Regency Hot Spots: Brighton Club

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BRIGHTON CLUB This Club house which was formerly in Steyne Place is now on the Old Steyne and was originally kept by Mr Bedford The present proprietor is Mr Humphreys The Club consists of two hundred subscribers including Peers Members of Parliament and other gentlemen The admission is by ballot eleven members being present and two black balls excluding The regular stakes at whist are crown points three shillings cards Piquet five shillings cards All matters relative to the Club are managed by a committee of seven members The annual subscription is five pounds and for which the house is supplied with newspapers magazines reviews & c Beds may be had in the house the charge is three shillings per night Raggett's subscription house was discontinued prior to the establishment of this History of Brighton and Its Environs, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1827)

Mr. Bedford’s ownership first was succeeded by a Mr. Wiick who maintained the two  hundred subscribers of tonnish who’s who.  An overview from 1815 had the admission process the same, but the annual subscription fee at three guineas.

 

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