List of London's gentlemen's clubs

This is a list of gentlemen's clubs in London, England, including those no longer functioning and some which are fictional.

Current gentlemen's clubs

White's Club

Current Gentlemen's Clubs
Name	Established	Clubhouse location	Located at current clubhouse since	Affiliation	Women admitted as full members since	Maximum entry fee/ maximum subscription, as of 2009	Current Royal Patron	Website
Alpine Club	1857	8 St Martin's Place, near Trafalgar Square (19th century); 55-56 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch (current)	1991	Mountaineering	?	Entry: £0 Sub: £60	The Duke of Edinburgh	[1]
Royal Anglo-Belgian Club	1942	6 Belgrave Square (1942–1978); 60 Knightsbridge, sharing the premises of the Royal Thames Yacht Club (1978–2010); 8 Northumberland Avenue (current)	2010	Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands	?	Entry: £100 Sub: £320	The Duke of Brabant	[2]
Army and Navy Club	1837	36-39 Pall Mall	1963	Army and Navy officers	1995	Entry: £0 Sub: £375	The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Kent	[3]
Arts Club	1863	40 Dover Street, London W1 (current), 17 Hanover Sq. (19thC)	1896	The Arts, Literature, Science	1946	Entry: £1,000 Sub: £1,000	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales	[4]
The Athenaeum	1824	107 Pall Mall	1830	The Arts, Literature, and the Church	2002	Entry: £560 Sub: £940	None	[5]
Authors' Club	1891	40 Dover Street, sharing the premises of the Arts Club	1976	Literature	1946	Entry: £500 Sub: £1,000	None	None
Beefsteak Club	1876	9 Irving Street, near Leicester Square	1876	Social	No women members or visitors permitted	Entry:? Sub: £450	None	None
Boodle's	1762	28 St James's Street	1782	Aristocratic; Tory	No women members or visitors permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	[6]
Brooks's	1764	60 St James's Street	1778	Aristocratic; Whig	No women members or visitors permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	None
Buck's Club	1919	18 Clifford Street, Mayfair	1919	Social	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub: £1,400	The Duke of Kent	[7]
Caledonian Club	1891	Charles II Street, near St James's Square (1891–1917); 33 St James's Square (1917–1946); 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia (current)	1946	Scottish	2011	Entry: £750 Sub: £950	None	[8]
Canning Club, formerly the Argentine Club	1911	4 St James's Square, sharing the premises of the Naval and Military Club	1999	Social; forging close links with Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal	?	Entry:? Sub:?	The Queen	None
Carlton Club	1832	94 Pall Mall (1835–1941); 69 St James's Street (current)	1943	Political; Conservative; Tory	2008	Entry: £900 Sub: £1,140	None	[9]
Cavalry and Guards Club, formerly the Cavalry Club, with a merger with the Guards Club since 1976	1810 (as the Guards' Club; 1890 (as the Cavalry Club); 1976 (as a merged club)	127 Piccadilly	1908	Cavalry and Guards regiments	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Kent	[10]
Chelsea Arts Club	1891	143 Old Church Street, Chelsea	?	The Arts	1976	Entry: £150 Sub: £454	None	[11]
City Livery Club	1914	Victoria Embankment (1914–1923); Bow Lane, Cheapside, (1923–1927); The Chapter House, St Paul's Churchyard (1927–1940); Butcher's Hall, Bartholomew's Close (1941–1944); Victoria Embankment (1944–1996); Insurance Hall, Aldermanbury (1996–2003); 38 St Mary Axe (2003–2010); Bell Wharf Lane, Upper Thames Street (current)	2010	The City	?	Entry: £0 Sub: £215	The Duke of Edinburgh	[12]
City of London Club	1832	19 Old Broad Street, City of London (since 1834)	1834	City professions	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	The Duke of Edinburgh	[13]
City University Club	1895	50 Cornhill	1895	The City, University graduates	?	Entry: £0 Sub: £845	None	[14]
Civil Service Club	1953	13-15 Great Scotland Yard	1953	Civil Service	?	Entry: £0 Sub: £48	The Queen	[15]
Commonwealth Club, founded as the Empire Club	1868	25 Northumberland Avenue	1885	Originally for enthusiasts of the British Empire, now the headquarters of the Royal Commonwealth Society	?	Entry: £200 Sub: £300	None	[16]
Danish Club	1863	Morland Hotel, Soho (1863–1918); The Albany (1918–1922); 62 Knightsbridge (1922–1998); 40 Dover Street, sharing the premises of The Arts Club (1998–2010); 34 Queen Anne's Gate, sharing the premises of the St Stephen's Club (2010–2011); 38 Hill Street, Mayfair, sharing the premises of the Naval Club (current).	1999	Denmark	?	Entry: £25 Sub: £225	Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark	[17]
East India Club, in full the East India, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools' Club	1849	16 St James's Square	1849	Originally for East India Company veterans, now primarily aligned with the public schools, since a 1972 merger with the Public Schools Club	No women members permitted	Entry: £910 Sub: £910	None	[18]
Eccentric Club	1781 (original Eccentric Club); later refounded in 1858, 1890, and most recently 2008	40 Dover Street,sharing the premises of the Arts Club	2009	Social; eccentricity; philanthropy	1984	Entry: £0 Sub: £350	The Duke of Edinburgh	[19]
Farmers Club	1842	3 Whitehall Court	1942	Agriculture and landowning	?	Entry: £240 Sub: £310	The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Countess of Wessex, The Duke of Gloucester	[20]
Flyfishers' Club	1884	69 Brook Street, sharing the premises of the Savile Club	?	Flyfishing	No women members permitted	Entry: £382 Sub: £526	The Prince of Wales	[21]
Garrick Club	1831	35 King Street, Covent Garden (early in its history); 15 Garrick Street, Covent Garden (current)	1864	The Arts and Theatre	No women members permitted	Entry: c.£1,000 Sub: c.£1,000	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales	[22]
Hurlingham Club	1869	Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham	1869	Sports	?	Entry:? Sub:?	The Duke of Edinburgh	[23]
Irish Club	1950	Eaton Square, Belgravia (1950–2003); 2-4 Tudor Street, Blackfriars (current)	2009	Irish nationals or ancestry	?	Entry: £150 Sub: £450	None	[24]
Langham Club	1830	7 Dilke Street, Chelsea, sharing the premises of the London Sketch Club	?	Artists	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	None
Lansdowne Club	1935	9 Fitzmaurice Place, near Berkeley Square	1935, from the remaining third of a mostly-demolished house	Social	1935	Entry: £545 Sub: £735	None	[25]
London Capital Club	1993	15, Abchurch Lane, London EC4	1993	Business types	1993	Entry:? Sub:?	None	[26]
London Sketch Club	1898	7 Dilke Street, Chelsea	?	Sketch artists	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	[27]
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)	1787	Lords Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	1814	Cricket	1998	Entry:£668 Sub:£400	The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh	[28]
National Club	1845	1 Whitehall Gardens (former); 69 St James's Street, sharing premises of the Carlton Club (current)	?	The Church of England and national life	2009	?	?	?
National Liberal Club	1882	Northumberland Avenue (1882-7, and 1916-9 while the clubhouse was requisitioned in World War I); 1 Whitehall Place, (current)	1887	Political; Liberal	1978	Entry: £265 Sub: £525	None	[29]
Naval Club, formerly the RNVR (Auxiliary Patrol) Club (1919–1946), later the RNVR Club (1946–1969)	1919	38 Hill Street, Mayfair	1946	Anyone, but there is a discount for Royal Navy and Royal Navy Reserve officers	?	Entry: £150 Sub: £490	The Queen	[30]
Naval & Military Club (popularly known as the 'In and Out Club' after the prominent signs on its gateposts)	1862	22 Hanover Square (mid-19th century); 94 Piccadilly (1870s-1999); 4 St James's Square (current)	1999	Army and Navy officers	?	Entry:? Sub:?	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Kent	[31]
Den Norske Klub	1887	4 St James's Square (current), sharing the premises of the Naval and Military Club	1999	Norway	?	Entry: £0 Sub: £85	Harald V, King of Norway	[32]
New Cavendish Club	1920	28 Cavendish Square (1920–1959); 44-48 Great Cumberland Place, Fitzrovia (current)	1959	Originally a Ladies-only club for veteran nurses of the Voluntary Aid Detachment of World War I; now social	1920 (Originally Ladies-only; now Ladies and Gentlemen)	Entry: £175 Sub: £375	None	[33]
Oriental Club	1824	18 Hanover Square (1824–1962); Stratford House, Stratford Place (current)	1962	Founded for East India Company veterans; now social	2010	Entry: £850 Sub: £850	None	[34]
Oxford and Cambridge Club (1830–1971), and (2001–present); also called the United Oxford and Cambridge Club (1971–2001) immediately after its merger with the United University Club	1821 (as the United University Club); 1830 (as the Oxford and Cambridge Club); 1971 (as a merged club)	71-76 Pall Mall	1837	Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge	1996	Entry: £0 Sub: £900	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Gloucester	[35]
Portland Club, formerly the Stratford Club before 1825	c.1815	94 Piccadilly (sharing the premises of the Naval and Military Club between 1969 and the 1990s); 69 Brook Street (current), sharing the premises of the Savile Club	1990s	Cards	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	None
Pratt's	1857	14 Park Place, St James's	1857	Aristocratic	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	None
Queen's Club	1886	Palliser Road, Hammersmith	?	Sports	?	Entry:? Sub:?	The Duchess of Gloucester	[36]
Reform Club	1836	104-105 Pall Mall	1841	Originally political (Liberal), now social. Members must still sign a declaration agreeing to the principles of the 1832 Reform Act.	1981	Entry: £1,750 Sub: £1,344	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall	[37]
Roehampton Club	1901	Roehampton Lane, Roehampton	1901 (site); 1960s (buildings)	Sports	?	Entry:? Sub:?	None	[38]
Royal Air Force Club	1918	128 Piccadilly	1922	RAF officers	?	Entry: £200 Sub: £200	The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy	[39]
Royal Automobile Club	1897	89-91 Pall Mall	1911	Automobile enthusiasts	?	Entry: £2,600 Sub: £1,125	The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh	[40]
Royal Ocean Racing Club	1925	20 St James's Street	1942	Yachting enthusiasts	?	Entry:£109 Sub:£219	The Queen	[41]
Royal Over-Seas League, formerly the Over-Seas Club	1910	4 Park Place, St James's and 100 Princes Street Edinburgh	1921	Men and women who are: nationals of the UK and Commonwealth countries; affiliate membership for all other countries. Organisational membership. Music and Arts enthusiasts. Travellers.	1910	Entry: London £288; Wider UK £158; Overseas £123 Sub: London £288; Wider UK £158; Overseas £123	The Queen, Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy	[42]
Royal Society of Medicine	1805	1 Wimpole Street	1910	Medicine	?	Entry: £115 Sub: £403	The Duke of Kent	[43]
Royal Thames Yacht Club	1775	7 Albemarle Street (19th century); 60 Knightsbridge (current)	late 1940s	Yachting enthusiasts	?	Entry:? Sub:?	The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York, The Duke of Kent	[44]
St Stephen's Club	1870	Bridge Street, Westminster (19th century); 34 Queen Anne's Gate, near St James's Park (current)	1962	Political; Conservative		Entry:? Sub:?	None	[45]
Savage Club	1857	Crown Tavern, Vinegar Yard, Drury Lane (1857–1858); Nell Gwynne Tavern, Bull Inn Court, Strand (1858); Catherine Street, Covent Garden (1858–1859); Lyceum Tavern, 354 Strand (1859–1862); Gordon Hotel, Covent Garden (1862–1866); Ashley's Hotel, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden (1866–1869); Gordon Hotel, Covent Garden (1869–1873); Evans's Hotel, Covent Garden (1873–1876); Haxell's Hotel, Strand (1876–1879); Caledonian Hotel, Robert Street, Adelphi (1879–1881); Lancaster House, Savoy (1881–1889); 6-7 Adelphi Terrace (1889–1936); 1 Carlton House Terrace (1936–1963); 1 Whitehall Place (1963–1965), sharing the premises of the National Liberal Club; 37 King Street, Covent Garden (1965–1968); 86 St. James's Street (1968–1975), sharing the premises of the Constitutional Club; 9 Fitzmaurice Place (1975–1990), sharing the premises of the Lansdowne Club; 1 Whitehall Place, sharing the premises of the National Liberal Club (current)	1990	The Arts, science and law	No women members permitted	Entry: £500 Sub: £654	None	[46]
Savile Club	1868	9 Spring Gardens (1868–1871); 12 Savile Row (1871–1882); 107 Piccadilly (1882–1927); 69 Brook Street (current)	1927	Conviviality, from the Arts to the Sciences	No women members permitted	Entry: £250 Sub: £965	None	[47]
Sloane Club	1976	52 Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea	1976	Social - formerly the Service Women's Club and the Helena Club	1976	Entry: £750 Sub: £495	None	[48]
Special Forces Club	1945	8 Herbert Crescent, Knightsbridge	1945	Current and former members of Special Operations Executive, British intelligence and UK Special Forces	1945	Entry: c.£250 Sub: £250	The Princess Royal	[49]
Travellers Club	1819	12 Waterloo Place, near Pall Mall (1819–1821); 49 Pall Mall (1821–1827); 106 Pall Mall (current)	1827	Travel enthusiasts - members must have travelled to a destination more than 500 miles from London	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub: £1,100	The Duke of Edinburgh	[50]
Turf Club	1861	Bennett Street, Piccadilly (1861–1965), 5 Carlton House Terrace (current)	1965	Aristocratic, social primarily sports and cards	No women members permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	None
University Women's Club, originally the University Club for Ladies (Ladies only)	1887	31 New Bond Street (1887–1909); later 34 George Street, near Hanover Square; later South Audley Street, Mayfair; later 2 Audley Square, Mayfair (current)	1921	University graduates	1887 - Ladies only	Entry: £150 Sub: £485	None	[51]
Victory Services Club	1907	63-79 Seymour Street, Fitzrovia	1948	Army, Navy and Air Force personnel - officers and enlisted	?	Entry: £0 Sub: £20	The Duke of Edinburgh	[52]
1693	37 St James's Street	1693	No women members or visitors permitted	Entry:? Sub:?	None	None Defunct or merged clubs Defunct or merged clubs Name Established Clubhouse location(s) Affiliation Fate 1900 Club 1900 ? Social Closed in late 20th century 1920 Club 1920 2 Whitehall Court Political; Liberal Closed in 1923 Albemarle Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) 1874 13 Albemarle Street (from 1874); 37 Dover Street (by the 1910s); 21 Curzon Street (by the 1940s) Social Closed in 1941 Aldwych Club 1910 1 Aldwych Social Closed in 1953 Alexandra Club (Ladies only, later Ladies and Gentlemen) 1884 32 Sackville Street, near Piccadilly (1884); 12 Grosvenor Street, near Grosvenor Square (1900s); Weymouth Street, Fitzrovia (1940s) Social Closed during World War II Alfred Club 1808 13 Albemarle Street Aristocratic - "a sort of secondary Athenaeum, with a lower I.Q." Closed in 1854; membership merged with the present Oriental Club. Almack's Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) 1765 King Street, St James's (1765–1867) Social; especially card games Closed in1867; a 'refounded' Almack's operated from 1908 to 1961 American Club 1919 95 Piccadilly American Closed in the 1980s Argentine Club 1910 1 Hamilton Place, near Piccadilly Social Later became the present-day Canning Club Arthur's 1827 69 St James's Street Social; non-political Closed in 1940. Building later taken over by the Carlton Club; ironic, given its avowedly non-political membership. Bachelors' Club c.1881 106 Piccadilly Bachelors Closed in late 1940s Badminton Club 1875 100 Piccadilly Sports; driving (horses and coaches were owned by the club) Dissolved in 1938, as by then horse transport was becoming anachronistic; Clubhouse taken over by the Public Schools Club Bath Club 1894 34 Dover Street (1894–1941); 74 St James's Street (1950–1959); 43 Brook Street (1959–1981) Sports; the club offered a swimming pool Original clubhouse bombed in the Blitz. Relocated club closed in 1981 - members dispersed to other Clubs including the Oriental Club Beaconsfield Club 1880 66-68 Pall Mall (1880–1887) Political; Conservative Closed circa 1887/1888; Clubhouse taken over by the Unionist Club Beefsteak Club 1705 Imperial Phiz public house, Old Jewry Social; Whig Closed circa 1712 Berkeley Club Late 19th century? 4 Grafton Street, near Berkeley Square Field sports Closed Burlington Fine Arts Club 1866 177 Piccadilly (1866–1869); 17 Savile Row (1869–1952) The Arts Closed in 1952 Cavalry Club 1890 127 Piccadilly Cavalry officers Merged with the Guards' Club in 1976 to form the present Cavalry and Guards Club Chandos Club 1879 Langham Place, near Regent Street "Members of the three professions (divinity, law and medicine), civil engineer officers of Her Majesty's forces, and civilians of position." Closed in 1880s City Carlton Club 1868 24-27 St Swithun's Lane, near Cornhill The City; Conservative Bombed in 1940 City Liberal Club 1874 Walbrook The City; Liberal Closed in 1928 Cobden Club 1866 ? Political; Free Trade doctrine Closed in the 1970s Cocoa-Tree Club By 1762 46 Pall Mall (until between 1787 and 1793); 64 Pall Mall (from between 1787 and 1793 to 1799); 64 St. James's Street (1799-1932) Social; Tory Closed in 1932 Conservative Club 1840 88 St James's Street (1841–1845); 74 St James's Street (1841–1950) Political; Conservative Merged with the Bath Club in 1950, taking on the name of the Bath Club, but moving to the Conservative Club's premises. Constitutional Club 1883 28 Northumberland Avenue (1886–1959); 40 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the Junior Carton Club (1962–1964); 116 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the United Service Club (1964-late 1960s); St. James's Street (1970s) Political; Conservative Closed in 1979; membership merged with the present St. Stephen's Club County Club Late 19th century? 43-44 Albemarle Street Social; non-political Closed Coventry Club 1846 106 Piccadilly Diplomatic corps Also known as The Ambassadors' Club; closed in 1854. The building was later acquired by the St James's Club. Re-opened in 1876, closed in 1888. Re-opened in XX c., closed. Crichton Club Late 19th century? 3 Adelphi Terrace The arts, science and literature Closed Crockford's 1793 50 St James's Street Social; especially card games Closed in 1845; clubhouse taken over by the Naval, Military and Civil Service Club, and then the Devonshire Club. Re-founded in 1928, closed in 1970. Devonshire Club 1874 50 St James's Street Political; initially Liberal but later largely apolitical Closed in 1976; membership merged with the present East India Club Eccentric Society Club (1) 1781 Various addresses around Covent Garden Social Closed in 1846 Eccentric Society Club (2) 1858 Leicester Square Social Closed in 1881 Eccentric Club (3) 1890 9 Ryder Street, St James's Social Closed in 1984 for refurbishment, went into liquidation in 1986; in 1985 most members were elected to the present East India Club, and still meet there to this day. In 2008 a group started an endeavour to re-establish the Eccentric Club [53] Eighty Club 1880 ? Political; Liberal Closed in 1900s Empress Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) Late 19th century? Dover Street Social Closed Erectheum Club 1839 8 St James's Square The Arts; Literature Closed. Building later acquired by the Junior Oxford and Cambridge Club, then the Vine Club, the York Club, the Junior Travellers' Club, and the Sports Club. Eton and Harrow Club 1873 3 Pall Mall East Alumni of Eton and Harrow Closed Free Trade Club 1840s 14 St James's Square Free Trade doctrine Closed Goat Club Early 20th century 179, New Bond Street, London W1 Royal Navy officers Merged with the Naval and Military Club Green Room Club 1877 10 Adelphi Terrace (1877–1883); 22 King Street, Covent Garden (1883); 20 Bedford Street, near Strand (1883–1903); 46 Leicester Square (1903–1940); Whitcomb Street, near Leicester Square (1940–1954); 8-9 Adam Street, near Strand (1955–2000) The Arts and theatre Closed in 2000 [54] Gresham Club 1843 1 King William Street (1844-1910s); Gresham Place (early 1910s); 15 Abchurch Lane, near King William Street (1915–1991), The City; Merchants and bankers Closed in 1991 Guards' Club 1810 70 Pall Mall Officers of the Household Cavalry and Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, and Welsh regiments of Foot Guards. Closed in 1976, and merged with the Cavalry Club to form the present Cavalry and Guards Club Gun Club Late 19th century? ? Pigeon hunters Closed Hanover Square Club Late 19th century? 9 Hanover Square Social Closed Helena Club (Ladies only) 1960s 52 Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea Ladies' residential Became the Sloane Club in 1976 Hogarth Club 1858 84 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia Artists Closed in 1861 Imperial Services Club Late 19th century? 128 Piccadilly Officers in the armed forces Closed in the late 19th century; clubhouse later acquired by the Lyceum Club International Club 1838 ? Political, but non-aligned Closed Isthmian Club 1882 105 Piccadilly Sports. University, public school, and/or military background required. Closed Jockey Club 1750 Pall Mall Horse racing; primarily for racehorse owners Still exists today, but has moved out of London to Newmarket Junior Army and Navy Club Late 19th century? 20-21 King Street, St James's Officers in the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, or Indian Army Closed Junior Athenaeum 1864 116 Piccadilly The Arts, science, or the clergy Closed Junior Carlton Club 1866 30 Pall Mall (1868–1968); 94 Pall Mall (1968–1977) Political; Conservative Closed in 1977; membership merged with the present Carlton Club Junior Conservative Club 1889 43-44 Albemarle Street Political; Conservative Closed in 20th century Junior Constitutional Club 1887 101 Piccadilly Political; Conservative Closed Junior Garrick Club Late 19th century? Adelphi Terrace The dramatic arts Closed Junior Naval and Military Club 1870 19 Dover Street (1870–1875); 66-68 Pall Mall (1875–1979 Army and Navy officers The cost of the club's elaborate, purpose-built Pall Mall clubhouse bankrupted the club, and it closed in 1879. The building was then acquired by the Beaconsfield Club. Junior Oxford and Cambridge Club 1850s? 8 St James's Square Graduates of Oxford, Cambridge, and Trinity College, Dublin Closed. Building later acquired by the Vine Club, then the York Club, the Junior Travellers' Club, and the Sports Club. Junior Travellers' Club 1890s? 8 St James's Square Travel enthusiasts Closed. Building later acquired by the Sports Club. Junior United Services Club Late 19th century? 11 Charles Street, near Berkeley Square Officers of the army, navy, marines, and Indian Army Closed Kennel Club 1873 29a Pall Mall Dog lovers Still exists today as a society, but no longer provides club facilities. Kensington Ladies' Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 19-21 Penywern Road, Kensington Social Closed King of Clubs 1798- ?1830 Crown & Anchor; Freemasons' Tavern; Grillions; Clarendon Hotel High Whig Ladies' Army and Navy Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 2 Burlington Gardens, Mayfair; later 27 St James's Place Near relations of army and navy officers Closed Ladies' Athenaeum (Ladies only) 1913 31 Dover Street (1913-c.1925); 18-19 Stratford Place (c.1925-1927) The Arts Closed in 1927 Ladies' Automobile Club (Ladies only) Early 20th century? Brook Street Automobile enthusiasts Closed Ladies' Empire Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 69 Grosvenor Street, near Grosvenor Square Enthusiasts of the British empire Closed in the 1950s Ladies' Imperial Club (Ladies only) Early 20th century? 17-18 Dover Street (1900s); 9 Arlington Street, St James's (1920s) Political; Conservative Closed Ladies' Institute (Ladies only) 1860 14a Princes Street, near Cavendish Square (temporarily, in 1860); Langham Place, near Regent Street(1860–1867) Social; the first ladies-only club, doubling as the office of the English Woman's Journal Closed in 1867 Ladies' International Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 74 Princes Square, Dawson Place, Bayswater (late 19th century); 4 Prince's Terrace, Bayswater (1940s) ? Closed Ladies' Park Club (Ladies only) Early 20th century? Wilton House, 32 Knightsbridge Social Closed in the 1920s Ladies' Residential Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 19-21 Lexham Gardens, Kensington ? Closed Ladies' Town and Country Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 73-75 Mortimer Street, near Cavendish Square ? Closed Ladies' Victoria Club (Ladies only) 1891 Holles Street, near Cavendish Square (temporarily, in 1891); 145 Victoria Street ? Closed Lauderdale Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? 138 Lauderdale Mansions, Maida Vale, later encompassing 118-142 & 156 Lauderdale Mansions Women's residential club Closed Law Club 1830s Chancery Lane (behind the Law Society building) Law Closed Lyceum Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) 1904 128 Piccadilly (in the former premises of the Imperial Services Club; 138 Piccadilly (later) Writers; started as a breakaway from the Authors' Club Closed. Original 128 Piccadilly site later acquired and redeveloped by the present RAF Club The London Confederate Club 1861  ? Political, supporting Confederate States of America during American Civil War; Social Dissolved ? The 1851 London Navy Colt Club (Gentlemen) 1851 1 Spring Gardens, Westminster Gun Club, promulgation of common interest in the products of Samuel Colt and his London Factory; Social. Dissolved ? Marlborough Club 1868 52 Pall Mall Social Merged with the Orleans Club and Windham Club in 1945 to form the Marlborough-Windham Club, retaining the same premises. Marlborough-Windham Club 1945 52 Pall Mall Social Closed in 1953 Minerva Club (Ladies only) 1920 28a Brunswick Square Women's residential club Closed in the 1930s National Conservative Club 1886 ? Political; Conservative Closed National Sporting Club 1891 43 King Street, Covent Garden Sports; Boxing Closed National Union 1887 ? Political; Unionist Closed in 1890s Naval, Military and Civil Service Club 1850s 50 St James's Street Army & navy officers; civil servants Closed in 1860s. Building later used by the Devonshire Club New City Club 1862 ? The City; Closed in 1944 New Oxford and Cambridge Club Late 19th century? 66-68 Pall Mall (1892–1920); Stratton Street, near Piccadilly (later) Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge Closed New Somerville Club (Ladies only) 1888 19a Hanover Square Social Closed in the mid-1900s New University Club 1864 57 St James's Street; later 6 St James's Street Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge Merged with the United University Club in 1938, which itself merged with the Oxford and Cambridge Club in 1971. Orleans Club ? ? ? Merged with the Marlborough Club and Windham Club in 1945 to form the Marlborough-Windham Club Palace Club 1882 ? Political; Conservative Closed in 1900s Pall Mall Club Late 19th century? Waterloo Place, near Pall Mall Social; non-political Closed Parthenon Club Late 19th century? 16 Regent Street ? Closed Pelican Club 1853 Denman Street Social, sports (boxing & snooker), entertainment. Closed, re-opened in 1887 at 43 King Street, Covent Garden, closed in 1891. Polyglot Club Late 19th century? ? Amateur linguists Closed Portland Club Late 19th century? 1 Portland Place Gambling Closed Press Club 1882 Wine Office Court, near Fleet Street Journalism Clubhouse closed in 1986. Press Club still exists today as a society, but no longer offers club facilities [55] Primrose Club 1886 4&5 Park Place, St James's Street Political; Conservative Closed in 1910s Public Schools Club 1909-1915; 1918-1972 134 Albermarle Street (1909–1913); 19 Berkeley Street (1913–1915); Curzon Street (1920–1938); 100 Piccadilly (1938–1972) Alumni of the British public schools Merged with the present East India Club on 1 May 1972, now providing the bulk of their membership Raleigh Club Late 19th century? Regent Street Members had to have served a year in the armed forces, or be an existing member of another club Closed Ranelagh Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) 1889 76 Charlwood Road, Putney Sports club Still exists today as a sailing club, but no longer offers club facilities Road Club Late 19th century? 4 Park Place, St James's Enthusiasts for the revival of coaching Closed Rous Club Late 19th century? 307 Regent Street Social Closed Royal Aero Club, formerly the Aero Club (1901–1909) 1901 119 Piccadilly (1901–1961); 9 Fitzmaurice Place (inside the Lansdowne Club, 1961–1968); 94 Pall Mall (inside the Junior Carlton Club, 1968–1970); 116 Pall Mall (inside the United Service Club, 1970–1977) "the encouragement of aero-automobilism and ballooning as a sport" Merged into the British Gliding Association in 1977 - no longer provides club facilities. Russell Club Late 19th century? 216 Regent Street Social Closed St George's Club Late 19th century? Savile Row Catholic Closed St James's Club 1857 106 Piccadilly Members of the British diplomatic service, and foreign diplomats in Britain Closed in 1978, and membership merged with Brooks' . Scandinavian Club Late 19th century? 80-81 Strand Members had to be of Scandinavian descent Closed Scientific Club Late 19th century 7 Savile Row Science Closed Scottish Club Late 19th century? 39 Dover Street Scottish landowners and property owners Closed Service Women's Club 1940s 52 Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea Former and serving women military officers Became the Helena Club in 1960s, then the Sloane Club in 1976 Smithfield Club Late 19th century? Half-Moon Street, near Piccadilly Cattle-breeding Closed Somerville Club (Ladies only) 1878 231 Oxford Street Social Closed in 1887; re-founded as the New Somerville Club Sports Club 1893 8 St James's Square Sports Merged with the present East India Club in 1938 Suffrage Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) c.1910 3 York Street, Fitzrovia Political; women's suffrage Closed c.1916-1917 Temple Club 1873 Arundel Street, near Aldwych. Built on site of Whittington Club. Social, "art, literature, and science". White Friars Club (Dickens, Darwin) also met there. Closed Thatched House Club Mid 19th century? 86 St James's Street Social Closed Twentieth Century Club (Ladies only) 1902 24-29 Stanley Gardens, Notting Hill Women's residential club Closed in the 1930s Union Club 1800 Trafalgar Square Social Closed in 1949, merging with the United Service Club; clubhouse is now Canada House Unionist Club 1886 66-68 Pall Mall Political; Liberal Unionist Closed in 1892; clubhouse acquired by the New Oxford and Cambridge Club United Club Late 19th century? Charles Street, near Berkeley Square Linked to the United Hotel, with additional facilities for members Closed United Empire Club 1904 101 Piccadilly Global Reform; Closed United Service Club 1815 116 Pall Mall Senior officers (Major/Commander and above) in the army and navy Closed in 1978; clubhouse is now the Institute of Directors United University Club 1821 1 Suffolk Street, near Pall Mall (1826–1971) Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge Merged with the present Oxford and Cambridge Club in 1971. Clubhouse is now the London centre of the University of Notre Dame Verulam Club 1843 54 St James's Street Social Closed Victorian Commemoration Club (Ladies only) Late 19th century? Southampton Street, near Strand Nurses and associated workers Closed Victoria Club 1860 18 Wellington Street, near Aldwych (from 1863) Sports; primarily racing Closed Vine Club Mid/late 19th century 8 St James's Square ? Closed. Building later acquired by the York Club, then the Junior Travellers' Club, and the Sports Club. Wanderers' Club Late 19th century? 9 Pall Mall ? Closed Watier's ? 81 Piccadilly ? Closed Wellington Club Early 20th century? ? ? Closed Westminster Club Late 19th century? Albemarle Street ? Closed Whitehall Club 1866 47 Parliament Street (1866–1905); Storey's Gate, Westminster (from 1905); later 10 Prince's Street, Whitehall ? Closed c. 1919-1921. Original Parliament Street clubhouse later acquired by the House of Commons, and now used as a researchers' library. Whittington Club 1846 37 Arundel St., Strand. Originally met in the Crown and Anchor Tavern at the same address. Burned down in 1854 but was rebuilt to the same plan. Social, literary, sciences, music, etc. Closed 1873. Renovated and reopened as the Temple Club under new owner. Windham Club, briefly the Windham House Club in 1828-1829 1828 13 St. James's Square, London ? Merged with the Marlborough Club and Orleans Club in 1945 to form the Marlborough-Windham Club Writers' Club (Ladies only) 1892 10 Norfolk Street, near Strand Writers. Started as an offshoot of the Authors' Club. Closed York Club Mid/late 19th century 8 St James's Square ? Closed. Building later acquired by the Junior Travellers' Club, then the Sports Club. Fictional gentlemen's clubs The Bagatelle Card Club - One of Colonel Sebastian Moran's clubs in a Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Empty House Beargarden Club – Appears in the Palliser novels by Anthony Trollope and TV series of the same name Bellona Club - Dorothy L. Sayers' famous club to which her arisocratic sleuth Peter Wimsey belongs and where he solves a case in The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club Blacks Club – Jack Aubrey's London club in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series of novels. Blades Club – M's private cards club in James Bond novels, notably The Moonraker. Bounders Club; - established 1774 as the British Brigade, currently virtual: bounders@yahoogroups.com Bratt's Club - features in A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh Confederate Bikini Club; - established 2008, currently virtual: http://cbsoc.blogspot.com Diogenes Club – Mycroft Holmes's club in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Drones Club – Bertie Wooster's club in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories. Also the name of one of several clubs patronised by Bustopher Jones, "the Cat about Town", a character in a poem in T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Etheric Explorers Club – a society featured in a series of short stories and novels by Paul Marlowe. Egotists Club - featured in Gaudy Night, a Lord Peter Wimsey novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. Ffeatherstonehaugh's Club – a corrupt and hedonistic establishment commemorating the libertine values of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, featured in the crime novel Clubbed to Death by Ruth Dudley Edwards. Hotch Potch Club - featured in John Galsworthy's 'Forsyte Saga'. Imperial Club - from the 1960s UK television comedy series Bootsie and Snudge, starring Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser. Iseeum Club - another club featured in Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga Junior Ganymede Club – Jeeves's club for gentlemen's gentlemen (valets) in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories. Marine Commando Club, Paddington - frequented by Julian and Sandy from the BBC radio comedy Round the Horne. Note that Kenneth Horne's radio alter ego, a member of the Athenaeum, described it as "not my sort of club". Old Bohemian Club - Bunny and Raffles' club in E. W. Hornung's Raffles stories. Progress Club – a club which "intended to do great things for Liberal Party . . . and had in truth done little or nothing." in The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope. Senior Conservative Club - features in P.G. Wodehouse's novel Psmith in the City. Although fictional, the description of a large, Conservative-aligned club in Northumberland Avenue tallies perfectly with the real-life Constitutional Club at No.28 and Nevill's Turkish Baths at No.25, "twenty yards from the club's front door" (which baths were also used by Sherlock Holmes and Raffles). The Seraphim Club - A private club featured in Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwell. The Survivor's Club - featured in the novel The Somnambulist. The Tankerville Club - Featured in two Sherlock Holmes stories. The Thackeray Club - a highly anti-social club shrouded in silence at the beginning of the Fred Astaire film Top Hat Gallery The Athenæum Club The Garrick Club The Reform Club See also List of American gentlemen's clubs List of India's gentlemen's clubs References External links Association of London Clubs