Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London LifeKirwan, Daniel Joseph
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Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London Life
Kirwan, Daniel Joseph
London (England) -- Description and travel; London (England) -- Social life and customs
There are, I believe, upward of fifty clubs in London, in which all the
professions, and all the stations of life find representation, with a
roll of perhaps 45,000 members. The following are the principal clubs
with the cost of ground and construction: Army and Navy Club, George's
street, St. James' square, 1,450 members, £100,000; the Conservative
Club, St. James' street, 1,500 members, £81,000; Garrick Club, King
street, Convent Garden, 500 members, £25,000; Junior United Service
Club, corner of Charles and Regent streets, 1,500 members, £75,000;
Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, 1,200 members, £100,000; Reform
Club, 1,400 members, £120,000; University Club, Pall Mall East, 500
members, £20,000; Wyndham Club, St. James' square, 600 members,
£30,000; Westminster Club, Albemarle street, 560 members, £15,000;
Athenæum, Pall Mall, 1,200 members, £60,000; Carlton, Pall Mall,
800 members, £100,000; Guards Club, Pall Mall, 500 members, £40,000;
Oriental, Hanover square, 800 members, £30,000; Traveler's, Pall Mall,
700 members, £30,000; Union, Cockspur street, 1,000 members, £25,000;
United Service Club, Pall Mall, 1,500 members, £70,000; White's Club,
St. James' street, 550 members, £20,000; Boodles, St. James' street,
500 members, £15,000; Cavendish Club, 307 Regent street, 500 members,
£15,000; and Civil Service Club, 86 St. James' street, 1,000 members,
£45,000.
Besides the before-mentioned clubs there are the following, which rank
nearly but not quite as high among Club men:
MEMBERS. COST.
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