The Constitutional Club was a London gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1883 and disbanded in 1979. Between 1886 and 1959 it had a distinctive red and yellow Victorian terracotta building, designed by Robert William Edis, at 28 Northumberland Avenue, off Trafalgar Square.
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The High Commission of Nigeria in London is the diplomatic mission of Nigeria in the United Kingdom. The name of the role follows the Commonwealth practice of its members sharing high commisioners rather than ambassadors, though both jobs serve the same diplomatic function.
In 2012 a protest was held outside the High Commission by people opposed to the cut in fuel subsidies introduced by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The current High Commissioner is Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola.
In July 2024, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Bashir Aminu, who heads the London office of Nigeria High Commission, was allegedly delaying issuance of passports to qualified Nigerians, and demanding for $318 for fast passport issuance. On 7 August 2024, seven days after a protest, Nigerian Immigration Service issued a statement denying the delay and surcharge by officials.
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The Sherlock Holmes is a Victorian-themed public house in Northumberland Street near Charing Cross railway station and Trafalgar Square which contains a large collection of memorabilia related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The original collection was put together for display in Baker Street in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951.
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The Civil Service Club is a London social club, founded in 1953, for current and former members of the UK Civil Service and His Majesty's Diplomatic Service.
In advance of the wedding of the Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, RN, Duke of Edinburgh, which took place on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey, the Home Civil Service and Foreign Service undertook a collection for the purpose of purchasing a suitable present to celebrate the royal nuptials. Two silver salvers were purchased, after which the balance of the Wedding Fund collected by the Home Civil Service and the Foreign Service was £14,037.
The Princess Elizabeth was touched by the kindness of the gesture and made her wish known that the balance should be handed over with the express intention that it be used to establish a social facility for civil servants: ‘on condition that membership should be available to all grades and classes at a subscription within reach of all.’
A suitable premises was found at 13–15 Great Scotland Yard and the Civil Service Club in Great Scotland Yard was brought into being as a social centre for all civil servants, both serving and retired, and opened its doors on the morning of 2 February 1953 where it continues to operate to this day. Her Late Majesty The Queen was the patron of The Civil Service Club from 1953 until her death. His Majesty The King accepted the Patronage of the Civil Service Club in May 2024.
Originally the building was a horse-drawn Fire station. It has large windows at the front of the property which were originally the doors. In keeping with tradition, the building next door, on the way to Whitehall, is the Metropolitan Police horse stables.
The club provides a bar bistro with pub-style food, several meeting rooms and accommodation for members. It is a membership club for serving and former civil servants.
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The Anglo-Belgian Club was a private members' club located in Northumberland Avenue, London.
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Great Scotland Yard is a street in Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. By the 16th century, this "yard", which was then a series of open courtyards within the Palace of Whitehall, was fronted by buildings used by diplomatic representatives of the Kingdom of Scotland. Over time the land was divided into Great Scotland Yard, Middle Scotland Yard and Little Scotland Yard. In the 19th century, it was a street and open space, which was the location of a public entrance to the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, causing the name "Scotland Yard" to become synonymous with the police service.
