The 400 Club

The 400 Club was a night club at 28a Leicester Square, in the West End of London.

The building was originally home to the Cranbourne Club, then part of it became a cinema in 1909, with a basement tearoom.[1] In 1914, it became Cupid's Cinema and in 1926, the Palm Court Cinema, but closed in 1928 in the face of mounting competition. It later became the "notorious" Gargoyle Club, then a restaurant, before it was the 400 Club.[1]

For two decades the 400 Club catered to "the upper classes at night time".[2]

There was an 18-piece orchestra, and it was a favourite of Princess Margaret from the early 1950s, with the table used by her and her friends being known as "The Royal Box".[3]

From 1957, the 400 no longer required gentlemen patrons to wear a dinner jacket.[3]

In the 1970s, it became Adam's, an upscale gay cub, then Subway, a sleazy gay disco that was closed down by the local council, then the Comedy Store.[1] In 1992, the cinema became part of the Wetherspoon's pub The Moon under Water, with the basement a nightclub called Storm and later Club Koo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Palm Court Cinema in London, GB - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mark Birley". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Dancing till break of dawn". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

Coordinates: 51°30′37″N 0°07′46″W / 51.5102°N 0.1294°W / 51.5102; -0.1294

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