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The Challoner Club was the only London gentlemen's club that restricted membership to practising Catholics. It was founded in 1949 [1] and closed around 1997. [2]

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Coordinates: 51°29′52″N0°09′45″W / 51.4977°N 0.1625°W / 51.4977; -0.1625

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