Drinking in Clubland

A look at 'London Clubland: A Companion for the Curious' by Seth Alexander Thévoz.

The only club I've ever been a member of is the now-defunct Hyde Park Social in Leeds where a year’s membership cost a pound and Tetley was £1.20 a pint. I spend a large part of my time as a student playing pool and drinking there.

I'm not naturally a 'clubbable' person. I especially don't enjoy the company of large groups of men. The word, I learned fro…