The City University Club is a

gentlemen's club A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally established by males from Britain's upper classes starting in the 17th century. Many countries outside Britain have prominent gentlemen's clubs, mostly those associated with the ...

in the

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, established in 1895. From its foundation until 2018 it operated from the top three floors of 50 Cornhill, of what was Prescott's Bank, a 1766

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which became a branch of part of the

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banking group. This arrangement was quite specifically intended by and between the bank's partners and the club of which they were founding members when the building was designed. The branch closed in 1999 and was turned into a pub of the Fullers chain. On 29 January 2018 the club moved to 42

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, the former home of the Lloyds Club.

Membership

It was founded strictly for graduates of

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

and

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universities who worked in the city, but membership is now also open to those who work in the area. It provides club facilities at lunchtime, dinners several times a month, and space for private occasions. The club serves as a lunch club for "brokers, bankers and lawyers". It has no connection with

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, which was given its Royal Charter in 1966. The club has reciprocal arrangements with over 450 private members clubs around the world, enabling members to use facilities in these clubs, including in London the

Oxford and Cambridge Club The Oxford and Cambridge Club is a traditional London Gentlemen's club, club. Membership is largely restricted to those who are members of the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, including men an ...

. Notable members of the City University Club have included

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 185016 January 1942) was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Gove ...

, the author

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, businessman Sir Chips Keswick, and the Lloyd's underwriter Ian Posgate.

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* {{coords, 51.5113, -0.0786, display=title Gentlemen's clubs in London 1895 establishments in England

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