Clarion Club House
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A Clarion Club House was a building used by a Clarion Cycling Club.[1] A number of these were established across England. They were a series of rural facilities which provided accommodation for the various local clubs affiliated to the National Clarion Cycling Club.
The cycling journalist, Kuklos (i.e.Fitzwater Wray), was a supporter of the Clarion Cycling Clubs who wrote for The Clarion Cyclist. In 1936 he described a circular route taking in four of the clubhouses.[1]
Dore Moor Clarion Club House[edit]
The Dore Moor Clarion Club House was built in 1920 in Dore, previously in Derbyshire but now a suburb of Sheffield. The foundation stone was laid by "Archbishop" Bill Munslow.[2] The club house was in use until 1967, by which time the club house was more or less defunct.[3]
Nelson Clarion Club House[edit]
Nelson Clarion Club House is the last remaining Clarion Club House still operating. It was founded in 1912 with a loan from the Nelson Weavers' Association.[4]
Ribble Valley Clarion Club House[edit]
The Ribble Valley Clarion Club House was opened in 1913 by the North Lancashire Union of the National Clarion Cycling Club. It provided both indoor accommodation and space for camping.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hirst, Melvyn. "Clarion Clubhouses". clarionclubhouses.cambrianmoons.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Beginning of the Club House 1919/1920". The Sheffield Clarion Movement. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Records of the closure of the Clarion Club House and the sale of the land" (PDF). The Sheffield Clarion Movement. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Collins, Claire. "The Last Clarion House". Clapham Film Unit. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Brown, Roger; Iveson, Stan (2017). The Last Clarion House. Pendle: Clapham Film Unit and Clarion House.