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	*[[Graham Norton]]: [[Royal Vauxhall Tavern]]		*[[Graham Norton]]: [[Royal Vauxhall Tavern]]

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Revision as of 17:32, 7 July 2015

Pride of Place is an initiative of Historic England, in conjunction with Leeds Beckett University, to produce an interactive map of Britain's LGBTQ heritage.^[1]

Featured places

Their website lists "ten LGBTQ buildings with a fascinating past":^[2]

• Shibden Hall (home of Anne Lister)
• Millthorpe (home of Edward Carpenter
• Smallhythe Place (home of Edy Craig)
• Reading Gaol (where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned)
• Strawberry Hill (home of Horace Walpole)
• Carlton House (where the Chevalier d'Éon had a famous fencing match)
• Temperance Hall (location of the 1880 Manchester drag ball)
• The Gateways (famous lesbian club)
• the Jacaranda Ladies Club (closed after a police raid)
• Bletchley Park (associated with Alan Turing

The site also lists a number of celebrities and their favourite places:^[3]

• Jane Czyzselska: Rockshots 2
• Asifa Lahore: Club Kali
• Yotam Ottolenghi: Soho Square
• Scottee: Ghetto
• Graham Norton: Royal Vauxhall Tavern

External links

• http://mapme.com/prideofplace/ The interactive map.

References

1. ↑ http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/
2. ↑ http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/through-the-generations/
3. ↑ http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/my-pride-of-place/