English Club of Pau, France

It owns and conserves a decorative arts and book collection listed as a French monument historique (ISMH).

[1][2] The English Club’s mission includes an annual open house during the Journées de Patrimoine (European Heritage Days) and for reserved non-profit group tours, conferences, member publications and club member activities, all concentrated on the education and promotion of Pau’s former Anglo-American colony.

The collection includes 19th and early 20th century English language books (mostly housed at the municipal archives).

The English Club’s art collection includes works by Allen Culpepper Sealy (1850-1927), Jean Heîd « Hed » (1890-1957), Harry La Montagne (1869-1959) Paul Mirat (1885 – 1966), Viscount Henri de Vaufreland (1873 – 1957) and Eugene Blocaille (1873 - 1961).

It also includes horse racing, cross county and steeple chase memorabilia of the Pau Hunt and portraits of past members.