Sherbet was an Gay day-club in London in the 90s. It had an amazing DJ lineup included Lord Kaos aka Dominic Sinclair, Pete Wardman, Rich B, Rachel Auburn, The Sharp Boys + Guests. With their hard-house and techno sets, Sunday afternoons would never be the same again! Sherbet @ SoundShaft Pete Wardman was a genius when he had the concept to create SHERBET. Sherbet's amazing DJ lineup included Lord Kaos aka Dominic Sinclair, Pete Wardman, Rich B, Rachel Auburn, The Sharp Boys + Guests. With their hard-house and techno sets, Sunday afternoons would never be the same again! Soundshaft was a small club attached to Heaven London, which had a separate entrance on Hungerford Lane, behind Craven Street, although it was also accessible from the main club. Between 1988 and 1990, this hosted the seminal Troll night and which launched the career of DJs Daz Saund and Luke Slater. It is now called The Stage Bar. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Soundshaft was the Venue for Fahrenheit, a Hard House event run by Fevah and Sherbet on Sunday afternoons, run by Pete Wardman. Thank you to our Sherbet Hosts Stephen McKee & Lewis Oswald, Rich B and Pippa for these great photos

Madame Jojo's was a nightclub and venue for cabaret, burlesque, drag shows, and live music located on Brewer Street in the Soho area of the City of Westminster

QX is the UK’s most popular free gay magazine. Focusing on gay London, QX looks at lifestyle, the arts, film, music, theatre and health as well as London’s club, bar and cabaret scene. QX provides the ultimate guide to the best forthcoming events, as well as featuring photo reviews of the previous week’s most talked about places to be seen. Projects This is your Project Page. It's a great opportunity to help visitors understand the context and background of your latest work. Double click on the text box to start editing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want to share.

Molly Moggs was on the corner of Old Compton Street and Charing Cross Road in Soho, London. ​It was best known for its flamboyant drag shows, friendly staff and was at the heart of the LGBT scene for decades. The iconic Gay bar closed unexpectedly on 30th March 2017. The closure was a blow to Soho’s Gay identity. Molly Moggs, Bar, Soho Molly Moggs was on the corner of Old Compton Street and Charing Cross Road in Soho, London. It was best known for its flamboyant drag shows, friendly staff and was at the heart of the LGBT scene for decades. The iconic Gay bar closed unexpectedly on 30th March 2017. The closure was a blow to Soho’s Gay identity. Read More “It comes with a heavy heart that we have to inform you all of this situation. “Unfortunately today we say goodbye to the Molly Moggs that we've all loved for many years" Molly Mogg Management

MILLIE MOPP The Marvellous Millie Mopp, 7ft 10” of Blonde Amazonian True Drag Goddess, retired from all things fabulous and hung up her now infamous ‘riah' on 29th December 2000 after a career that spanned 16 years. Known for her re-writes of famous songs that were interpreted to fit her unique style, classics such as Madonna’s 'Vogue' became 'Millie’s Blokes', 'Any Dream Will Do' from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat became 'Any Queen Will Do/ Sue', inspired by Jason Donovan’s libel case against The Face magazine. Dressed as Baby Jane Hudson from the film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Millie sang the now infamous 'I’ve Written A Letter To Maggie' a re-write of the song, 'I’ve written A Letter to Daddy'. This was written in direct response to the passing of Section 28 by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government Performed all over the Gay scene by Millie, it became the ‘unofficial’ anthem for this archaic and despicable act passed to encroach on the human rights of every gay man and lesbian in Britain in 1988. It was prohibited for local authorities to 'promote' homosexuality in a positive way and labelled gay family relationships as 'pretend' . The famous line ‘your own daughter Carol's not married, maybe she’s one too’ used to receive the biggest cheer, ensuring ‘Millie-Tant Millie Mopp’ a place in gay history. Millie Mopp worked tirelessly for many gay charities, giving her time for free and assisting in raising many thousands of pounds for worthwhile causes. Charities from Gay Pride, the Terence Higgins Trust and Crusaid benefited from her unique style, talent and patronage. Known for her ‘Marge Simpson’ riah (Millie came before Marge ), Millie’s unique sense of style and stunning costumes assisted her in becoming what she set out to be…a legend in her own life time! Check out the Millie Mopp Blog spot

Special thanks to some of the individuals that have contributed to the making of Lost Gay London website. Source Material for this page: www.qxmagazine.com www.afterwards.org.uk/backstreetclub/ www.doreenfletcherartist.com/copy-of-fp-022-corner-shop-canning- www.chichesterpride.co.uk/post/a-brief-history-of-drag-in-the-uk https://en.wikipedia.org/ www.facebook.com/peter.ashworth.photography www.qxmagazine.com/pdf/gayhistory-south www.facebook.com/groups/sherbeta-clubbing-legend-6685854754/ www.facebook.com/groups/378960008901960?locale=en_GB (FF) www.facebook.com/groups/16318276046/media (Shebang Magazine) https://lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/Shebang www.bigissue.com/culture/lily-savage-british-drag-pays-tribute-to-a-queen/ www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/27/secret-life-of-paul-ogrady-by-friends-his-numbers-still-saved-in-my-phone-i-cant-delete-it (Paul O’Grady aka Lily Savage) www.theblackcap.com/html/regina_fong.htm https://apropos-site.com/blog/out-and-about www.qxmagazine.com/2013/04/the-a_z-of-cabaret/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnmills www.closedpubs.co.uk/london/sw1_belgravia_stag2.html https://islington.humap.site/map/records/colin-devereaux www.queermusicheritage.com/drag-fivedrag.html www.oocities.org/lilysavage_uk/biography.html https://swishcraftmusic.com/artists/rich-b/ www.bishopsgate.org.uk/collections/london-pride-1990s www.youtube.com/@paullaurendeau2439 www.youtube.com/@Tittilacamp Special thanks to some of the individuals that have contributed to the making of L ost G ay L ondon website. Kimberley Clarke aka Mzz Kimberley Lewis Oswald Jota Da Costa Mark Wardel aka TradeMark Pippa Alldritt Rose Collis - Collection Roddy F Suzie Krueger "Without you, we would not be able to have such an amazing source of material for our archive, Thank you" Gage Öhrn

MRS SHUFFLEWICK aka Rex Jameson Rex Jameson was a British comedian and female impersonator known for his creation and stage persona Mrs Shufflewick. After radio and television success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career declined sharply because of his alcohol abuse. He returned to a niche celebrity in the 1970s in his drag act at The Black Cap , Camden Town , London. He was born in 1924, to unknown parents presumably in London, and was found abandoned at the entrance to Trinity Hospital, Greenwich. He was adopted by George and Mabel Coster of Southend-on-Sea, where he grew up, and moved with them to Holloway in London in 1938. He was called up to the Royal Air Force in 1942, and joined Ralph Reader's Gang Show in the Middle East, where he entertained the forces and worked with comedian Tony Hancock. A After leaving the armed forces he joined a theatre company in Harrow but was dismissed for drunkenness. To avoid confusion with the entertainer Sam Costa, he changed his name to Rex Jameson – his biographer Jonathan Cecil suggests that he chose the name of a well known brand of whiskey, but in fact, the name 'Jameson' was that of his 'adoptive' mother, Nell Jameson, who cared for him for many years in Southend – and joined the resident revue team at the Windmill Theatre, London, where he performed for eight years and was a personal favourite of owner Vivian Van Damm. He also toured widely, introducing several characters including a vicar and a Cockney charlady, to whom he gave the name Gladys Shufflewick.His act was as an archetypal woman in the corner of a pub, outwardly prim but liable to slip into tales of past sexual adventures;[5] "a gin-soaked old tart", according to the writer Richard Anthony Baker. In a 2013 study of British comedy, John Fisher suggests that Jameson's Mrs Shufflewick kept alive the tragi-comic spirit of the music hall star Nellie Wallace. For Fisher, Mrs Shufflewick was:Terribly refined and yet, in her own words, "broadminded to the point of obscenity", she resided in Wimbledon, "all cut glass and tennis balls". Clutching her handbag and wearing drop-pearl earrings, red gloves, damson velvet coat, a hat fashioned from wax fruit and feathers and the obligatory skimpy fur ("known in the trade as untouched pussy, which is unobtainable in London at the moment"), her slightly baffled appearance distilled shabbily genteel world. He made his first appearance on BBC radio, as Mrs Shufflewick, in 1950, and soon became popular, appearing regularly on such programmes as Variety Bandbox and Midday Music-Hall. He continued to perform in clubs, using more risqué material than on the radio, and became a mentor to the young Danny La Rue. In the theatre he appeared in variety and summer shows, including summer seasons in Blackpool, and was a popular pantomime dame. He also appeared on television, and in 1955 was one of the first performers to be voted as "TV Personality of the Year". He was booked less frequently for broadcasts or major theatre dates and never again achieved success on television or radio. He appeared briefly in the 1970 Marty Feldman film Every Home Should Have One, and toured working men's clubs in the north of England, where his bawdy material proved popular, but he also faced hostility for his increasingly overt homosexuality, and his alcoholism meant that he lost some of his previously impeccable timing. From 1972 he had a manager, Patrick Newley, who helped organise a career, initially in West End shows and later at The Black Cap in Camden Town. The pub's regular clientele was gay, but the popularity of Mrs Shufflewick's act there drew many gay fans to join them. Among his fans, among fellow comics, were Barry Cryer and Roy Hudd. In later years, his on-stage and off-stage personas tended to merge, and he was generally known among friends as "Shuff". Jameson collapsed with a heart attack while walking between gigs, and died in the Royal Free Hospital on 5 March 1983, at the age of 58. ( né Coster; c.11 June 1924 – 5 March 1983) Mrs Shufflewick, rare live video Mrs Shufflewick - LIVE at The Black Cap

Shebang Magazine, UK Shebang was a monthly lesbian newsprint magazine published by Chronos Publishing group (not to be confused with the music magazine of the same name, published between 2008 and 2011. Shebang Magazine, UK Shebang was a monthly lesbian newsprint magazine published by Chronos Publishing group (not to be confused with the music magazine of the same name, published between 2008 and 2011 .

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RUBYVENEZUELA aka Brian Pierce Born in Plymouth, Ruby became a hit on the drag circuit, performing at Madame Jo Jo’s and Club Fantastic. “I may not be young, but as soon as the music starts I can’t help but jump around" “There’s not many of us left. Now drag artists are basically transvestites who mime and can’t sing. But people will always love over-the-top glamour, and it fits in nicely with the burlesque revival.” Soho singer Lanah P recalled meeting a “huge ball of sequins” in the 1980s and told how Ruby raised funds for Aids hospices or homelessness, performing at the The Soho festival or Phoenix Theatre. Lanah added: “I’ve always been interested and partial towards the avant-garde or post-modernistic elements of the performer and one of my fave periods of Ruby was when she’d come on stage dressed as a bed. It even had cigarette burns on it – but tidier than Tracey Emin’s – and sing this mad song called I’d Rather Have You, but she’d changed the words to “I’d rather have crumbs in my bed”. Hilarious! “I always found her great theatrical value and quite a kind-hearted, generous soul, so now rest in peace, dear.”The editor of Pride Life, Nigel Robinson, told Gay Star News: “I hesitate calling her a drag queen/artiste because she was more than that, more like a bonkers tornado coming in from Kansas, the lovechild of Mrs Shufflewick, Ethel Merman, Mervyn Peake, and Beryl Cook, but above all else her very own character, bringing delight to everyone, young and old.” “Ruby was a terrific performer who loved Soho and cared deeply about this community. She was a true Soho icon and in her passing it feels like another feather boa has been stripped from our streets.” - Rev Simon Buckley Theatre producer and manager Clive Chenery, in an online post, described Ruby as “Soho royalty”, adding:“Ruby sang at my 40th at Steph’s Restaurant. He was truly a one-off and is irreplaceable. He was immortalised by Beryl Cooke who was his next- door neighbour in Plymouth during his childhood. I was fortunate to know, and work with, Ruby on many occasions.”He recalled driving Ruby driving back to Soho to perform in a show at Madame Jo Jo’s from a production of Cinderella in Guildford Civic Hall in 1988.“They got a free tank of petrol one night on the A3 when Ruby got out to pay cash… in full drag.” A portrait of Ruby by Damien Frost

Reginald Sutherland Bundy (26 May 1946 – 15 April 2003) was a British dancer, actor and television presenter best known for his drag persona H.I.H. (Her Imperial Highness) Regina Fong. Regina's stage act entailed audience participation, and used a variety of songs, jingles, and sound effects. She was one of the regular hosts of London's Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival. REGINA FONG aka Reginald Bundy Her Imperial Highness, The Grand Duchess Reginald Sutherland Bundy (26 May 1946 – 15 April 2003) was a British dancer, actor and television presenter best known for his drag persona H.I.H. (Her Imperial Highness) Regina Fong. Bundy first developed Regina Fong in 1985, and quickly achieved a regular spot at the Black Cap pub in Camden Town , London and also the Royal Vauxhall Tavern . The Fong character was a Russian princess who had escaped to Britain following the Russian Revolution , a conceit which formed the basis of Bundy's show The Last of the Romanoffs , which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival and later ran at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Regina's stage act entailed audience participation, and used a variety of songs, jingles , and sound effects. She was one of the regular hosts of London's Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival. 'Absolutely the best of the best! I can't imagine London in the 90s without thinking very fondly of Regina Fong" - Gage Bundy appeared in the Edinburgh and London productions of playwright Neil Bartlett's A Vision of Love Revealed in Sleep and Night After Night, and also appeared in the BBC Radio Four adaptation of Night After Night. Regina also appeared in the London production of Angels, Punks and Raging Queens in 1995.Bundy died from cancer on 15 April 2003, aged 56. The funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium, London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9o5TNJzC0I