Once inside, there was a strict hierarchy of spatial arrangements: "a hard solitary chair for nobodies, or offenders; an upholstered armchair for senior subordinates or persons of standing; and a sofa, reserved for high dignitaries, or for individuals whom the interviewer wished to impress by close personal proximity".
Male guards stood watch outside the house, female guards inside, keeping the women under a strict timetable.
There would be a line at the door with a strict doorman and inside would be a collection of beautiful people, all deemed special because they'd made it past the velvet rope.
There was a strict door policy, but inside was a uniquely safe and free environment, in which anyone could express themselves freely – gays, fashionistas, alternatives.
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Mr Assange, who was granted political asylum last year by the Ecuadorian Government, has kept up a strict work regime inside the embassy, and recently announced plans to stand in the Australian elections in September as a WikiLeaks candidate.
Before kick-off the Manchester police could be seen enforcing a strict "no persistent standing" rule inside the stadium.
Until now the Australian government has imposed a strict media ban here, but the BBC is first news organisation to be allowed inside.
As they went inside, photographers were ordered to stop their clicking, one of many rules that keep the imperial family at a strict remove from ordinary society.
