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I think many, many friendships, um, and relationships were forged
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Gateways Grind

I think many, many friendships, um,and relationships were forged, and won, and lost at...

I think many, many friendships, um,
and relationships were forged, and won, and lost at that club

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I think many, many friendships, um, and relationships were forged,
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and won, and lost at that club.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:39
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 ...
And we have to remember that for a lot of the time - Gateways Grind 00:19
And we have to remember that for a lot of the time
1979 was probably the first time - Gateways Grind 00:06
1979 was probably the first time
It was also the same year that my Cambridge college decided - Gateways Grind 00:07
It was also the same year that my Cambridge college decided
Now, in the end, they didn't do it - Gateways Grind 00:06
Now, in the end, they didn't do it
Um... But I remember going with the weight of that to Gateways, - Gateways Grind 00:18
Um... But I remember going with the weight of that to Gatewa...
Absolutely. So I have to be glad that things have changed that much. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Absolutely. So I have to be glad that things have changed t...
I never thought, 40 years later, - Gateways Grind 00:14
I never thought, 40 years later,
Not just because other clubs were opening - Gateways Grind 00:06
Not just because other clubs were opening
My mum and Smithy were getting older and it was just time to stop. - Gateways Grind 00:06
My mum and Smithy were getting older and it was just time to...
I did go back for the closing party, - Gateways Grind 00:10
I did go back for the closing party,
You know, women were spilling out of the club. - Gateways Grind 00:06
You know, women were spilling out of the club.
# In the morning - Gateways Grind 00:12
# In the morning
So the closing party must have begun, you know, - Gateways Grind 00:11
So the closing party must have begun, you know,
It was very celebratory. - Gateways Grind 00:05
It was very celebratory.
And lots of drinking, and that sort of thing. - Gateways Grind 00:05
And lots of drinking, and that sort of thing.
I'm just smiling, thinking about the times there, you know. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I'm just smiling, thinking about the times there, you k...
Yeah, it was really good. Really good. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Yeah, it was really good. Really good.
And I do know a lot of people don't know it even existed. - Gateways Grind 00:06
And I do know a lot of people don't know it even existe...
It would be a crime against lesbian history - Gateways Grind 00:08
It would be a crime against lesbian history
One of the ways in which English Heritage commemorates - Gateways Grind 00:07
One of the ways in which English Heritage commemorates