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Revision as of 15:36, 15 March 2012

The Caravan was a gay club that opened in 1934 at 81 Endell Street, Coventry Garden. Its advertisement flyer read:

After the day's routine pond you evening at
the caravan
81 Endell St.
Entrance in Court
(corner of Shaftesbury Avenue, facing Princes Theatre)
Phone: Temple Bar 7665

London's Greatest Bohemijan Rendezvous
said to be the most unconventional spot in town

All night gaiety – dancing to Charlie
Periodical night trips to the great open spaces, including the Ace of Spades, etc.

References

Queer London – Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957 Matt Houlbrook, The University of Chicago Press, 2005.