John ‘Ebon-Knee’ Campbell – Tour of the RVT
John has an impromptu look around the RVT
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Breda McConnon remembers some of the Police raids on the RVT
Breda and her husband Pat were the Landlords of the RVT from 1979 to 1993. Here, Breda talks about some of the occasions when the Police raided the building.
Maisie Trollette performing at the RVT in 1987
Maisie Trollette and Scott St Martin sing “The Best of Times” from “La Cage Aux Folles” at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern-taken from the TV Documentary- “Vivat Vivat Regina”. Thanks to David Rumelle for sharing. Also – here is a clip with an interview we did with David Raven (AKA Maisie Trollette) about ‘Trolling’.
Paul O’Grady remembers the RVT
Paul remembers his early days working at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Paul Ashurst on London gay pubs that have disappeared
Artist, Paul Ashurst talks about some of the gay pubs he used to visit that have since disappeared.
Stuart Feather & Bette Bourne talk about polari
Stuart and Bette talk about Polari in the 1950’s and 1960’s and how it was forced on people by the circumstances at the time.
Paul O’Grady Re-Opens Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
We found this video on the Friends of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens website, it features Paul O’Grady re-opening the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens on 1st February 2012.
The RVT Re-Opens
Here’s an advert we found from the early 1980’s which announces the re-opening of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern after ‘extensive re-docoration’. I wonder if this was when the bar was moved and the stage area added? Interesting to see mime and drag advertised as 7 days a week, including Sunday morning.
Simon Casson – When the RVT was threatened with demolition
Simon talks about the ‘save our pub’ demos, that took place in the 1990’s when the RVT was threatened with demolition. Here’s a link to an article in from The Pink Paper dated 2nd October 1998.
Police Raids in the 1980’s
Going through the Hall Carpenter Archive in London, there is a lot of articles written in the 1980’s highlighting the number of police raids and entrapment cases going on in gay bars at the time. Here’s a few examples.
Stuart Feather describes the RVT in the 1960’s
Stuart Feather was a member of the Bloolips with Bette Bourne, as well as well being a member of the Gay Liberation Front in the 1970’s.
Bette Bourne on the RVT
Bette remembers the RVT from the 1950’s when he was 17 and it was divided in 3 sections. It was one of those pubs where you weren’t quite sure who was gay or not.