The Cavalry and Guards Club is a
London gentlemen's club, at 127
Piccadilly
Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Court, ...
, situated next to the
RAF Club.
History
The club has three foundation dates:
*1810, the foundation date of the
Guards Club, which was based in
Pall Mall.
*1890, the foundation date of the
Cavalry Club
The Cavalry Club was a London gentlemen's club, which was established in 1890. In 1975, it merged with the Guards' Club, and became the Cavalry and Guards Club, which still exists today.
When the Cavalry Club first occupied the site, on Piccadi ...
, which has always been based at its current location.
*1975, 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
The 20th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. After service in the First World War it was amalgamated with the 14th King's Hussars to form became the 14th/20th King's Hussars in 1922.
History Early wars
The regiment was originally ...
, 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
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India from 20 January 19 ...
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
The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...
and Prince William have also been members.[
]
See also
* List of gentlemen's clubs in London
References
External links
The Cavalry and Guards Club website
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Gentlemen's clubs in London
1976 establishments in the United Kingdom
Guards Division (United Kingdom)
Organizations established in 1976
Piccadilly
Military gentlemen's clubs