Having watched this I find it extraordinary to be poured over and looked at in such a clinical way, it was what it was when it was and every decade has moved on...all recollections will diverge everybodys' memory of times past is different. Having gone there from about 1969 I largely agree with what has been said, however there were other London pubs that had so called straight bars, The Wheatsheaf in Uxbridge Road and the Elephant in Lewisham where you had to run the gauntlet through a straight bar to get to your bit. The bar at RVT changed in the late 70's and yes before that the bar was the stage also there was a trapeez where at the end of the night a queen would swing and sing Rule Britannia and There Will Always be an England and other patriotic songs...this died out late 70's and I can remember a night there where this was being sung to complete silence or hissing...very unpatriotic but that's how times had changed I think the other thing to say is that if you were what was called a West End queen it was very exciting and daring to go south of the river for what was hoped to be rough trade, only to be disappointed to find they were camp too!!
I remember the seventies well from seventy three, The Vauxhall Tavern mine host Peggy Richie and the glass collector a huge guy in a string vest and the union Tavern Camberwell new Road on sunday evenings with Guy Saville as compare and Mrs Shufflewick with an original Fox fur stowel always pissed on Guiness and Marc Flemming helping Shuff out as the Guiness took over, At the end of the evening always finished with all the patriotic songs Rule Britannia There always be an England Youl never Walk alone and bar staff dancing on the bar with union Jacks it was megga
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Having watched this I find it extraordinary to be poured over and looked at in such a clinical way, it was what it was when it was and every decade has moved on...all recollections will diverge everybodys' memory of times past is different. Having gone there from about 1969 I largely agree with what has been said, however there were other London pubs that had so called straight bars, The Wheatsheaf in Uxbridge Road and the Elephant in Lewisham where you had to run the gauntlet through a straight bar to get to your bit. The bar at RVT changed in the late 70's and yes before that the bar was the stage also there was a trapeez where at the end of the night a queen would swing and sing Rule Britannia and There Will Always be an England and other patriotic songs...this died out late 70's and I can remember a night there where this was being sung to complete silence or hissing...very unpatriotic but that's how times had changed I think the other thing to say is that if you were what was called a West End queen it was very exciting and daring to go south of the river for what was hoped to be rough trade, only to be disappointed to find they were camp too!!
Thank you so much for posting this, its amazing. I even remember the original bar!
I loved every minute of this. Thank you for posting
I went there twice and loved it. Had great fun that I still remember until now
I had a weekend in London last week and visited the Vauxhall tavern and I loved it
I remember the seventies well from seventy three, The Vauxhall Tavern mine host Peggy Richie and the glass collector a huge guy in a string vest and the union Tavern Camberwell new Road on sunday evenings with Guy Saville as compare and Mrs Shufflewick with an original Fox fur stowel always pissed on Guiness and Marc Flemming helping Shuff out as the Guiness took over, At the end of the evening always finished with all the patriotic songs Rule Britannia There always be an England Youl never Walk alone and bar staff dancing on the bar with union Jacks it was megga
Long live the RVT 🏳️🌈👍🏻😍