Misfits floating on a sea of booze: It was the notorious Soho hangout
SOCIETY TALES FROM THE COLONY ROOM by Darren Coffield (Unbound, £25, 464pp) The Colony Room was a shabby and cluttered little space at the top of a dingy staircase in the heart of Soho. It was founded as a drinking club by a lady called Muriel Belcher in 1948 and, during its 60-year existence, exerted … Read more