Walbrook Club

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Walbrook Club
Founded2000
Location
  • 37a Walbrook, London EC4
Website walbrook-club.co.uk

TheWalbrook Club is a members' club in the City of London, located near the Mansion House and Bank of England in the Ward of Walbrook.

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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

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 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 Rupert Hambro. [4] [1] Albert Roux of Le Gavroche ran the kitchens. [5]

In 2018, Lord Palumbo's younger son, the Hon. Philip Palumbo, [6] took over management of the Club. [7]

Club life

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, [8] a collared-shirt for men (jacket & tie now being optional) and smart business attire for women are required for entrance to the Club. [9]

Honorary Members

Suella Braverman a Conservative MP for Fareham and Waterlooville was provided one year honorary membership of the private members' club [10] . [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rankine, Kate. "Business Profile: Chairman with a passion for needlework". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tour".
  3. ↑ Hall, Amanda. "City Profile: The King of Clubs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. ↑ www.anglo-danishsociety.org.uk
  5. ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/inside-the-walbrook-club-the-citys-most-discreet-private-club-nqgf6dv8l
  6. ↑ www.burkespeerage.com
  7. ↑ Whitworth, Damian (7 July 2023). "Inside the Walbrook Club, the City's most discreet private club". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Membership".
  9. ↑ "Home".
  10. ↑ "Suella Braverman MP, Fareham and Waterlooville". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "View current and previous versions of the Register - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2025.

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