Bag of Nails
From LGBT Archive
Bag O'Nails in Buckingham Palace Road, London was a meeting place for guardsmen and homosexuals in the 1940s and 50s [1]. The building is Grade II listed and located less than 10 minutes away from Buckingham Palace. An old name for the pub was believed to be the Bachanals [2]. It is listed on the CAMRA website [3].
Not to be confused with the Bag O'Nails, a live music club and meeting place for musicians in the 1960s and situated at 9 Kingly Street, Soho, London, where a doorway plaque commemorates Jimi Hendrix's performance at the venue. The place was believed to be frequented by lesbians until they were made to feel unwelcome and transferred their patronage to the Gateways Club.
References
- ↑ Peter Parker (2024) Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 Peguin Classics. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/311741/some-men-in-london-queer-life-1945-1959/9780241370605 (Accessed 26 June 2024)
- ↑ Bayswater Chronicle - Friday 28 July 1944
- ↑ https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/bag-onails-london-128785 (Accessed 26 June 2024)
