The club near The Wellington was the Fulford Road WMC & closed in 2002. I never went in so can't confirm if it sold Sam Smiths. York Press story below.
MEMBERS of a York working men's club that is set to close two years before its centenary could receive a windfall pay out of up to ?1,000.
The 200 members of Fulford Road Working Men's Club, in Wenlock Terrace, will all receive an equal share of the club's assets when it closes at the end of this month.
The Evening Press has learned that the substantial three-storey building will be sold to a property developer for as much as ?400,000 before being converted into flats.
Each member of the club will then receive a windfall lump sum of up to ?1,000, although the final amount could be considerably lower than this when the club's debts and bills are settled.
Club secretary David Bailey said the time had come when the "writing was on the wall" for the club, and committee members wanted to close while members could still get something out of it.
He said: "It's sign of the times, we don't get the people through the doors any more.
"Our 200 members should each get a share, which could be anything up to ?1,000.
"It's getting harder to pay our bills, and the last thing we want is to owe the Inland Revenue or council money. It's like one man and his dog in the bar now."
Mr Bailey, who has been a member since 1974, said the fact that nearby residents, a large proportion of whom were students, no longer wanted to frequent working men's clubs, had contributed to the centre's downfall.
