The Spalding Club on Broad Street in Spalding
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The Spalding Club on Broad Street in Spalding
Image: © Richard Humphrey Taken: 24 Aug 2020
The Spalding Club Ltd (commonly known as the Gentleman’s Club) was formed after the Franco-Prussian War, when money was plentiful. Some leading men of the town wanted somewhere to meet and discuss matters in privacy, so they decided to build a club of their own and only admit to membership people whom they thought desirable. The Club was built on the site of the old Assembly Rooms, formerly the theatre in Broad Street and was opened in 1875. Since then the building has been extended, but the principles are broadly the same; a private gentlemen’s club that is an oasis from the pressures of everyday life.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.787535
Longitude
-0.150413