Walbrook Club
 The Walbrook Club, London EC4 | |
| Founded | 2000 |
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| Website | walbrook-club.co.uk |
The Walbrook Club is a members' club in the City of London, located near the Mansion House and Bank of England in the Ward of Walbrook.
A Queen Anne-style townhouse, adjacent to St Stephen's Church[1] at the end of a private court next to Rothschild's UK offices and opposite Bloomberg European Headquarters, the Club comprises a bar, a dining room, as well as two smaller reception rooms.[2]
History
[edit]An elegant townhouse, designed and built in the early 1950s by property developer Rudolph Palumbo, the Walbrook Club is situated in the former family offices of his son, Peter Palumbo, created a Life Peer and lately Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain.
The last club established, in 2000, by the late Mark Birley of Mark's Club, Annabel's and Harry's Bar,[3] its first chairman was merchant banker and philanthropist Baron Rupert Hambro.[4][1]
In 2018, Lord Palumbo's younger son, the Hon. Philip Palumbo,[5] took over management of the Club.[6]
Club life
[edit]Serving British and European cuisine as well as fine wines, the Walbrook Club provides a convivial, private space for its distinguished members in the heart of London's financial district.
Also offering overseas, corporate and junior memberships,[7] a collared-shirt for men (jacket & tie now being optional) and smart business attire for women are required for entrance to the Club.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rankine, Kate. "Business Profile: Chairman with a passion for needlework". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Tour".
- ^ Hall, Amanda. "City Profile: The King of Clubs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ www.anglo-danishsociety.org.uk
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
- ^ Whitworth, Damian (7 July 2023). "Inside the Walbrook Club, the City's most discreet private club". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Membership".
- ^ "Home".
