Eyre Crowe (1824-1910)

It’s Eyre Crowe’s 200^th birthday!

Eyre Crowe, like his father and his brother Joseph, was a member of the Reform Club, a private member’s club on Pall Mall in central London (now open to women as well as men!). He joined in 1861 and remained a member for the rest of his life. He was unmarried and lived and worked in small rooms and studios rather than having a house of his own. The Reform Club was a home from home, offering him comfortable surroundings, a well-stocked library, and good dining. He ate most of his evening meals at the Club with like-minded friends.

I have come to the Club today to meet the Archivist, Dr Peter Urbach, and to see a fine collection of Crowe’s pen and ink sketches of fellow club-members. They are regularly featured on the Club’s Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/reformclub

On Eyre Crowe’s 70^th birthday, 3 October 1904, he wrote in his diary that he celebrated at the Reform Club with his friend Dixon. He enjoyed half a pint of marsala and three pennies worth of whiskey. Happy birthday Mr Crowe!