It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Read on for the latest news from RVT Future. RVT FUTURE SO FAR We’ve achieved a phenomenal amount since Austrian property developers Immovate bought the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in 2014. Though – as we have to remind the press! – the Tavern isn’t ‘saved’ as such, we have fought […]
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Bumper Spring 2018 update
This campaign update coincides with the first anniversary of the fighting fund campaign, so we’re treating you to a bumper edition. We are committed to complete transparency so this a longish sort of update. TL;DR: the RVT is still on the market so not safe yet, the Community Benefit Society rules and registration have been […]
Join us on Wednesday 13th September for an update and a Q&A session
Please join us at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern at 8.30pm on Wednesday 13th September for an update on the campaign plus a Q&A session. Join RVT Future for a drink, an update and news on the upcoming launch of our Community Benefit Society – which will allow YOU to buy a share in the […]
How one artist is turning RVT history into brilliant comics
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 […]
Tales of the Tavern
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 Royal Vauxhall Tavern is now a listed building!
The RVT becomes the first building in the nation to be listed for its place in LGBTQ history and heritage
RVT Listing FAQs
Listing application documents published
We’re expecting to hear the results of the application to list the RVT any day now. While we watch the clock, find out about the application.
RVT Future newsletter #3 – August 2015
We realise we haven’t been in touch for a while, so just wanted to give you a quick update of where things stand with our campaign to ensure the future of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern – the UK’s oldest LGBTQ pub and performance venue. We’re on tenterhooks to hear whether our application to make the […]
Mayor Boris Johnson: “Make the RVT a listed building!”
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has come out in favour of RVT Future’s campaign to make the Royal Vauxhall Tavern a listed building. Johnson said: “The Royal Vauxhall Tavern has been a lynchpin at the heart of London’s LGBT community for more than six decades. This week, New York gave the Stonewall Inn landmark […]