St Stephen's Club

The St. Stephen 's Club is a London gentlemen's club in the City of Westminster, in which women can become members.

It was founded in 1870 by Benjamin Disraeli as a convenient meeting place for Conservative MP near the Houses of Parliament. This is the St. Stephen 's Club of the 20th oldest gentlemen's club in London. Its members included, among others Benjamin Disraeli, Harold Macmillan and Margaret Thatcher.

In Dickens 's Dictionary of London from 1879, edited by Charles Dickens, Jr., according to member requirements:

"The only persons Eligible for membership Are Those who profess and maintain Constitutional and Conservative principles"

" The only people that are suitable for membership, are those who are committed to the principles of the Constitution and the conservative principles and uphold this. "

1914 occurred in the members of the Whitehall Club, mostly engineers and related professionals, the St. Stephen 's Club. This link between politics and the economy reflects the club to this day.

The club remained in its original premises at the corner of Bridge Street / Embankment, where he was joined by an underground passage with the Parliament until they were acquired in 1960 as part of the expansion plans of the Palace of Westminster from the government. The original building still stands essentially unchanged and provides offices for Members of Parliament are available.

After the sale of the original premises of the Government of the Club acquired the current, smaller clubhouse (34 Queen Anne 's Gate - opposite the St. James 's Park ), which was previously the town house of Lord Glenconner. After completion of the renovation work the clubhouse on 12 December 1962 by Harold Macmillan, then Prime Minister, was inaugurated.