International Bar Fly, Playboy Club Thatched Barn, Elstree, 1960s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) A beautiful building

A beautiful building

after El Rancho

A Chinese immigrant

You could ask a Nippy – the name for the chain’s waitresses because they nipped or rushed about in black uniforms with white Peter Pan collars – to send the on-duty dietary expert over to help you with your food choices

offered his food at moderate prices

International Bar Fly, Playboy Club Thatched Barn, Elstree, 1960s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) A beautiful buildingFor 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