Leather Armchairs: The Chivas Regal Book of London ClubsCassell, 1963 - 194 pages |
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Page 32
... moved in that day . The next entry was the purchase of six dozen packs of cards and ten gallons of oil for the lamps . On the fly leaf is pasted a notice to the effect that Major Handley ' receives £ 1 to return £ 100 if he plays cards ...
... moved in that day . The next entry was the purchase of six dozen packs of cards and ten gallons of oil for the lamps . On the fly leaf is pasted a notice to the effect that Major Handley ' receives £ 1 to return £ 100 if he plays cards ...
Page 112
... moved to its new home in the Haymarket for eight years , when it installed itself at 36 Piccadilly , on the corner of Swallow Street . Here it remained until it was bombed out in 1941 and the members were given hospitality first by the ...
... moved to its new home in the Haymarket for eight years , when it installed itself at 36 Piccadilly , on the corner of Swallow Street . Here it remained until it was bombed out in 1941 and the members were given hospitality first by the ...
Page 130
... moved to the Con- servative in St James's Street , where it paid £ 8,000 a year for the privilege . In 1944 , the club acquired Forbes House in West Halkin Street from Lord Granard , with a view to going there after the war . Later the ...
... moved to the Con- servative in St James's Street , where it paid £ 8,000 a year for the privilege . In 1944 , the club acquired Forbes House in West Halkin Street from Lord Granard , with a view to going there after the war . Later the ...
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