Heaven

Heaven Under the Arches opened in 1978, is London’s largest and longest running gay night club. It is situated under the arches of Charing Cross Station in the West End of London. It was famously owned by Richard Branson for many years. It is now run by Jeremy Joseph of G-A-Y night club, which was hosted in the now demolished Astoria and Astoria II night club in Charing Cross Road.

Heaven is on the site of the previous gay pub Hotel de France. In 1925, John Bull magazine exposed six notorious homosexual hang-outs including the Hotel de France.

Stonewall (UK), the UK’s most prominent LGB charity, was conceived in the bar at Heaven.

Address

9 The Arches, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6NG

External links

http://www.heaven-live.co.uk http://www.heavennightclub-london.com/