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The '''Duke of Wellington''' is a gay pub in Wardour Street, [[Soho]]. It went gay on 11 September 2001.
[[File:Duke of Wellington, Soho, W1 (2413144442).jpg|thumb|The Duke of Wellington]]The '''Duke of Wellington''' is a gay pub in Wardour Street, [[Soho]]. It went gay on 11 September 2001.


:"The Welly officially opened as a predominately gay bar on 9/11.  We decided to carry on and open on that day as we thought a united front was the best message."<ref>http://www.qxmagazine.com/bar-event/duke-of-wellington/. ''[[QX]]'' Magazine, 29 September 2011. Accessed: 2016-02-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f6WYp4DL)</ref>
:"The Welly officially opened as a predominately gay bar on 9/11.  We decided to carry on and open on that day as we thought a united front was the best message."<ref>http://www.qxmagazine.com/bar-event/duke-of-wellington/. ''[[QX]]'' Magazine, 29 September 2011. Accessed: 2016-02-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f6WYp4DL)</ref>
It was previously called the "Rat and Parrot".
The [[Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group]] have monthly social evenings there.


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[[Category:Pubs and bars]]
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 10 July 2026

The Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington is a gay pub in Wardour Street, Soho. It went gay on 11 September 2001.

"The Welly officially opened as a predominately gay bar on 9/11. We decided to carry on and open on that day as we thought a united front was the best message."[1]

It was previously called the "Rat and Parrot".

The Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group have monthly social evenings there.

References

  1. http://www.qxmagazine.com/bar-event/duke-of-wellington/. QX Magazine, 29 September 2011. Accessed: 2016-02-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f6WYp4DL)