
About the Club
Towards the end of 1867, a dozen or so journalists set up the club…
History
Explore some of the Club’s archive, in speeches and photos…

“By this wine we commemorate the Whitefriars of old; fortified with spirit, the spirit of admiration for their services to charity and good learning, and sweetened by sympathy for those who, broken by fortune, dwell in Alsatia. It is left for me, as Prior of the Day, to add a cordial; a cordial welcome to the guests of the Brotherhood assembled at our board. Gentlemen and ladies, I bid a hearty welcome to you all, and invite you to join with the brothers of a gracious Order in drinking to the prosperity of The Whitefriars Club.”