Beaconsfield Club
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The Beaconsfield Club was a London
gentlemen's club
, now dissolved, which was established in 1880 and was disbanded circa 1887-8. For most of its existence, between 1880 and 1887, it occupied 66-68 Pall Mall
.
The Club was formally linked to the Conservative party
, with members having to pledge allegiance to join. It was named in honour of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
. It purchased its clubhouse from a Captain John Elliott, who had built it for the short-lived Junior Naval and Military Club
, but went bankrupt as a direct result of constructing the building. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40605
However, the Beaconsfield Club was not as successful as had been hoped, and was forced to leave the premises by 1887, closing within a year. The building in turn was then passed on to the equally short-lived Unionist Club
.
Correspondence relating to the Beaconsfield Club is held by the University of Glasgow. http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/manuscripts/search/resultsn.cfm?NID=10082&RID=
London
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gentlemen's club
Gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for British upper class men in the eighteenth century, and popularised by English upper-middle class men and women in the late nineteenth century. Today, some are more open about the gender and social status of...
, now dissolved, which was established in 1880 and was disbanded circa 1887-8. For most of its existence, between 1880 and 1887, it occupied 66-68 Pall Mall
Pall Mall, London
Pall Mall is a street in the City of Westminster, London, and parallel to The Mall, from St. James's Street across Waterloo Place to the Haymarket; while Pall Mall East continues into Trafalgar Square. The street is a major thoroughfare in the St James's area of London, and a section of the...
.
The Club was formally linked to the Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, with members having to pledge allegiance to join. It was named in honour of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. Starting from comparatively humble origins, he served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...
. It purchased its clubhouse from a Captain John Elliott, who had built it for the short-lived Junior Naval and Military Club
Junior Naval and Military Club
The Junior Naval and Military Club was a short-lived London gentlemen's club, which existed between 1870 and 1879.It was a proprietary club founded by one Captain John Elliott, in response to the heavy over-subscription of existing clubs for servicemen, such as the Naval and Military Club and the...
, but went bankrupt as a direct result of constructing the building. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40605
However, the Beaconsfield Club was not as successful as had been hoped, and was forced to leave the premises by 1887, closing within a year. The building in turn was then passed on to the equally short-lived Unionist Club
Unionist Club
The Unionist Club was a short-lived London gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1886, and had wound up by 1892. For the last four years of its existence, it had a clubhouse at 66-68 Pall Mall....
.
Correspondence relating to the Beaconsfield Club is held by the University of Glasgow. http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/manuscripts/search/resultsn.cfm?NID=10082&RID=