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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)
the Temperance Hall, Hulme (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]

External links

http://mapme.com/prideofplace/ The interactive map.

References

[1] ttp://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/

[2] ttp://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/through-the-generations/

[3] ttp://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/my-pride-of-place/

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 *[[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 [[Temperance Hall, Hulme]] (location of the [[1880 Manchester drag ball]])
-*The [[Gateways]] (famous lesbian club)
+*the [[Gateways]] (famous lesbian club)
 *the [[Jacaranda Ladies Club]] (closed after a police raid)
 *[[Bletchley Park]] (associated with [[Alan Turing]]