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Vincent's Club
Vincent's Club, popularly known as Vinnie's, is a private members' club in Oxford. The club's membership consists predominantly, but not exclusively, of sporting blues of the University of Oxford.
Vincent's Club was founded in 1863 by oarsman Walter Bradford Woodgate of Brasenose College, Oxford, who became the first president of the club. Dissatisfied with the permissive admission policies and lack of refreshments at the Oxford Union, Woodgate established his own club and stated that it "should consist of the picked hundred of the University, selected for all-round qualities; social, physical and intellectual qualities being duly considered."
Vincent's Club quickly gained considerable prestige, which it enjoys to this day. J.S.G. Pemberton regarded it as "the premier Social Club of the University", while in 1894 The Isis could describe Vincent's as "a sacred Temple ... to those whom, by virtue of themselves, their athletic powers, and their social and general good-fellowship, a grateful University delighteth to honour", with membership considered to be "the diploma which the University of Undergraduates grants in due season to her most successful and deserving sons".
Roger Bannister, president of the club in 1950, celebrated at Vincent's after running the world's first sub-four-minute mile at the Iffley Road track in 1954. The Beatles visited the club in 1964.
From the club's foundation, influenced by Woodgate's own sporting interests, the membership has been dominated by sportspeople. However, there has never been a sporting qualification for membership and membership does not accompany a Blue. The club was originally limited to only 100 resident members, but this has since increased.
Members must be enrolled at the University of Oxford at the time of their election, but remain members for life. The club's constitution was amended to enable the admission of women as members on 9 March 2016.
The club was originally located in the old reading rooms which J. H. Vincent, a printer, had previously kept at 90 High Street. Between 1894 and 1931, the club occupied premises at 6-7 High Street.
Since 1931, the club has been located at 1A King Edward Street, in upstairs premises above Shepherd & Woodward on the High Street in central Oxford. Refurbished in 2014, the club's facilities include a bar, lounge area, dining room, conference room, kitchen, and office.
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Vincent's Club
Vincent's Club, popularly known as Vinnie's, is a private members' club in Oxford. The club's membership consists predominantly, but not exclusively, of sporting blues of the University of Oxford.
Vincent's Club was founded in 1863 by oarsman Walter Bradford Woodgate of Brasenose College, Oxford, who became the first president of the club. Dissatisfied with the permissive admission policies and lack of refreshments at the Oxford Union, Woodgate established his own club and stated that it "should consist of the picked hundred of the University, selected for all-round qualities; social, physical and intellectual qualities being duly considered."
Vincent's Club quickly gained considerable prestige, which it enjoys to this day. J.S.G. Pemberton regarded it as "the premier Social Club of the University", while in 1894 The Isis could describe Vincent's as "a sacred Temple ... to those whom, by virtue of themselves, their athletic powers, and their social and general good-fellowship, a grateful University delighteth to honour", with membership considered to be "the diploma which the University of Undergraduates grants in due season to her most successful and deserving sons".
Roger Bannister, president of the club in 1950, celebrated at Vincent's after running the world's first sub-four-minute mile at the Iffley Road track in 1954. The Beatles visited the club in 1964.
From the club's foundation, influenced by Woodgate's own sporting interests, the membership has been dominated by sportspeople. However, there has never been a sporting qualification for membership and membership does not accompany a Blue. The club was originally limited to only 100 resident members, but this has since increased.
Members must be enrolled at the University of Oxford at the time of their election, but remain members for life. The club's constitution was amended to enable the admission of women as members on 9 March 2016.
The club was originally located in the old reading rooms which J. H. Vincent, a printer, had previously kept at 90 High Street. Between 1894 and 1931, the club occupied premises at 6-7 High Street.
Since 1931, the club has been located at 1A King Edward Street, in upstairs premises above Shepherd & Woodward on the High Street in central Oxford. Refurbished in 2014, the club's facilities include a bar, lounge area, dining room, conference room, kitchen, and office.