Rainbows, Short Street
These premises have been known by different names during their history: | FROM | TO | NAME |
c1781 | c1851 | RODNEY'S HEAD | |
c1851 | 1997 | ADMIRAL LORD RODNEY | |
1997 | 2018 | RAINBOWS | |
2018 | GLAMOROUS | ||
Opened as a gay bar on May 1st 1997 and soon won various awards, including Zone Magazine "Best Bar outside of Birmingham", The Godiva Award for "Best Club" and runner up for "Best Bar" in 2008.
The Rainbow has been used since the seventeenth century. Its distinctive shape and colours make it a good visual sign, while it may also refer to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. | |||