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Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a Scheduled Ancient Monument under English Heritage management ^[1]. The Bishops Waltham County Club in Winchester Road was a popular gay venue in the 1970s. Drag artist Lee Sutton was a regular performer there and a recording of one of his performances is available on You Tube ^[2]. Dancer and female impersonator Gabriel D'Esty (1895-1968) lived the latter part of his life in the hamlet of Dean just outside the town.

Grave of Gabriel D'Esty in Bishops Waltham

References

↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Waltham
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MP5BMmhTw Lee Sutton, Drag For Camp Followers (Accessed 23 September 2024)

[1] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Waltham

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MP5BMmhTw Lee Sutton, Drag For Camp Followers (Accessed 23 September 2024)

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-'''Bishops Waltham''' is a small town in [[Hampshire]]. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a Scheduled Ancient Monument under English Heritage management <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Waltham </ref>.
+'''Bishop's Waltham''' is a small town in [[Hampshire]]. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a Scheduled Ancient Monument under English Heritage management <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop's_Waltham </ref>.
 The Bishops Waltham County Club in Winchester Road was a popular gay venue in the 1970s. Drag artist Lee Sutton was a regular performer there and a recording of one of his performances is available on You Tube <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MP5BMmhTw Lee Sutton, Drag For Camp Followers (Accessed 23 September 2024) </ref>.
 Dancer and female impersonator Gabriel D'Esty (1895-1968) lived the latter part of his life in the hamlet of Dean just outside the town.