The London Club
ACC Art Books (Verlag)
978-1-78884-329-4 (ISBN)
"...a delectable tour of 46 clubs that span 300 years of architecture and design." — Airmail
"... a lavishly illustrated and wittily written study of one of the capital’s most distinctive – and most secretive – institutions." — House & Garden UK
"Jones treats them not really as clubs, but as examples of interior decoration, which he writes about interestingly and with an observant eye." — Charles Saumarez Smith
"From the concealed bookcase door in the library of The Travellers Club in St James’s to the taxidermy fish and walls lined with rods in Mayfair’s Flyfishers’ Club, it serves as an unofficial guide to the city’s strangest and most elegant private dining and drinking venues."— FT
"...wonderful book on the architecture and interiors of London’s private members’ spaces."— The Rake
London has more members’ clubs than any other city. There are clubs for everyone: from actors, plutocrats, aristocrats and bishops to sailors, soldiers, fishermen and spies, as well as journalists, jockeys, architects and æsthetes.
Andrew Jones opens the door to 46 of the most beautiful, interesting and unusual of these clubs, presenting 300 years of architecture and design. The London Club features the oldest clubs in London as well as the most recent, with perfectly preserved interiors, original furniture and extraordinary
collections. From bohemian to bling, shabby to chic, classical and brutal, this is a celebration of variety and beauty, with newly commissioned photographs by Laura Hodgson.
“From the grandest to the simplest taking in the quirkiest en route, this book is an irresistible journey through London’s clubland.” - From the Foreword by Nina Campbell OBE
Andrew Jones has lived in the heart of London clubland, on the border of Mayfair and St James’s, for almost 20 years. He is the author of The Buildings of Green Park, a tour of certain buildings, monuments and other structures in Mayfair and St. James’s, and a contributor to Seeing Things – the small wonders of the world according to writers, artists and others. He writes about cities for the Financial Times and has also written on architecture for Blueprint, Drawing Matter and The London Gardener as well as pieces on London for The World of Interiors and the Londonist. Laura Hodgson is a freelance photographer specialising in still life and interiors. After a literature degree, she trained as a photographer in New York and London. Clients include Condé Nast, the Financial Times and The Times. She works from her studio in central London. This is her fifth book.
7 : Foreword
9 : Introduction
11 : London club buildings:
a brief overview
17 : London club interiors today
94 : Club loos
146 : Club silver and
other metalware
192 : Club furniture
the clubs
24 : The Academy
30 : The Arts Club
36 : The Athenæum
44 : Beefsteak Club
50 : Blacks
54 : Boodle’s
60 : Brooks’s
66 : Brydges Place
70 : Buck’s Club
76 : The Cavalry and Guards Club
82 : Chelsea Arts Club
88 : City of London Club
96 : The Conduit
100 : The Dally
104 : The East India Club
108 : The Flyfishers’ Club
112 : The Garrick Club
120 : The Groucho Club
124 : Home House
132 : The House
136 : The House of KOKO
142 : The Lansdowne Club
148 : The London Sketch Club
154 : The Mildmay Club
160 : National Liberal Club
166 : Naval and Military Club
170 : Ned’s Club
176 : Oriental Club
182 : Oswald’s
186 : Pratt’s
196 : The Reform Club
202 : Royal Air Force Club
206 : The Royal Automobile Club
212 : Royal Over-Seas League
216 : Royal Thames Yacht Club
220 : Savile Club
226 : Shoreditch Arts Club
230 : 67 Pall Mall
234 : Soho House
242 : The Travellers Club
248 : Turf Club
254 : UnHerd Club
258 : The Union Club
262 : University Women’s Club
266 : Upstairs at
The Department Store
272 : The Walbrook Club
279 : Acknowledgements
280 : Bibliography
283 : Image Credits
284 : Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Illustrationen | Laura Hodgson |
| Zusatzinfo | 5 Illustrations, black and white; 457 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | Woodbridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 240 x 300 mm |
| Gewicht | 2020 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78884-329-0 / 1788843290 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78884-329-4 / 9781788843294 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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