carried by an easterly wind into May-fair, or that the furious pestilence raging in St Giles's, no mortal list of lady patronesses could keep out of Almack's.' On early manuscripts for Bleak House the title was given as Bleak House and the East Wind. See also List of London's gentlemen's clubs References External links 1765 establishments in England Assembly rooms Dance venues in England Defunct clubs and societies of the United Kingdom Defunct organisations based in London Entertainment in London Former buildings and structures in the City of Westminster Georgian era Regency era Regency London