Leather Armchairs: The Chivas Regal Book of London ClubsCassell, 1963 - 194 pages |
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... London - as fine in quality as White's , Boodle's or Brooks's , but with the space of infinitely larger clubs . And yet in 1951 it was losing £ 3,000 a year and had a mortgage of £ 40,000 on its property . The arrival of Brigadier ...
... London - as fine in quality as White's , Boodle's or Brooks's , but with the space of infinitely larger clubs . And yet in 1951 it was losing £ 3,000 a year and had a mortgage of £ 40,000 on its property . The arrival of Brigadier ...
Page 43
... London by James Payn , describes a dinner with dyspeptic friends at the club ' which keeps such very late hours that but for it , he should never enjoy the beautiful and romantic sight of the rising sun ' . In the History of London ...
... London by James Payn , describes a dinner with dyspeptic friends at the club ' which keeps such very late hours that but for it , he should never enjoy the beautiful and romantic sight of the rising sun ' . In the History of London ...
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... London and Paris Hotel Company , 161 London Coffee Pot Club , 104 London Fencing Club , 120 London Library , 121 Longford , Earl of , 48 , 174 Lonsdale , Earl of , 166 Lord , Michael , 60 Lord , Thomas , 19 Lord's , 17-20 ; 118 Lords ...
... London and Paris Hotel Company , 161 London Coffee Pot Club , 104 London Fencing Club , 120 London Library , 121 Longford , Earl of , 48 , 174 Lonsdale , Earl of , 166 Lord , Michael , 60 Lord , Thomas , 19 Lord's , 17-20 ; 118 Lords ...
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