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==Featured places== | ==Featured places== | ||
Their website lists "ten LGBTQ buildings with a fascinating past": | Their website lists "ten LGBTQ buildings with a fascinating past":<ref>http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/through-the-generations/</ref> | ||
*[[Shibden Hall]] (home of [[Anne Lister]]) | *[[Shibden Hall]] (home of [[Anne Lister]]) | ||
*[[Millthorpe]] (home of [[Edward Carpenter]] | *[[Millthorpe]] (home of [[Edward Carpenter]] | ||
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*[[Bletchley Park]] (associated with [[Alan Turing]] | *[[Bletchley Park]] (associated with [[Alan Turing]] | ||
The site also lists a number of celebrities and their favourite places: | The site also lists a number of celebrities and their favourite places:<ref>http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/my-pride-of-place/</ref> | ||
*[[Jane Czyzselska]]: [[Rockshots 2]] | *[[Jane Czyzselska]]: [[Rockshots 2]] | ||
*[[Asifa Lahore]]: [[Club Kali]] | *[[Asifa Lahore]]: [[Club Kali]] | ||
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*[[Scottee]]: [[Ghetto]] | *[[Scottee]]: [[Ghetto]] | ||
*[[Graham Norton]]: [[Royal Vauxhall Tavern]] | *[[Graham Norton]]: [[Royal Vauxhall Tavern]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*http://mapme.com/prideofplace/ The interactive map. | *http://mapme.com/prideofplace/ The interactive map. | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 7 July 2015
Pride of Place is an initiative of Historic England, in conjunction with Leeds Beckett University, to produce an interactive map of Britain's LGBTQ heritage.[1]
Featured places
Their website lists "ten LGBTQ buildings with a fascinating past":[2]
- Shibden Hall (home of Anne Lister)
- Millthorpe (home of Edward Carpenter
- Smallhythe Place (home of Edy Craig)
- Reading Gaol (where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned)
- Strawberry Hill (home of Horace Walpole)
- Carlton House (where the Chevalier d'Éon had a famous fencing match)
- Temperance Hall (location of the 1880 Manchester drag ball)
- The Gateways (famous lesbian club)
- the Jacaranda Ladies Club (closed after a police raid)
- Bletchley Park (associated with Alan Turing
The site also lists a number of celebrities and their favourite places:[3]
- Jane Czyzselska: Rockshots 2
- Asifa Lahore: Club Kali
- Yotam Ottolengh: Soho Square
- Scottee: Ghetto
- Graham Norton: Royal Vauxhall Tavern
External links
- http://mapme.com/prideofplace/ The interactive map.
References
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