The Nelson Club (1), 21 Charles Street, Warwick
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The Nelson Club (1), 21 Charles Street, Warwick
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 27 Jul 2015
This large club building was provided by the firm of George Nelson, Dale & Co. They manufactured gelatin in Warwick continuously from 1837 until closure in 1972. Their works was on the north side of the club but the site is now occupied by housing. The club, which is over 130 years old, was originally for the company's employees and for many years was known as the Nelson Working Men's Social Club. Today membership is open to the general public and currently there about six hundred members. There are still portraits of members of the Nelson family in the club. It is affiliated to the CIU (Club & Institute Union). Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.28766
Longitude
-1.568943