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Gateways Grind

King's Road, the swinging 60s? Vivienne Westwood pioneering punk fashion? One notable establishment in this enclave of history that's often forgotten about is Gateways, London's longest-surviving lesbian club. Alongside a host of ...

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Jacquie Lawrence

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Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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Woman at the Bar

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In fact, they say it's where
Rule Britannia was written, - Gateways Grind

In fact, they say it's where Rule Britannia was written...

It's called the Kings Road - Gateways Grind

It's called the Kings Road

And it's the side roads where
the most exciting stuff happens. - Gateways Grind

And it's the side roads where the most exciting stuff h...

This is where the bohemians
hung out, the artists drank - Gateways Grind

This is where the bohemians hung out, the artists drank

And, although there were many
bohemian clubs in Chelsea, there - Gateways Grind

And, although there were many bohemian clubs in Chelsea, the...

But in 1931,
a club called The Gateways opened, - Gateways Grind

But in 1931, a club called The Gateways opened,

It attracted people
from the sexually diverse - Gateways Grind

It attracted people from the sexually diverse

She was a lesbian novelist, a poet, - Gateways Grind

She was a lesbian novelist, a poet,

And this was the house that she
shared with her long-time companion, - Gateways Grind

And this was the house that she shared with her long-time co...

Can you just imagine some
of the scenes here - the salons, - Gateways Grind

Can you just imagine some of the scenes here - the salons,

And then, then they would have
dressed up in their suits, - Gateways Grind

And then, then they would have dressed up in their suits,

Anyway, my own hackney cab
awaits to take me - Gateways Grind

Anyway, my own hackney cab awaits to take me

By the time I first visited it,
it had become a women-only club. - Gateways Grind

By the time I first visited it, it had become a women-only c...

It was closed to anyone who
didn't identify as lesbian. - Gateways Grind

It was closed to anyone who didn't identify as lesbian.

Well, this is it,
but something's not right. - Gateways Grind

Well, this is it, but something's not right.

I remember the lamppost - it shone
down. That's definitely the door. - Gateways Grind

I remember the lamppost - it shone down. That's definit...

But...I'm sure it was green! - Gateways Grind

But...I'm sure it was green!

You see, this is what happens to
lesbian landmarks in history - - Gateways Grind

You see, this is what happens to lesbian landmarks in histor...

But, you know, I've reached
that age - I do what I like. - Gateways Grind

But, you know, I've reached that age - I do what I like...

Thank you! See that?
That's the power of showbusiness! - Gateways Grind

Thank you! See that? That's the power of showbusiness!

You know, there's a theory that
the song The Green Door was - Gateways Grind

You know, there's a theory that the song The Green Door...

I mean, it's just a story, - Gateways Grind

I mean, it's just a story,

I want to go and find them
so I... Oh, ex... - Gateways Grind

I want to go and find them so I... Oh, ex...

Just two seconds. Hello there. Hi,
I'm Sandi. What's your name? Amanda. - Gateways Grind

Just two seconds. Hello there. Hi, I'm Sandi. What'...

Listen, could you just finish
painting this door for me? - Gateways Grind

Listen, could you just finish painting this door for me?

It's a secret history
of what actually - Gateways Grind

It's a secret history of what actually

Well, I hope she doesn't get
green paint all over her! - Gateways Grind

Well, I hope she doesn't get green paint all over her!

You know, I think it's going
to be quite a revealing - Gateways Grind

You know, I think it's going to be quite a revealing

And I want to hear first-hand
from other women who visited - Gateways Grind

And I want to hear first-hand from other women who visited

Well, I was a simple country girl,
all the way from Penzance. - Gateways Grind

Well, I was a simple country girl, all the way from Penzance...

My landlady was lesbian
with her partner. - Gateways Grind

My landlady was lesbian with her partner.

I got friendly with them,
and they said, - Gateways Grind

I got friendly with them, and they said,

And as we were driving there,
um, my landlady said to me, - Gateways Grind

And as we were driving there, um, my landlady said to me,

The partner I had at that time,
who was my first partner, um, - Gateways Grind

The partner I had at that time, who was my first partner, um...

He told us about The Gateways,
familiarly known to us all - Gateways Grind

He told us about The Gateways, familiarly known to us all

With some trepidation,
not knowing what to expect, really, - Gateways Grind

With some trepidation, not knowing what to expect, really,

I was first taken to The Gateways - Gateways Grind

I was first taken to The Gateways

I first went to The Gateways Club
in 1985, just after I came out. - Gateways Grind

I first went to The Gateways Club in 1985, just after I came...

So off I went with a few friends one
night and realised that I'd actually - Gateways Grind

So off I went with a few friends one night and realised that...

When I told my dad that I was gay,
um, the only thing... - Gateways Grind

When I told my dad that I was gay, um, the only thing...

..the first thing he said to me was,
"Have you been to The Gateways?" - Gateways Grind

..the first thing he said to me was, "Have you been to ...

Down those dark, seedy stairs
and through the dark, seedy door. - Gateways Grind

Down those dark, seedy stairs and through the dark, seedy do...

I mean, it was heaven!
Marvellous, you know? Marvellous! - Gateways Grind

I mean, it was heaven! Marvellous, you know? Marvellous!

MUSIC: Spooky by
Dusty Springfield - Gateways Grind

MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield

Lots of girls,
lots of young women dancing. - Gateways Grind

Lots of girls, lots of young women dancing.

"I've gone to heaven!" - Gateways Grind

"I've gone to heaven!"

..and I don't quite know how
you dance unsuggestively. - Gateways Grind

..and I don't quite know how you dance unsuggestively.

..grinding the coffee thing -
The Gateways grind, the very - Gateways Grind

..grinding the coffee thing - The Gateways grind, the very

Basically, what it was was
dancing with someone who was - Gateways Grind

Basically, what it was was dancing with someone who was

MUSIC: Spooky by
Dusty Springfield - Gateways Grind

MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield

Of course,
it had its own extra, um... - Gateways Grind

Of course, it had its own extra, um...

..vibe because most of the girls
were looking around - Gateways Grind

..vibe because most of the girls were looking around

This was before mobile phones
or online dating, - Gateways Grind

This was before mobile phones or online dating,

So it was a very high
sexual content, I'd say. - Gateways Grind

So it was a very high sexual content, I'd say.

I actually felt like I was
walking into the lion's den. - Gateways Grind

I actually felt like I was walking into the lion's den.

It was like fresh meat - - Gateways Grind

It was like fresh meat -

They probably didn't, - Gateways Grind

They probably didn't,

But I really went there to - Gateways Grind

But I really went there to

It was a bit like a meat market, - Gateways Grind

It was a bit like a meat market,

# Don't ever go - Gateways Grind

# Don't ever go

40 years later. Oh, my God.
40 years?! We meet again. - Gateways Grind

40 years later. Oh, my God. 40 years?! We meet again.

I was playing football at
Clapham Common up the road - Gateways Grind

I was playing football at Clapham Common up the road

I was like, "Well, I'm a lesbian, - Gateways Grind

I was like, "Well, I'm a lesbian,

THEY CHUCKLE - Gateways Grind

I got off the train at Paddington - Gateways Grind

I got off the train at Paddington

And I said to the driver,
"Is there any lesbian clubs, - Gateways Grind

And I said to the driver, "Is there any lesbian clubs,

These brave stories from the
Gateways lesbians about their, er, - Gateways Grind

These brave stories from the Gateways lesbians about their, ...

But I think first I need to
pick up a fellow traveller. - Gateways Grind

But I think first I need to pick up a fellow traveller.

Well, we are in search
of hidden mysteries. - Gateways Grind

Well, we are in search of hidden mysteries.

Hopefully. I want you to join me - Gateways Grind

Hopefully. I want you to join me

I mean, I'm one of those people - Gateways Grind

I mean, I'm one of those people

It just wasn't ever... I didn't
have to come out to myself. - Gateways Grind

It just wasn't ever... I didn't have to come out t...

It was probably '78, 1979,
something like that. Yeah. - Gateways Grind

It was probably '78, 1979, something like that. Yeah.

And I remember going to Gateways
and that excitement. - Gateways Grind

And I remember going to Gateways and that excitement.

But it's still a mystery
as to how it all started. - Gateways Grind

But it's still a mystery as to how it all started.

Maybe the daughter of
Ted and Gina Ware, - Gateways Grind

Maybe the daughter of Ted and Gina Ware,

Going back, I mean,
I'm kind of fascinated - Gateways Grind

Going back, I mean, I'm kind of fascinated

He's a working class Londoner, - Gateways Grind

He's a working class Londoner,

So he wasn't destined
to be someone...who... - Gateways Grind

So he wasn't destined to be someone...who...

It was out of the, you know,
betting fraternity. - Gateways Grind

It was out of the, you know, betting fraternity.

There was a boxing match and
he was betting against the odds, - Gateways Grind

There was a boxing match and he was betting against the odds...

And part of what he was given - Gateways Grind

And part of what he was given

My, my desire is to believe
he bet on LaMotta and... - Gateways Grind

My, my desire is to believe he bet on LaMotta and...

Now, meanwhile, - Gateways Grind

Now, meanwhile,

And he knew this group of women -
lesbian women - - Gateways Grind

And he knew this group of women - lesbian women -

There was a new ownership at the pub - Gateways Grind

There was a new ownership at the pub

So they were like, "Well, what're
we gonna do? Where are we gonna go?" - Gateways Grind

So they were like, "Well, what're we gonna do? Whe...

And then the artists were coming in - Gateways Grind

And then the artists were coming in

So, I mean, those very early days, - Gateways Grind

So, I mean, those very early days,

This painting hung in the Gateways - Gateways Grind

This painting hung in the Gateways

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King's Road, the swinging 60s? Vivienne Westwood pioneering punk fashion? One notable establishment in this enclave of history that's often forgotten about is Gateways, London's longest-surviving lesbian club. Alongside a host of ...

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Director: Jacquie Lawrence

Writer: N/A

Production: Jackdaw,Anubis Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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Released: 25 Mar 2022

Awards: 1 win

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