British Club (Bangkok)

[3] The club's membership gradually grew, to about 100 members by 1908, prompting plans for relocation to a more expansive site, which was realised, further down the road on the south side, with a purpose-built clubhouse, in 1910.

On 9 December, Japanese forces, following the country's declaration of war against the British Empire and its invasion of Malaya and Thailand, commandeered the club grounds and detained most of its members.

He was able to reclaim club ownership of the premises, which had been erroneously given to the YMCA, as its land deeds had been mortgaged to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and survived the war.

[1] The latter half of the twentieth century saw the introduction of new amenities including a swimming pool, squash courts, kitchens, and a fitness centre.

The club suffered from loss of members following the 1997 financial crisis, and from increased competition in the 2000s, prompting it to re-orientate its positioning, first (unsuccessfully) in 2006 as a family-friendly establishment, then in 2011 as "the social, sports and cultural centre for the English-speaking community in Bangkok".

It is a two-storey masonry building, in the Georgian style, with an arched portico entryway and stucco-decorated classical pediment marking the centre of its symmetrical façade.

[1] The building received the ASA Architectural Conservation Award in 2006,[6] and is listed as an unregistered ancient monument by the Fine Arts Department.