Events tagged with "Angels"
Gay Village
Birmingham's Gay Village stretches the length of Hurst Street and everything to the right towards Bristol Street. The top end of Hurst Street has been a focus of gay life since the 1970s with the Jester, Windmill and Thorp Street Nightingale all serv...
Memories tagged with "Angels"
Development of the Gay Village
Mike was asked about the rate of development in Birmingham and he explained that a big change was prompted by the change of the Nightingale's premises from Thorp Street to Kent Street after the return of the lease to the Hippodrome. Because this was ...
It kind of burnt down
“Angels is a bar on Hurst Street. “It kind of burnt down (I couldn’t believe it) then built up again”. Becky feels that the old Angels, pre-rennovation was much more comfortable. “When I first came out (2002/4) it was a lot better than it is now. It ...
Lack of disabled access c2007
Trevor, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, talks about the lack of disabled access c.2007Trevor states, “Even now there are only three or four venues that are accessible to me. I can’t get into Angels, The Village or Partners. I can get into The ...
More choices for lesbians in town 1996 onwards
“By the mid 1990s things were starting to happen in town (the gay village area). I remember going to the Fox in about 1996/7 before it had become a women's bar, but it was vaguely turning into a gay bar, it was just on the edge. Angels might be there...
Pedro moves to Birmingham
Paul didn’t want Pedro to rush the decision so said he could come for a week to see what he thought, and met him at East Midlands airport in December. Pedro had expected cold but not darkness at 4 p.m.! He went round the Bull Ring Shopping Centre and...
The right time to launch Midlands Zone, in 1997
Martin Monahan has been Midlands Zone editor since its inception in April 1997. "I launched Midland Zone in April 1997, at a time when life in Birmingham’s gay village was changing dramatically. Angels Cafe Bar was just about to open, complete with ...