About the Nottingham Club

Since its creation in 1920 the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire United Services Club, the Club has evolved to meet the changing needs of professional and businesspeople working and living in the city of Nottingham and the surrounding counties.

Owing its origins to those who fought in the Great War, the Club continues to maintain close links with the armed forces and remains one of the few provincial clubs to hold a formal annual Armistice Dinner – the highlight of the Club’s social year.

From its original premises in Maypole Yard (demolished in the 1960’s wave of redevelopment, together with a still mourned adjoining architectural gem), the club moved to Newdigate House, Castle Gate.

In 1704 Marshall Tallard, the Commander of the defeated French army at the Battle of Blenheim was put under house arrest at Newdigate House. In his, then much admired, garden he cultivated celery which he found growing in the local river Leen ditches and introduced it to public consumption. The club still celebrates this connection with its “celery lunch”.

In 2000 the Club entered into an agreement with World Service restaurant, enabling a new era in fine dining for the Club. Having served the club members loyally for 24 years, the restaurant closed its doors in consequence of both changing working patterns and globally challenging financial times.

In therefore only the second move in its 124 years existence, the honours boards, panelling, artwork, memorabilia and stained glass from Maypole Yard accompanied the Club to its current home within Freemasons Hall at 25, Goldsmith Street, whilst at the same time adopting high speed wi-fi, car parking and disabled access: this symbolises the Club’s desire, in an ever-changing world, to keep the best of the old whilst embracing the best of the new.

The Club has an active programme of social events for all members of the Club and holds regular lunches to which topical speakers are invited.

The convivial Club Lounge and Bar are open from 12 noon to 3pm Wednesday to Friday inc. and are available at other times by arrangement. Lunch and dinner are served from Wednesday to Saturday inc. in the Corinthian Restaurant.

Note: a much fuller, comprehensive history of the Club written by Professor Raymond Cowell, complete with anecdotes, photographs and minute extracts, is available.