Events tagged with "Pantheon"
Impact of Licencing Laws
Much of the way that gay people socialised, when and where, was influenced by the licencing laws at the time.Back in the 1950s and earlier, bars were licenced only till 10:00p.m. so many gay men moved on to one of a number of cafes, coffee bars or mi...
Memories tagged with "Pantheon"
Saturday at the Kardomah
"There weren't cafes just the Pantheon, the gays used to congregate on a Saturday morning, lunchtime, in the Kardomah Café in New Street, down in the basement, don't know what it is now, think it is a Ted Baker, and Muji, nice old building with all t...