18th century London club with political (Whig) and literary interests. Tending to the clandestine it met, at different periods, at the Trumpet Tavern, the Fountain Tavern and at Barn Elms. In summer it met at the Hampstead Flask. Members included: Robert Walpole, William Congreve, John Vanbrugh, Godfrey Kneller, John Churchill the first Duke of Marlborough and his daughters, including Anne Sunderland.
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British Institute of Professional Photography
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Sir George Williams
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Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
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Southbank Mosaics / London School of Mosaic
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