Naval & Military Club
Encyclopedia
| Founded | 1862 |
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| Home Page | www.navalandmilitaryclub.co.uk |
| Address | 4 St James's Square |
| Clubhouse occupied since | 1999 |
| Club established for | Army British Army The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England... and navy Royal Navy The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... officers |
The Naval and Military Club is a gentlemen's club in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was founded in 1862 because the three then existing military clubs in London - the United Service
United Service Club
The United Service Club was a London gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1815 and was disbanded in 1978. Its clubhouse was at 116 Pall Mall, on the corner of Waterloo Place....
, the Junior United Service and the Army and Navy
Army and Navy Club
The Army and Navy Club in London is a gentlemen's club founded in 1837, also known informally as The Rag.-Foundation and membership:...
- were all full. The membership was long restricted to military officers. This is no longer the case, but it still has a predominantly military and ex-military membership. Like many London gentlemen's clubs it has also opened its membership to women.
The club was once based at Cambridge House
Cambridge House
Cambridge House is a grade I listed mansion on the northern side of Piccadilly in central London, England. It was built for Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, by architect Matthew Brettingham in 1756-1761. It was initially known as Egremont House. The house is in a late Palladian style. It has...
in Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Piccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
and came to be known as the "In and Out" on account of the prominent signs on the building's vehicle entrance and exit gates. The club purchased its current premises at 4 St. James's Square
St. James's Square
St. James's Square is the only square in the exclusive St James's district of the City of Westminster. It has predominantly Georgian and neo-Georgian architecture and a private garden in the centre...
in 1996, and after a programme of refurbishment it took up occupancy in 1999. The house was the London home of Nancy Astor and her husband from 1912 to 1942. In order to commemorate its previous nickname the words "In" and "Out" appear on either side of the entrance.
It closely co-operates with and shares its premises with the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
association Den Norske Klub
Den Norske Klub
Den Norske Klub is a social club based in London. The club was founded on 17 May 1887. Its members are Norwegians living in London or Britons with a connection to or interest in Norway....
and the Canning Club
Canning Club
The Canning Club is a gentlemen's club based in London, formerly named the Argentine Club, founded in 1911, and is for those with a particular link to, or special interest in, Latin American countries....
(formerly Argentine Club).
As of 2009, the membership subscription costs £895 but somewhat less for country members. An additional entrance fee is payable for the first year. http://www.navalandmilitaryclub.co.uk/join_the_club/index.php.
External links
- Naval and Military Club
- 4 St James's Square - architectural description and history from the Survey of LondonSurvey of LondonThe Survey of London is a research project to produce a comprehensive architectural survey of the former County of London. It was founded in 1894 by Charles Robert Ashbee, an Arts-and-Crafts architect and social thinker, and was motivated by a desire to record and preserve London's ancient monuments...
.