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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>. | 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. | 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. | ||
[[File:GabrielgravestoneBishopsWaltham2024copy.jpg|thumb|left|Grave of Gabriel D'Esty in Bishops Waltham]] | |||
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Revision as of 15:55, 26 September 2024
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 [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.
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- ↑ 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)