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Gateways Grind

I was first taken to The Gateways by somebody called Peter Woodcock, who taught graphic...

I was first taken to The Gateways by somebody called Peter Woodcock, who taught graphic design at Camberwell Art School, where I was a student,
so that would be about '64, '65

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I was first taken to The Gateways
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by somebody called Peter Woodcock,
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who taught graphic design at
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Camberwell Art School,
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where I was a student, so that would be about '64, '65.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:34
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Jackdaw,Anubis Films

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Movie Summary

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 ...
I first went to The Gateways Club in 1985, just after I came out. - Gateways Grind 00:09
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 00:13
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 00:07
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 00:16
..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 00:07
Down those dark, seedy stairs and through the dark, seedy do...
I mean, it was heaven! Marvellous, you know? Marvellous! - Gateways Grind 00:07
I mean, it was heaven! Marvellous, you know? Marvellous!
MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield - Gateways Grind 00:16
MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield
Lots of girls, lots of young women dancing. - Gateways Grind 00:07
Lots of girls, lots of young women dancing.
"I've gone to heaven!" - Gateways Grind 00:10
"I've gone to heaven!"
..and I don't quite know how you dance unsuggestively. - Gateways Grind 00:05
..and I don't quite know how you dance unsuggestively.
..grinding the coffee thing - The Gateways grind, the very - Gateways Grind 00:10
..grinding the coffee thing - The Gateways grind, the very
Basically, what it was was dancing with someone who was - Gateways Grind 00:13
Basically, what it was was dancing with someone who was
MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield - Gateways Grind 00:10
MUSIC: Spooky by Dusty Springfield
Of course, it had its own extra, um... - Gateways Grind 00:06
Of course, it had its own extra, um...
..vibe because most of the girls were looking around - Gateways Grind 00:10
..vibe because most of the girls were looking around
This was before mobile phones or online dating, - Gateways Grind 00:14
This was before mobile phones or online dating,
So it was a very high sexual content, I'd say. - Gateways Grind 00:06
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 00:06
I actually felt like I was walking into the lion's den.
It was like fresh meat - - Gateways Grind 00:06
It was like fresh meat -
They probably didn't, - Gateways Grind 00:06
They probably didn't,