West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… of fashion‘ or the ‘ beau monde ‘. 5 They showed up for the aristocratic season and were the people to be seen with. Gentlemen began to pursue life in the clubs of St. James's. The first of the West End clubs was White's, founded in a … and gossip. It was followed by Boodle's which was established on St. James's Street in 1762, catering particularly for gentlemen from out of town who needed a London base. 5 . Hannah Greig, The Beau Monde: Fashionable Society in Georgian …
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