Cambridge's gay bar scene isn't what ed to be - here are some of the inic pubs and bars which no longer exist
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- CAMBRIDGE GAY AND LBIAN SCENE
- 14 QUEER PUBS CAMBRIDGE HAS LOVED AND LOSTCAMBRIDGE'S GAY BAR SCENE ISN'T WHAT ED TO BE - HERE ARE SOME OF THE INIC PUBS AND BARS WHICH NO LONGER EXISTMBRIDGENEWSBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYDEBBIE LUXONCOMMUNY REPORTER18:48, 2 MAR 2020UPDATED15:50, 10 MAR 2020BOOKMARKTHE ANCHOR ON SILVER STREET ONCE HELD MIXED DISS. IN THIS PICTURE S A SEA OF FLAIRS AND HAIRCUTS, DATG BACK TO CIR 1985 THE ANCHOR BASEMENT (IMAGE: CAMBRIDGHIRE ARCHIV: CAMBRIDGE GAY GROUP LLECTN)SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE THE LATT BREAKG NEWS AND DAILY ROUNDUPS MORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE THE LATT BREAKG NEWS AND DAILY ROUNDUPS INVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
CAMBRIDGE GAY AND LBIAN SCENE
Cambridge is home to a small gay and lbian scene, wh a number of themed bars, clubs and gay iendly hotels. Much of the activy tends to be ncentrated around Newmarket Road... * gay scene cambridge *
Cambridge Gay and Lbian Scene. Cambridge is home to a small gay and lbian scene, wh a number of themed bars, clubs and gay iendly hotels. The highlight of the gay and lbian year the universy cy of Cambridge is the Pk Ftival, which tak place each Augt and wel all members of the general public, beg pletely ee of charge to enter.
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Over the years Cambridge has loved and lost many gay bars and clubs. The cy still holds several monthly gay nights cludg Glterbomb at Vyl and the long-standg Dot Cotton night, now held at Fez. The Turks Head was a hub of gay nights Cambridge.
14 QUEER PUBS CAMBRIDGE HAS LOVED AND LOSTCAMBRIDGE'S GAY BAR SCENE ISN'T WHAT ED TO BE - HERE ARE SOME OF THE INIC PUBS AND BARS WHICH NO LONGER EXISTMBRIDGENEWSBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYDEBBIE LUXONCOMMUNY REPORTER18:48, 2 MAR 2020UPDATED15:50, 10 MAR 2020BOOKMARKTHE ANCHOR ON SILVER STREET ONCE HELD MIXED DISS. IN THIS PICTURE S A SEA OF FLAIRS AND HAIRCUTS, DATG BACK TO CIR 1985 THE ANCHOR BASEMENT (IMAGE: CAMBRIDGHIRE ARCHIV: CAMBRIDGE GAY GROUP LLECTN)SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE THE LATT BREAKG NEWS AND DAILY ROUNDUPS MORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO OUR EE EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE THE LATT BREAKG NEWS AND DAILY ROUNDUPS INVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
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You would have to go through the si entrance on Green Street (now a Jigsaw store) to accs the gay bar.
Rumours about the venue said that one owner had paid a gay man to intify any gay people the bar so they uld then swiftly be kicked out. However this venture was unsuccsful, so the gay scene filled the venue stead throughout the early '90s.
However, she also said that spe this the majory of the gay scene of Cambridge would turn up at the Burleigh for a "gay bop" until a brick got thrown through the wdow of the pub. ” Janie Buchanan said all the gay pubs of the 90's era were "div" but Sisters Act would go to show support for the only pub owned by a lbian landlady.