Caravan gay bar

Jack Neavewho ran several night clubs, had met William Reynolds who was looking to invest a recent inheritance. They charged 1 caravan for membership or 1 shilling and 6d seven and half new pence gay the door. Within six weeks bar had members and attracted visitors. It was decorated in an oriental style.

Inside men could dance, kiss and have sex. Its advertisement flyer read:. After the day's routine spend you evening at the caravan 81 Endell St. London's Greatest Bohemian Rendezvous said to be the most unconventional spot in town. All night gaiety — dancing to Charlie Periodical night trips to the great open spaces, including the Ace of Spades, etc [3].

The London District Command accused the venue of corrupting service-men and had the place patrolled by the military police who tried to keep it out-of-bounds. The Caravan was raided by police on August 24 after letters from Holborn Council and ratepayers from Endell Street complained the the place was "frequented by sexual perverts, lesbians and sodomites The club owners were prosecuted, found guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment and 20 months hard labour respectively for having a 'disorderly' house [5].

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This Short-Lived 1930s Speakeasy Was a Sanctuary for Gay Londoners

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