The Club, Patron Her Majesty the Queen, is situated at 38 Hill Street between Park Lane and Berkeley Square. The Club is a classic, listed, 18th century town house built as part of an exclusive Mayfair development. One of the first occupants was the Earl of Chatham, brother of William Pitt the Younger. The Raphael family owned the building from the 19th Century, and carried out much refurbishment, until 1946 when the freehold was acquired by the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Association. They moved into the building from Pall Mall. The Club was renamed the Naval Club eleven years after the RNVR was subsumed into the Royal Naval Reserve in 1958. In 1954 the building was designated a War Memorial to the RNVR. In 1987 the building was listed Grade 2. A charity, the Wave Heritage trust, was established in 1996 to maintain the building in perpetuity.

The Club has 27 single and double rooms with the usual modern facilities at prices lower than London hotels. The Club can be contacted on 0207 493 7672 mentioning The Nelson Society. Bookings are available now for members and their families staying with them. Members may entertain guests in the public rooms.

The Affiliation represents a significant addition to The Nelson Society membership privileges and I hope members and their families will make good use of it. It is intended that an annual lecture will be held at the Club in February to commemorate the Battle of St Vincent.

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AFFILIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE NAVAL CLUB AND THE NELSON SOCIETY

It is agreed between The Naval Club, of 38 Hill Street, London, and The Nelson Society, of 26 Thistledene, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0YJ, that the affiliation arrangements shown below shall apply from the date of this agreement. The agreement may be terminated by either participant following the expiry of one month's notice in writing. The agreement is not exhaustive, but is intended to provide a modus operandi for the mutual benefit of the two organisations. Any matters not covered are to be resolved by discussion between the proper Officers of the two organisations.

1.Members of the Nelson Society may use the full facilities of the Naval Club upon production of a valid membership card. In return, members of the Naval Club will enjoy copies of The Nelson Dispatch (4 editions per year), will be able to attend The nelson Society functions and events, (but see 6. below), attend a lecture on a Nelson related subject and dinner at the Naval Club organised by the Nelson Society.

2.Members of the Nelson Society staying at the Naval Club will be charged a daily supplementary charge for accommodation at a rate , currently £20, determined by the Naval Club.

3.Members of the Nelson Society may entertain guests within the Naval Club, and may book accommodation for members of their immediate family staying at the same time. Guests of affiliated members are not to use the facilities of the club in the absence of their host.

4.Members of the Nelson Society shall be limited to a maximum of two weeks stay at the Naval Club at any one time, and to a total of six visits in any one year.

5.Members of the Nelson Society are to abide by the rules and dress code of the Naval Club during their stay.

6.Members of each organisation may attend functions and events organised by the other organisation, provided that all applications by members of the hosting organisation have been satisfied.

7.Members of the Nelson Society are to settle their account by cash or credit card before departure from the Naval Club. The Nelson Society agrees to underwrite any charges incurred by a properley introduced member that remain unpaid.

8.Members of each organisation are welcome to join the other organisation as full members. Members of the Nelson Society may join the Naval Club without paying the normal entrance fee. Members of the Naval Club may join the Nelson Society at the prevailing subscription rate.

Dr Keith Wood