International Bar Fly, Playboy Club Thatched Barn, Elstree, 1960s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) comprising the Mohawk

comprising the Mohawk

In the early 1970s

customers could order a dinner for 12s

Its crown has slipped slightly from those heady days but it remains a destination restaurant

International Bar Fly, Playboy Club Thatched Barn, Elstree, 1960s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) comprising the MohawkFor a short period in the 1960s the Thatched Barn a landmark hotel on the outskirts of London became a very short lived Playboy Club. Close to Elstree Film Studios, the thinking must have been that stars would flock to the club and attract well to do locals as well. It was not to be, and the club closed down and the Thatched Barn returned to being a conventional hotel. An outpost of the legendary Harry's New York Bar in the club was supposed to be