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My mum and Smithy were getting older and it was just time to stop
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Gateways Grind

My mum and Smithy were getting olderand it was just time to stop

My mum and Smithy were getting older
and it was just time to stop

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My mum and Smithy were getting older and it was just time to stop.
Duration
6 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:03
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 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
Now, I don't think it'll surprise anybody - - Gateways Grind 00:06
Now, I don't think it'll surprise anybody -
There's Oscar Wilde, EM Forster, Ivor Novello, Kenneth Williams, - Gateways Grind 00:06
There's Oscar Wilde, EM Forster, Ivor Novello, Kenneth ...
And lesbian landmarks like the Gateways. - Gateways Grind 00:05
And lesbian landmarks like the Gateways.
I think it would be wonderful if there's a blue plaque. - Gateways Grind 00:06
I think it would be wonderful if there's a blue plaque.
In many ways, it speaks of hindsight. - Gateways Grind 00:05
In many ways, it speaks of hindsight.
And it's good that one looks at the Gateways with hindsight. - Gateways Grind 00:08
And it's good that one looks at the Gateways with hinds...
Why should the fact that you're lesbian - Gateways Grind 00:09
Why should the fact that you're lesbian
This drawing a line under the whole thing of invisibility and no past, - Gateways Grind 00:12
This drawing a line under the whole thing of invisibility an...
And, for that reason, yes, a large blue plaque! - Gateways Grind 00:05
And, for that reason, yes, a large blue plaque!