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Pub: The Bell, Kings Cross, London

Gay in the 80s Posted on September 25, 2017 by Colin ClewsFebruary 21, 2021

Guest blogger Rob Pateman remembers a legendary 80s London pub. The Bell – an alternative universe Kings Cross in the 1980s wasn’t the most salubrious location in London. Hub of the Tube and over ground network, it had a restless, … Continue reading →

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