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The Lansdowne Club
London · United Kingdom
Private Members Clubs in London
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A Mayfair private members club established in Lansdowne House in 1935. Dining and bars; squash; fencing; swimming pool; gym; rooms and suites.
The Story
Origin
Established in 1935 within the surviving portion of Lansdowne House, the club admitted men and women on equal terms from its foundation.
Philosophy
The club combines traditional hospitality with a broad daily programme of social and sporting activity.
Why It Matters
The Lansdowne is an important example of the residential sporting club and of a historic London institution founded with mixed membership.
Differentiation
Its combination of central Mayfair location, architectural heritage and serious sporting provision is unusually comprehensive.
Food Philosophy
Club dining accommodates routine member use as well as private entertaining and formal events.
Guest Experience
Dining and bars; squash; fencing; swimming pool; gym; rooms and suites.
Design Philosophy
The interiors preserve the contrast between the building's eighteenth-century origins and its twentieth-century transformation into a club.
Design & Architecture
Architecture
Incorporates part of Robert Adam's eighteenth-century Lansdowne House.
Design Language
Georgian grandeur alongside Art Deco leisure interiors.
Interior Design
Historic reception rooms coexist with later club interiors and an Art Deco swimming pool.
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