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Boodle's is a gentlemen's club in London, England, with its clubhouse located at 28 St James's Street.Founded in January 1762 by Lord Shelburne, who later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and then 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, it is the second oldest private members' club in London and in the world.
Boodles was named after Boodle's gentlemen's club in St. James's, London, founded in 1762 and originally run by Edward Boodle.It was reputed to be the favourite gin of the club's most famous member, Winston Churchill, [1] though the same has been claimed for Plymouth Gin.
The members' bar at the Savile Club, London W1. This is an incomplete list of private members' clubs with physical premises in London, United Kingdom, including those that no longer exist or have merged, with an additional section on those that appear in fiction.
Boodles or Boodle's may refer to: Boodles (company), a British, luxury jewellery company; Boodle's, a gentlemen's club in St. James's Street, London; Boodles British Gin; Boodles Challenge, an annual tennis tournament in England; Boodles Boxing Ball, an annual society ball in London, England. Boodle (dog), poodle crossbreed
The rules in Boodle's books are based on those contained in Almack's book dated 1 January 1762, and many of them are copied verbatim. This similarity makes it clear that Boodle's club was either a continuation or an off-shoot under new management and slightly altered rules of the club which Almack had established in January 1762.
The family changed the company name from Boodle and Dunthorne to Boodles, and expanded the company to the brand it is today. [8] The company started selling jewellery from its website in summer 2012. [9] The history of Boodles is the subject of an exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight.
The club was established on 14 April 1858, modelled in the style of London gentlemen's clubs such as White's and Boodles. [4] Other members' clubs then in Bath included the York Club at the York House Hotel, established in 1790, and the New Club at 5 Edgar Buildings, established in 1832. [5]
Stoke Park is the host of the annual Boodles Challenge, hosted the week prior to the Championships at Wimbledon. Playing on Stoke Park's grass courts, the world's best men have competed for the Boodles trophy since 2002, including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Nikolay Davydenko and Juan Martín del Potro. [17]