One of the most surprising things about the male-only Westbury-on-Trym Men’s Club might be the fact it was actually set up by a woman.
The club on the junction of Stoke Lane and Canford Lane was founded in 1897 by Mrs Heyworth as a memorial to her late brothers, who previously purchased the land on which the club stands.
Although Mrs Heyworth passed away before the current building could be built, it was held in trust as a social meeting place for the men of Westbury-on-Trym to play billiards, whist, cribbage and darts after the Depression of the 1890s.
