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TheRaleigh Clubwas adining clubfounded in 1826.[1]It met at the 'Thatched House', a tavern in theSt Jamesarea ofLondonas an alternative to theTravellers Club.
It was founded by SirArthur de Capell Brookeas a place where real exploring travellers could meet, exchange tales, and try the cuisine of far-off lands.
It served as an early developing forum for theRoyal Geographical Societyand became subsumed by that body later in the century (when it was still known as the Geographical Club).[1][2]
Prominent early members included SirJohn BarrowandAlexander Burnes.
In 1854, the Raleigh Club was dissolved as its members had become part of the Royal Geographic Society.[1]
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- ^Markham, Sir Clements Robert (1881).The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society.J. Murray. p. 23.
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