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.
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Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
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This is a selection of some of our most recent events. A complete list of our past events is available here. If you are a member of the club, you can also read the reports and articles from the Whitefriars Journal (for the years 1900–23) and The Whitefriar (2001 onwards) by clicking here.
29th January 2026
One of the fortunate Friars who attended this event described it as “a most enjoyable evening – definitely one of the highlights of the Club’s recent history”. He could not have put it better. Dame Deborah Bronnert’s brilliant, thought-provoking talk…
10th December 2025
Following on the success of our 2024 Christmas Get-Together at Ye Olde Cock Tavern, we renewed the fun on 10th December 2025, when we met at Friar Hüseyin Özer’s Sofra Restaurant in South Molton Street, a stone’s throw from the Savile Club, for a jov…
25th November 2025
History was made on 26th November 2025 when a sung version of our time-honoured Cordial, specially arranged by Dan Gillingwater and Friar Matthew Minter, with Nigel Foster at the piano, was given its premiere in the Ballroom of the Savile Club. But h…
29th October 2025
Sir Jeremy thanked Friar Tom McClintock for his “scary-sounding” introduction, but then conceded that politics can be pretty brutal, especially when it comes to government change. He was worried what effect the sudden departure from 11 Downing Street…
24th September 2025
Dominic Grieve KC delivered a most compelling and stimulating speech at our Club, where he was warmly welcomed. Rather than revisiting familiar political topics such as Brexit, Dominic Grieve chose to reflect on his tenure in government, particularly…
25th June 2025
On a glorious afternoon of late June, the Friars turned Pilgrims and made their way to Stratford Place for a visit to the Oriental Club, one of the most prestigious clubland institutions, founded in 1824. Meeting time was 16:00, with a much-needed w…