History Corner
The Immortal Dinner of 1872Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
Read moreOnly four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
Read moreOn 16th June 1899, more than twenty-five years from his first visit, the celebrated humorist Mark Twain returned to the Whitefriars Club.
Read moreG.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a celebrated writer and literary critic, best remembered today for his novel The Man Who Was Thursday.
He spoke at the Whitefriars Club on 6th November 1903 on the subject of ‘The Old Journalist and the New’. He also attended several times as a guest (20th March, 23rd October and 6th November 1903, 18th January 1907, 3rd April 1908, 17th December 1909, 2nd May 1924 and 15th December 1927), often contributing to the discussion.