Clarion Club House

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.

Map by Kuklos featuring circular route linking Valley House (VH), Ribble Valley (RV), Chevin End (CE) and Dore Moor (DM)

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

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

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

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
  1. Hirst, Melvyn. "Clarion Clubhouses". clarionclubhouses.cambrianmoons.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "Beginning of the Club House 1919/1920". The Sheffield Clarion Movement. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "Records of the closure of the Clarion Club House and the sale of the land" (PDF). The Sheffield Clarion Movement. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. Collins, Claire. "The Last Clarion House". Clapham Film Unit. Clapham Film Unit. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. Brown, Roger; Iveson, Stan (2017). The Last Clarion House. Pendle: Clapham Film Unit and Clarion House.
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