The Bell on Pentonville Road was the main attraction for a certain type of queer looking for somewhere to drink, dance, laugh and love. Those who lingered were often sex workers, alcoholics, drug addicts, homeless – or queer. Hub of the Tube and over ground network, it had a restless, edgy, energy an undercurrent of danger that made most people pass through it as quickly as they could. Kings Cross in the 1980s wasn’t the most salubrious location in London. Exterior of The Bell in London’s Kings Cross.
