Junior Athenaeum

Its membership was made up of members of both Houses of Parliament, members[clarification needed] of the universities[clarification needed], fellows of the learned and scientific Societies, and gentlemen connected with literature, science, and art.

The club's rules stated that “No ballot shall be valid unless at least twenty members actually vote.

One black ball shall annul ten votes, a tie shall exclude.” The entrance fee was £31 10s., with an annual subscription of £10 10s.

The Junior Athenaeum bought Hope House from Henry Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle in 1864.

[2] Upon the club's dissolution, the building was bought and converted into a luxury Art Deco apartment block called The Athenaeum.