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The White Horse was a pub in Rupert Street in London's West End frequented by homosexuals in 1951. The licencee Edward S. was concerned that police powers (e.g. EPA) that were being used to discourage gay men meeting in bars would lead to him losing his licence. He informed the police, but they refused to act. He attempted to maintain a strict door policy, but when this failed, the pub was raided.
References
Queer London – Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957 Matt Houlbrook, The University of Chicago Press, 2005.]