The Queen Adelaide (Bethnal Green) Explained

The Queen Adelaide
Street-Address:483 Hackney Rd
City:London
Country:England
Coordinates:51.5325°N -0.0584°W

The Queen Adelaide is an LGBTQ+ pub and nightclub in Hackney, London. The pub has existed since at least 1834.[1] Its current incarnation as an LGBTQ+ venue began in 2015 when the George and Dragon gay pub in Shoreditch closed, and the owners moved many of its furnishings to the Queen Adelaide venue on Hackney Road.[2]

The pub's name changed to The Hop Picker by 1983, and was later Tantrums, Images, and Keelys before being renamed The Queen Adelaide.[3]

In 2019 GQ Magazine described the venue as “the last survivor of a long dynasty of London gay bars”.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queen Adelaide, 483 Hackney Road, Bethnal Green E2. 2021-06-03. pubwiki.co.uk.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-28. Queer London: 10 of the best LGBTQ+ nightlife spaces to visit. 2021-06-03. GAY TIMES. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Queen Adelaide, Bethnal Green . www.closedpubs.co.uk . 14 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Levesley . David . Where to eat, drink, dance and sleep in east London . 2022-04-16 . British GQ . 28 September 2017 . en-GB.