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June 2025

Late June Clubland press round-up
Firstly, a notice for all Clubland Substack subscribers: By popular demand (no, really…), a podcast edition of this Substack will start being produced…
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Reynolds' group portraits for the Society of Dilettanti
A combination of culture and bawdiness
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Lost Clubs: The United University Club (1821-1971)
London's first university club
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From the archives: Inside Annabel's in 1980
A rare find from the archives here: a segment from a 1980 ITV Thames Report documentary which noted, “Annabel’s has never before been shown on…
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The hotel-club: Victorian comeback, or a blight on Clubland?
The Curtain Club in Shoreditch - a hip hotel-club which opened to huge fanfare in 2016 - and quietly closed down in 2023.
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The Clubs of Vienna
An equestrian influence
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Clubs in Film: 'Goldfinger' (1964)
Having looked at the role of clubs in the very first James Bond film, Dr.
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Early June Clubland press round-up
The press round-up continues to be a feature for paying subscribers only.
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Lost Clubs: The Pioneer Club (1892-1939)
A ladies' club at the forefront of late Victorian social reform, which suffered a long, slow decline in the early 20th century
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How membership elections work
Since one of the most common questions I receive is around the election process to clubs, I have prepared the below flowchart to shed light on this.
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Around the World in 80 Days, Part 6 - the 2021 mini-series
This is Around the World in 80 Days week.
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