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Gateways Grind

So the club was ongoing, Mum and Dadwere running it together

So the club was ongoing, Mum and Dad
were running it together

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So the club was ongoing,
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Mum and Dad were running it together.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:57
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 mean, I remember as a small child, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I mean, I remember as a small child,
..we had an American guest - Smithy - who came one evening - Gateways Grind 00:11
..we had an American guest - Smithy - who came one evening
I think she just was a bridge in our family - - Gateways Grind 00:09
I think she just was a bridge in our family -
She was just an immensely kind-hearted person. - Gateways Grind 00:05
She was just an immensely kind-hearted person.
Just loved children and such a hard worker, she was so conscientious. - Gateways Grind 00:06
Just loved children and such a hard worker, she was so consc...
She and my mother developed a double act in the Gateways. - Gateways Grind 00:06
She and my mother developed a double act in the Gateways.
I mean, the fun, you know, that they would create. - Gateways Grind 00:05
I mean, the fun, you know, that they would create.
Gina was... Gina was such an individual. - Gateways Grind 00:05
Gina was... Gina was such an individual.
I don't know who she based her character on, - Gateways Grind 00:07
I don't know who she based her character on,
I mean, there was this woman who was, - Gateways Grind 00:13
I mean, there was this woman who was,
She moved around like a stately galleon keeping an eye on everyone. - Gateways Grind 00:06
She moved around like a stately galleon keeping an eye on ev...
It was her domain and she was the queen - Gateways Grind 00:09
It was her domain and she was the queen
And if you dared do anything wrong, you were thrown out - Gateways Grind 00:10
And if you dared do anything wrong, you were thrown out
I'd been drinking my stepfather's homemade wine - Gateways Grind 00:07
I'd been drinking my stepfather's homemade wine
So Gina made decisions as to who could come in - Gateways Grind 00:07
So Gina made decisions as to who could come in
The first thing, "Are you a member? What's your name?" - Gateways Grind 00:06
The first thing, "Are you a member? What's your na...
She was this strange mixture of being quite jolly, - Gateways Grind 00:10
She was this strange mixture of being quite jolly,
Smithy, all I knew about her was she'd been in the army - - Gateways Grind 00:10
Smithy, all I knew about her was she'd been in the army...
She was quite tall, quite big lady, but... - Gateways Grind 00:07
She was quite tall, quite big lady, but...
She... She loved to laugh. - Gateways Grind 00:05
She... She loved to laugh.