Black Tie Christmas Dinner The Savile Club
| Theme | Black Tie Christmas Dinner The Savile Club |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Saville Club |
| Location | 69 Brook Street, W1K 4ER |
| Date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Time | 7:00pm reception, 7:30pm Dinner |
| Host | Beverley St John Aubin |
Having been well looked after at The Savile Club earlier this year we have decided to return there for our Black Tie Christmas event which will be held in their prestigious Ballroom.
The Savile Club was established in 1868 by a group of the most distinguished writers and artists of the time. It originally occupied premises in Savile Row, hence its name. It now resides in an elegant and exclusive 18th Century house in the heart of Mayfair. The original houses were built with red brick facades in the mid 1720's but the house we see today was largely created in the 1890's.
The list of its former members reads like an illustrious “Who’s Who” of writing and music with such famous names as Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Hardy, HG Wells, Rudyard Kipling, A.A. Milne, Henry James, C.P. Snow, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Sir Arthur Bliss Max Beerbohm, WB Yeats, Sir William Walton.
Defying succinct translation, the Club’s motto "Sodalitas Convivium", embodies a profusion of ideas about the value of feasting and friendship.