Club Building
From 1869, the club was housed in sumptuous premises at 30 Pall Mall designed by David Brandon, which it occupied well into the twentieth century. The club building was built by Lucas Brothers.
Unfortunately, in the post-World War II era, it was to be the victim of an unfortunate planning decision by its ruling committee. The 'senior' Carlton Club building at 94 Pall Mall had suffered a direct hit during the Blitz, and the site had proved difficult to sell for redevelopment. In 1963, the Junior Carlton's committee decided to proceed with the sale of the existing Junior Carlton building, and use part of the proceeds to purchase the site of the old Carlton. They opted to construct a bold new building described at the time as "the club of the future" . The resulting concrete block, luridly decorated to 1960s architectural tastes, opened in 1968 and is still in use today as an office building. It proved so abhorrent to the membership that they fled in droves, mainly joining the Carlton.
By 1977, the club was wound down and its few remaining members formally merged with the Carlton.
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