Campaigners hoping to save a pub that has served the gay community for more than 60 years have applied for it to be given protected status.

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Campaigners hoping to save a pub that has served the gay community for more than 60 years have applied for it to be given protected status. 

The Queen’s Head in Chelsea, whose regulars have included Stephen Fry and “Naked Civil Servant” Quentin Crisp, closed two weeks ago because of “astronomical” rent increases.

A pub has stood on the Tryon Street site, near King’s Road, for 176 years but campaigners fear it will now be turned into flats or reopen as a “bland, corporate, faceless” venue. Holly Johnson from Frankie Goes To Hollywood is among those backing calls for the pub to be reopened as a gay-friendly venue under the same name with its traditional drag and karaoke evenings. Read More