Sylvan Debating Club

More specifically, the inception of the club was discussed on top of one of the Green Atlas buses, which ran from the City of London through Baker Street and the Abbey Road to the Princess of Wales Hotel in St. John's Wood.

Their associates and those of the other founders ensured that the club enjoyed the presence of illustrious members of British society well into the early decades of the twentieth century.

Operating in such a milieu meant that the activities of the Sylvans were reflected in major British newspaper reports at the time, particularly in coverage of the club's annual dinner, which was something of a set-piece event.

While it is ironically debatable whether such clubs had any impact whatsoever on the course of history, there are some statements recorded in the newspaper reports providing relevant indications.

The customary schedule had been weekly[18] debates October through to April, with breaks over Christmas and Easter, with a program of topics announced in advance via printed cards.

Membership in debating societies in London in general waxed and waned due to various factors, post an initial flourishing in the mid eighteenth century.