Cavalry and Guards Club

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| formation = 1810 (Guards Club);
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1976 (merged club)
(Clubhouse occupied since 1908)

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| purpose = A private members club for Cavalry and Guards officers

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| location = 127 Piccadilly, London

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| membership = Military Officers in Guard's and Cavalry regiments of the British Army

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The Cavalry and Guards Club is a Private members' club, located in London at 127 Piccadilly, Its membership consists of current and former officers of Guards and Cavalry regiments of the British Army.

It is situated next door to the Royal Air Force Club.

History

The club has three foundation dates:

1810, the foundation date of the Guards Club, which was based in Pall Mall.{{cite web|url=https://www.cavgdsclub.co.uk/about.html |publisher=Cavalry and Guards Club|title=A Brief History of the Building and the Club|access-date= 9 December 2021}}Sources give various dates for foundation of the club. See Guards' Club for further details.
1890, the foundation date of the Cavalry Club, which has always been based at its current location.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/BL20630/007 |title=The interior of the Cavalry Club in Piccadilly, showing the second floor lobby|publisher=Historic England|access-date=16 March 2022}}
File:Cavalry Club, Piccadilly.jpg1975, the date when the two clubs merged.

When the Cavalry Club first occupied the site in 1890, it was a proprietary club owned by an officer in the 20th Hussars, but five years later, ownership passed into the hands of its members and it became a members' club. They raised the funds to build an entirely new clubhouse, which was completed on the site in 1908. The work was carried out by the architect's firm Mewes and Davies.

Edward VIII was known to spend a great deal of time in the Cavalry Club premises in the 1920s and 1930s, when he was Prince of Wales. King Abdullah of Jordan, the Sultan of Brunei and Prince William have also been members.{{cite web |title=16 of the best private members' clubs in Mayfair |url=https://luxurylondon.co.uk/travel/uk/members-clubs-mayfair-london |website=Luxury London |accessdate=5 November 2020}}

File:Cavalry & Guards Club (14396920161).jpg

The club narrowly avoided closure in 1987, when its landlord sold the premises on to a property developer, who planned to convert the building into apartments. This was averted through the membership raising the capital to buy the property for the club.

References

External links

[http://www.cavgds.co.uk The Cavalry and Guards Club website]

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