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Gateways Grind

It's called the Kings Road because King Charles IIwanted a private road between his...

It's called the Kings Road because King Charles II
wanted a private road between his palaces
in Whitehall and Hampton Court and, as luck would have it,
en route, he could just turn off into a side road and meet
with his mistress, Nell Gwyn

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It's called the Kings Road
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because King Charles II wanted a private
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road between his palaces in Whitehall and Hampton Court
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and, as luck would have it, en route, he could just
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turn off into a side road and meet with his mistress, Nell Gwyn.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:23
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 it's the side roads where the most exciting stuff happens. - Gateways Grind 00:06
And it's the side roads where the most exciting stuff h...
This is where the bohemians hung out, the artists drank - Gateways Grind 00:09
This is where the bohemians hung out, the artists drank
And, although there were many bohemian clubs in Chelsea, there - Gateways Grind 00:09
And, although there were many bohemian clubs in Chelsea, the...
But in 1931, a club called The Gateways opened, - Gateways Grind 00:09
But in 1931, a club called The Gateways opened,
It attracted people from the sexually diverse - Gateways Grind 00:13
It attracted people from the sexually diverse
She was a lesbian novelist, a poet, - Gateways Grind 00:10
She was a lesbian novelist, a poet,
And this was the house that she shared with her long-time companion, - Gateways Grind 00:09
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 00:08
Can you just imagine some of the scenes here - the salons,
And then, then they would have dressed up in their suits, - Gateways Grind 00:16
And then, then they would have dressed up in their suits,
Anyway, my own hackney cab awaits to take me - Gateways Grind 00:10
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 00:06
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 00:07
It was closed to anyone who didn't identify as lesbian.
Well, this is it, but something's not right. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Well, this is it, but something's not right.
I remember the lamppost - it shone down. That's definitely the door. - Gateways Grind 00:07
I remember the lamppost - it shone down. That's definit...
But...I'm sure it was green! - Gateways Grind 00:06
But...I'm sure it was green!
You see, this is what happens to lesbian landmarks in history - - Gateways Grind 00:08
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 00:06
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 00:06
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 00:06
You know, there's a theory that the song The Green Door...
I mean, it's just a story, - Gateways Grind 00:15
I mean, it's just a story,