The Council could have listed it but did nothing.
Now an Indian developer has smashed it to pieces.
Contrast the Odeon with this nondescript pub in Earls Court Road, The Boltons.
To try to ingratiate itself with the gay community and get a few votes, the Council led by the extremely foolish Cllr Campbell fought to have it listed because officers felt the following.
"The Boltons, on Earls Court Road, has been added to the Historic England register in recognition of the pub's elaborate "Flemish Revival" style and interior features such as its staircase and upper floor guest rooms.
Historic England also acknowledged the pub's role in the capital's LGBTQ+ history, including serving as a respite for gay people in the mid-1950s and being part of Earl’s Court’s thriving gay scene throughout the 1970s and 80s. "
The K&C gay community is probably getting rather tired of being treated as if they were a race apart by a cynical council looking for votes.
When The Boltons closed in the early nineteen eighties, it was full of drug dealers and rent boys. It was rundown and in urgent need of a clean up and redecoration. Most gays started to avoid it and chose The Coleherne as a favourite watering hole. The Coleherne survived as a gay bar in Earl's Court until 2008 ish.
ReplyDeleteOf course, all the Dame's gay friends are all high achievers who would not be seen dead in any pub
ReplyDeleteI'm up for membership at the Garrick soon.
ReplyDeleteSigned. Notorious Homosexual