{"id":128,"date":"2019-11-12T01:03:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T01:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/archives-alive\/?p=128"},"modified":"2020-03-26T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:47:11","slug":"10-spotted-dog-middle-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/10-spotted-dog-middle-street\/","title":{"rendered":"10. Spotted Dog &#8211; Middle Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"audio-style\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-128-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Daring-Hearts-10.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Daring-Hearts-10.mp3\">https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Daring-Hearts-10.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patrick recalls his time at the Spotted Dog, currently called The Hop Poles<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;When I was at school the Spotted Dog was the only place that was known as a queer bar; wasn&#8217;t known as a gay bar &#8217;cause we didn&#8217;t use the word gay then. But it was a dare at school for 2\/6d if you dared to go through the door, not to buy a drink, but if you actually dared to go through the door. But if anyone wanted to take the piss out of you at school they&#8217;d say, &#8216;Oh you know Patrick Newley&#8217;s been to the Spotted Dog.&#8217; None of us ever, I don&#8217;t think, ever had the nerve. It was even a sort of nerve to go into the same street as the Spotted Dog. But that was the only place that we knew that was gay. It was sort of frightening.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;I found out one other chap in the grocery trade that we were in, he was married and he was having a terrible time. And he started speaking to me and he says, &#8216;I need somebody to come with me to this pub.&#8217; And he mentioned a pub, The Spotted Dog. And I said yes, I&#8217;d been there before. And he says, &#8216;You&#8217;re not gay, are you?&#8217; and I says, &#8216;Yes,&#8217; and I blushed like hell. So I says, &#8216;Why do you want to go there?&#8217; And he mentioned he had met somebody but he didn&#8217;t have the guts to go there on his own. He was rather embarrassed about it. Would I go with him? So I says, &#8216;Yes.&#8217; So every dinner time we&#8217;d go down there. Now the rumour worked round like wild fire that we were having a wild love affair and even his wife came to see me about this. And I says, &#8216;Well, I&#8217;m terribly sorry but if he hasn&#8217;t got the guts to tell you, I will.&#8217; Well, she wouldn&#8217;t believe it. And anyway Frank saw me about the next day and he says, &#8216;You did something I never had the guts to do.&#8217; He says, &#8216;And it&#8217;s given me the opportunity to move out.&#8217; So he did. And he moved in with his boyfriend.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From here, walk towards the sea front and take the first road on the right. After a few yards this will cut into West Street. 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