The Reform Club
Private MembersA grand Pall Mall club founded in 1836 around the cause of parliamentary reform, housed in Charles Barry's Italianate palazzo and admitting women members since 1981.
At a glance
- Location
- Pall Mall, London
- Established
- 1836
- Membership
- Private Members
- Admits
- Mixed
- Website
- reformclub.com
History
The Reform Club was founded in 1836 by the Whig MP Edward Ellice as a forum for radical and reformist political ideas supporting the Reform Act 1832. Its clubhouse, designed by Sir Charles Barry on the model of Rome's Palazzo Farnese, opened on 1 March 1841. It became one of the first all-male clubs to admit women on equal terms, in 1981.
Address
104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW
Frequently asked
- Where is The Reform Club?
- The Reform Club is in Pall Mall, London (104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW).
- When was The Reform Club founded?
- The Reform Club was founded in 1836.
- What type of club is The Reform Club?
- The Reform Club is a private members' club in London.
- Does The Reform Club admit men and women?
- The Reform Club admits both men and women.
- Does The Reform Club have an official website?
- Yes — The Reform Club's official website is reformclub.com.
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