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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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Latest revision as of 18:10, 27 March 2016
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.
