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'''The Cavour''' was an elegantly upmarket bar frequented by respectable gentlemen and aspirational chorus boys<ref>''[[Queer London]]'', 2005</ref>. It was located in the [[Leicester Square]] area of the West End, which was the focus of gay venues during this decade, before being pushed out to [[Piccadilly Circus]].
'''The Cavour''' at 20&ndash;21 [[Leicester Square]] was an elegantly upmarket bar frequented by respectable gentlemen and aspirational chorus boys<ref>''[[Queer London]]'', 2005</ref>. The Leicester Square area of the [[West End]] was the focus of gay venues during the 1920s, before being pushed out to [[Piccadilly Circus]].
 
In late 1925 the Cavour was taken over by the consortium which owned the Café de Paris, and renamed the Café Anglais.<ref>http://www.jazzageclub.com/venues/cafe-de-paris-london/</ref> The site is now the Chiquito Mexican restaurant/bar.


See [[Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs]].
See [[Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs]].

Revision as of 21:06, 18 June 2012

The Cavour at 20–21 Leicester Square was an elegantly upmarket bar frequented by respectable gentlemen and aspirational chorus boys[1]. The Leicester Square area of the West End was the focus of gay venues during the 1920s, before being pushed out to Piccadilly Circus.

In late 1925 the Cavour was taken over by the consortium which owned the Café de Paris, and renamed the Café Anglais.[2] The site is now the Chiquito Mexican restaurant/bar.

See Timeline of West End Bars and Clubs.

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