Trichinopoly Club
Trichinopoly Club was a gentleman's club in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It functioned from 1869 till 1972 when it closed down due to lack of patronage.
History[edit]
The Trichinopoly Club, or Trichy Club, was founded in 1869 as a Europeans-only club.[1] A gymkhana club was also founded in association with it.[2] After flourishing in its early days, the club gradually began to run out of members. The numbers declined from about 50 in the early 1900s[2] to 6 in 1955 and 3 in 1957.[3] The decline was partly attributed to the club's policy to give membership only to Europeans.[3] Eventually, H. C. Boas, the then President of the club, requested the Madras Club to bail it out.[3] Down to one or two members, the club was closed down in 1972, three years after celebrating its centenary.[3] Its assets were taken over by the Madras Club.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Sir Stanley Reed, ed. (1954). The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Co. p. 309.
- ^ a b Illustrated guide to the South Indian Railway (Incorporated in England): including the Tanjore District Board, Pondicherry, Peralam-Karaikkal, Travancore State, Cochin State, Coimbatore District Board, Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur, and the Nilgiri Railways. South Indian Railway Co. Ltd. 1926. pp. 58, 73.
- ^ a b c d e Muthiah, S. (15 November 2004). "Back to the hills". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.