[2] In January 2024, reports emerged that first steps had been taken together with the council to reopen The Black Cap at the same site, which had been left vacant since the venue's closure in 2015.

[3] The pub was initially called the Mother Black Cap after a local legend concerning a witch,[4] and had that name, according to licensing records, as early as 1751.

[8] In the 1970s the regular compère at the Black Cap was a drag performer called Shane, who sang and introduced the acts.

During the 1980s, artists such as Reg Bundy who began his Cabaret 'life' as part of the triple Act "The Disappointer Sisters", performed his alter ego Regina Fong on Tuesday nights, attracting a following of "Fongettes".

In 2013, The Black Cap hosted theatrical events including a Queer interpretation of Macbeth,[16] raising money for the Terrence Higgins Trust.