Explore some of the club's most iconic locations, each with its own unique heritage and story.
1Main Clubhouse
The Main Club House was built in the colonial Residency bungalow style in the early 1800s. It has a unique portico with Tuscan columns and a Madras Terrace Roof.
2Main Hall
This elegant lounge was once called the Centre Room. Its well-preserved antiquity can be seen in David Lean's period film, 'A Passage to India'.
3Dining Hall
The impressively high ceiling in this formal Dining Hall was achieved without any intermediate weight bearing columns.
4The Bar
The erstwhile 'Men's Bar' is still in its original location. It was once a formidable male bastion till the ladies entered in 2015.
5The Buttery Bar
The Buttery Bar was once the Mixed Supper Room in 1939 and the Wireless Room during the Second World War. It is now named for the 'buttery', a cellar where wine casks and beer were stored in Elizabethan England.
61868
1868 is a modest ante-room that was once the Mixed Card Room in 1939. It commemorates the year the Club came into being.
7The Mysore Room
The Mysore Room, now named after the eponymous royal family, was once the Mixed Lounge and the Ladies Reading Room in 1939.
8Jacaranda Patio & Lounge
The Jacaranda Lounge is named after the Jacaranda tree in the patio. It is said to be one of the oldest trees in the Club.
9The Mixed Bar
The Mixed Bar was once the Bridge Room where card players gathered to ace the game.
10The Billiard Room
The Billiard Room dates back to the early inception of the Club. It was where the nineteenth century billiard maestro John Roberts played an Exhibition Match in 1901.
11The Card Room
Whist and Bridge were played extensively in this room in the 1800s and continue to be popular at the Club.
12Brigadier Hill Terrace
The Brigadier Hill Terrace was the private residence of Brigadier R.C.R. Hill, the longest serving President of the Club.
13The Heritage Suites & Chambers A, B, C Block
The new Chambers (now the Heritage Suites 1, 2, 3, 4) were built in 1898 to meet the needs of those who required temporary or permanent lodging away from the barracks.
14The Squash Courts
Racquets was played at the Club long before badminton, tennis and squash. The Racquets (also spelt rackets) Court would give way to the Squash Court in 1932.
15The Library
The Library was established in the Ladies Pavilion in 1899. It now has a collection of more than twenty thousand books.
16The Annexe Ball Room
The Annexe – with its magnificent Ballroom, Band Gallery, Corinthian columns and sprung wooden dance floor was built in 1907.
17The Anchor Hall & Lawn
The Anchor Hall that opens out to the Anchor Lawn was once the Supper Room when the Annexe was built in 1907. It was also used as an indoor badminton court for decades.
18The Auditorium
The newly built auditorium is popular with film aficionados who gather here for weekly film screenings. It is also where talks, lectures and other literary events are held periodically.
19Muneeshwaraswamy Shrine
The ancient Muneeshwaraswamy Shrine tucked away under the Ficus religiosa (peepul) in the Club is dedicated to Lord Shiva, a powerful God in the Hindu pantheon.
20The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool was built in December 1937 in the elegant Art-Deco style. The Diving Tower and Springboard were added in 1938.
21The Tennis Courts
The Club had six tennis courts by 1913. It also became a member of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) in 1929.
22The Badminton Court
Badminton was played at the Anchor Room in 1908, before a separate badminton shed was built.
23General Bhatia Suite
The General Bhatia Suite (a private party hall) commemorates Major General Sohan Lal Bhatia, the first Indian President of the Club from 1962-1965.
24The Sports Bar
The Sports Bar is housed in twin cottages that were once the Married Quarters in 1935 and later the Secretary's Quarters.