Royal Southampton Yacht Club is located on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire. It received its Royal Charter in 1875 making it one of the oldest Yacht clubs in the UK.
History
At the first regatta of the 1840 season, the club announced, "...that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to consent to the Club being called "The Royal Southampton Yacht Club."
The Office of the Lord High Admiral warranted the club to use the distinguishing flag consisting of "a white ensign, with the crown and Southampton arms in the centre" in parliamentary papers from 1859. In the previous year, the Admiralty had withdrawn permission to fly the White Ensign from any yacht club except for the Royal Yacht Squadron.
When the cornerstone of a new clubhouse was laid in 1885, the estimated cost of the planned building with land included, was about £8,000, occupying an area of about 8000 square feet, three stories high, with a basement and a tower.
The planned building was further described: