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*[[Strawberry Hill]] (home of [[Horace Walpole]]) | *[[Strawberry Hill]] (home of [[Horace Walpole]]) | ||
*[[Carlton House]] (where the [[Chevalier d'Éon]] had a famous fencing match) | *[[Carlton House]] (where the [[Chevalier d'Éon]] had a famous fencing match) | ||
| − | *[[Temperance Hall]] (location of the [[1880 Manchester drag ball]]) | + | *the [[Temperance Hall, Hulme]] (location of the [[1880 Manchester drag ball]]) |
| − | * | + | *the [[Gateways]] (famous lesbian club) |
*the [[Jacaranda Ladies Club]] (closed after a police raid) | *the [[Jacaranda Ladies Club]] (closed after a police raid) | ||
*[[Bletchley Park]] (associated with [[Alan Turing]] | *[[Bletchley Park]] (associated with [[Alan Turing]] | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 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)
- the Temperance Hall, Hulme (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.
