Picture No | 10822912 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Entrance hall of the Union Jack Club by Matania, WW1 |
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Soldiers and sailors back from the front, arrive in the entrance of hall of the Union Jack Club near Waterloo Station. The club was funded through public subscription and opened in 1907 by King Edward VII as a club for servicemen home from the front and offered a dining room, smoking room, library, billard room, barber, bathrooms, bedrooms and a temporary address while in London. The club also welcomed foreign servicemen. In the background can be seen a group of Russian soldiers.
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Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 13 May 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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