Guards' Club

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The Guards' Club, established in 1810, was a London Gentlemen's club for officers of the Guards Division, originally defined by the club as being the Coldstream, Grenadier Guards or Scots Guards, traditionally the most socially elite section of the British Army. Officers of the Welsh and Irish Guards were not able to join until the second half of the 20th century. Its clubhouse at 70 Pall Mall was the first to be built on that street, which later became noted for its high concentration of clubs; earlier clubs had been focused on the adjoining St James's Street.

In 1976 it gave up its premises and merged with the Cavalry Club in nearby Piccadilly to form the present-day Cavalry and Guards Club.

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Military gentlemen's clubs of London
Current
Former
  • Guards' Club 1810-1976 (now the Cavalry and Guards Club)
  • United Service Club 1815-1978 (now the IoD)
  • Junior Naval and Military Club 1870-1879
  • Cavalry Club 1890-1976 (now the Cavalry and Guards Club)
  • Imperial Services Club (late 19th century)
  • Junior Army and Navy Club (late 19th century)
  • Junior United Service Club (late 19th century)
  • Ladies' Army and Navy Club (late 19th century)
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