country Club with Diana Dors appearing
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MP5BMmhTw Lee Sutton, Drag For Camp Followers (Accessed 23 September 2024)