Sombrero Trade
1965
�The Sombrero was a coffee bar on Horsefair, roughly on the corner where Holloway Circus is now. In those days one side of the pavement onto Bristol Road was too high, so there was a double step to reach the roadway. At ten o�clock when the bars shut, gay people would migrate there (to the Sombrero Caf�). Others would come who were not on the scene, some straights and some younger guys for pick ups, although I never did as I always thought they were untrustworthy. There was always someone hanging around outside looking for trade, the guys were around sixteen or seventeen.�
Contributed by: John McGarry, 70