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[[File:Historic England logo.jpg|thumb|Historic England logo]]'''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.<ref>http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/</ref> | [[File:Historic England logo.jpg|thumb|Historic England logo]]'''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.<ref>http://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/</ref> | ||
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Their website lists "ten LGBTQ buildings with a fascinating past": | Their website lists "ten LGBTQ buildings with a fascinating past": | ||
*[[Shibden Hall]] (home of [[Anne Lister]]) | *[[Shibden Hall]] (home of [[Anne Lister]]) | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 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":
- 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:
- Jane Czyzselska: Rockshots 2
- Asifa Lahore: Club Kali
- Yotam Ottolengh: Soho Square
- Scottee: Ghetto
- Graham Norton: Royal Vauxhall Tavern
External links
- http://mapme.com/prideofplace/ The interactive map.
