St. James Street in London was the location in Regency England for men’s clubs. Along side Brook’s, White’s, Boodle’s and the Cocoa Tree at 69 St. James Street was Miles’s Club.
Richard Miles took over the house in around 1785, after looking for a new venture after the short lived Savoir Vivre Club. Originally called White’s Chocolate House, Miles’s Club included William Wilberforce as a member and was known for its high play. When, in 1807 the Union Club began to allow for more heavy gaming, many Miles’s members migrated over forcing Miles to leave his ownership in around 1810 (St. James’s Street, West Side, Past Buildings | British History Online (british-history.ac.uk)). However, it would still appear in guidebooks of London until the 1820s.
Leigh’s New Picture of London (1820)
Arthur’s Club was established on site in the late 1820s, and would last until 1940. It was primarily a social, non-political club.
