The challenge now facing us – and why we need YOU to help save the UK’s oldest LGBTQ pub and performance venue. Since winning Grade II listed status last September, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern has been thriving – packed to the rafters week in, week out. But its future is still not secure. The Royal […]
RVT Future’s brilliant comic series by Baz continues with a glimpse of the double life of the pub in the 1960s You can read the comic here, but if you’re curious about the real-life history behind it, then read on… The RVT has a strong claim to being London’s oldest surviving gay pub, with a […]
RVT Future’s brilliant comic series by Baz, TALES OF THE TAVERN, continues with a poignant moment of laughter and tears from 1986. You can read the comic here, but if you’re curious about the real-life story behind it – and the deeper history behind that – then read on… It’s not always easy to remember […]
RVT Future’s brilliant comic series by Baz, TALES OF THE TAVERN, continues with a glamorous and messy cautionary tale from 1956. You can read the comic here, but if you’re curious about the real-life story behind it – and the deeper history behind that – then read on… For devotees of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern […]
RVT Future’s brilliant comic series by Baz, TALES OF THE TAVERN, continues with the story of a near-miss for the old girl in 1965. You can read the comic here, but if you’re curious about the real-life story behind it – and the deeper history behind that – then read on… She’s a survivor. We […]
RVT Future’s brilliant new comics series by Baz, TALES OF THE TAVERN, begins with the story of Princess Diana’s visit to the RVT in 1988, dressed as a boy. You can read the comic here. But if you’re curious about the real-life story behind it – and the deeper history behind that – then read on… Diana’s famous visit […]
The fantastic artist Baz is turning the RVT’s unique history into a series of comics. He tells us why it’s a perfect medium for the place he loves. Sometimes you find yourself at the end of the bar, next to an august and aged queen – an extraordinary figure who must have a thousand amazing […]
Each month, the brilliant comics artist Baz will bring a key moment in the RVT’s 150-year history back to life in our exclusive series
The RVT becomes the first building in the nation to be listed for its place in LGBTQ history and heritage
