FEATURES
Introducing a ‘REFRESHED’ Cowdray Lounge at the Royal Air Force Club
By Charlotte Gray, Events and Marketing Manager
On 31 October 1918 the fi rst Lord Cowdray made a generous gift to provide a permanent building to house the fl edgling Royal Air Force Club; and by the middle of 1919 the buildings which make up the present Club at 128 Piccadilly were acquired.
The Piccadilly frontage was originally the Ladies Lyceum Club and was built in the 1800s, whilst the rear half, facing Old Park Lane, was stables. Between 1919 and 1921 extensive reconstruction took place, largely fi nanced by Lord Cowdray and so it is not entirely surprising that the Club named one if it’s fi nest rooms in Lord Cowdray’s honour.
Following a recent closure, the Club was delighted to unveil the refurbished Cowdray Lounge; once again open for business for members and their guests. This spacious and restful room, overlooking Green Park, as it did in Lord Cowdray’s day, now benefi ts from air conditioning for the summer months and newly restored fi replaces for the colder months and sports a soothing colour palette enhanced with teal and gold accents.
Comfortable new sofas, armchairs and elegant soft furnishings complete the stylish refurbishment, offering a relaxing hideaway to linger over the morning papers, a cup of Birchalls
loose tea or a pre-dinner aperitif. The Club’s signature Afternoon Tea is also served between 3pm-5.30pm every day of the week.
Join the Royal Air Force Club and benefit from central London accommodation, fine dining and even a pub within a Club, the Running Horse Tavern!
More information:
rafclub.org.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7399 1000.
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Winter 2016
www.raf-ff.org.uk
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