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'''Chariots''' is a chain of gay saunas in London. | [[File:Chariots.jpg|thumb|Chariots Shoreditch]]'''Chariots''' is a chain of gay saunas in London. | ||
The original Chariots, | The original Chariots, also known as Chariots [[Shoreditch]], claimed to be the UK's largest gay sauna, and included a swimming pool as well as the usual facilities. It was severely damaged by fire in March 2011,<ref>http://hackneypost.co.uk/2011/03/24/men-in-towels-flee-gay-sauna-after-fire/</ref> but subsequently re-opened. It closed permanently in February 2016, as the site is to be redeveloped.<ref>http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/04/londons-biggest-gay-sauna-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-a-luxury-hotel-5662225/ Ashitha Nagesh, "London’s biggest gay sauna to be demolished to make way for a luxury hotel". ''Metro'', 4 February 2016</ref><ref>http://www.timeout.com/london/nightlife/chariots-what-it-was-like-working-at-britains-biggest-gay-sauna. Mr Blanche DuBois, "Chariots RIP: what it was like working at Britain’s biggest gay sauna". ''TimeOut'', 29 February 2016. Accessed: 2016-03-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6frPIDy2o) </ref> | ||
Other branches have been at: | |||
*[[Waterloo]] (to be demolished)<ref>[http://attitude.co.uk/london-gay-sauna-chariots-waterloo-is-set-to-be-demolished/ "London gay sauna Chariots Waterloo is set to be demolished"] ''[[Attitude]]'', 5 April 2017.</ref> | |||
*[[Limehouse]] (now [[Sailors Sauna]]) | |||
*[[Streatham]] (closed suddenly in February 2016)<ref>http://boards.gaybod.com/discus/messages/10206/35515.html?1455727741. Accessed: 2016-03-08.</ref> | |||
*[[Vauxhall]]. | |||
==External links== | |||
[[File:Chariots logo-opener.jpg|thumb|left|Previous Chariots logo]] | |||
*http://www.gaysauna.co.uk/ (Dead link) | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Saunas]] | [[Category:Saunas]] | ||
[[Category:Vauxhall]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:06, 10 July 2026
Chariots is a chain of gay saunas in London.
The original Chariots, also known as Chariots Shoreditch, claimed to be the UK's largest gay sauna, and included a swimming pool as well as the usual facilities. It was severely damaged by fire in March 2011,[1] but subsequently re-opened. It closed permanently in February 2016, as the site is to be redeveloped.[2][3] Other branches have been at:
- Waterloo (to be demolished)[4]
- Limehouse (now Sailors Sauna)
- Streatham (closed suddenly in February 2016)[5]
- Vauxhall.
External links
- http://www.gaysauna.co.uk/ (Dead link)
References
- ↑ http://hackneypost.co.uk/2011/03/24/men-in-towels-flee-gay-sauna-after-fire/
- ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/04/londons-biggest-gay-sauna-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-a-luxury-hotel-5662225/ Ashitha Nagesh, "London’s biggest gay sauna to be demolished to make way for a luxury hotel". Metro, 4 February 2016
- ↑ http://www.timeout.com/london/nightlife/chariots-what-it-was-like-working-at-britains-biggest-gay-sauna. Mr Blanche DuBois, "Chariots RIP: what it was like working at Britain’s biggest gay sauna". TimeOut, 29 February 2016. Accessed: 2016-03-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6frPIDy2o)
- ↑ "London gay sauna Chariots Waterloo is set to be demolished" Attitude, 5 April 2017.
- ↑ http://boards.gaybod.com/discus/messages/10206/35515.html?1455727741. Accessed: 2016-03-08.