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Gateways club

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The Gateways club was a noted lesbian nightclub located at 239 King's Road on the corner of Bramerton Street, Chelsea, London, England. It was the longest-surviving such club in the world, open by 1931 and legally becoming a members club in 1936. In 1943 it became for women only. It closed on Saturday 21 September 1985 after a period of only opening for a few hours each weekend. The final non-public night was the following Monday, as the Kenric lesbian group had booked the venue for a social event, and longstanding members removed the nameplate from the front door as a souvenir, amongst other fixtures and fittings.

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King's Road, London Chelsea (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

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SW3 5EL London, Chelsea (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
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