Events tagged with "Inner Ring Road"
Bars pre 1967
Although there were no 'gay' bars or clubs until after decriminalisation in 1967, gay men and women often met in tolerant 'straight' bars, often provideing much needed revenue for landlords down on their luck. During this time gay life in the city wa...
Cottaging and Cruising
Cottaging, from the Polari slang for Public Toilet. Cruising, slang. Meaning to look for sex. Historically for many gay men cottaging and cruising were the only way they could meet other gay men, not only for sex but also for friendship. For ma...
Howards Bar
Howards Bar colloquially known as ‘Robbie's’ after the landlady who ran it and situated opposite Snow Hill Station, the upstairs lounge was very popular with gay men in the 1950s. Demolished in the 1960s for the Inner Ring Road development....
Hurst Street
Hurst Street has become the heart of Birmingham's vibrant Gay Village over the last fifteen years. Previously a run down warehouse district characterised by post war industrial units and Victorian shops and housing, cut off from the rest of the ci...
The Woodman
The Woodman was an ornate Victorian Bar situated on Easy Row, popular with gay men in the 1940s and 50s. Demolished in 1964 to make way for the Paradise Circus section of the Inner Ring Road....