Royal Air Force Club

Club in/near Mayfair, existing between 1918 and now

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The Royal Air Force Club (often referred to as the RAF Club) is situated at 128 Piccadilly.

Membership is open to men and women who hold or have held commissions in the RAF, PMRAFNS, Reserve Forces and Commonwealth and friendly foreign air forces.

The Royal Air Force Club was founded in 1918 when the first Lord Cowdray donated funds to obtain a permanent building which would house the Club. The buildings, still in use today, were acquired by the middle of 1919 (the Piccadilly frontage was originally the Ladies Lyceum Club, while the rear half, facing Old Park Lane, was stables). Between 1919 and 1921 extensive reconstruction took place supervised by architect Maurice Webb and largely financed by Lord Cowdray. On 2nd January 1922 the Club was fully opened to Members although it was not officially opened by HRH The Duke of York until 24th February 1922. On 12th March 1922 the Club was visited by Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary. This association with the Royal Family continues to this day, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II being the Club’s Patron.

The Club offers 93 bedrooms, conference and banqueting spaces, a Library, Business Centre and a range of different dining. Development and refurbishment has continued at the Club on an ongoing basis.

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25 Park Lane 25 Park Lane was the London residence of Sir Philip Sassoon.
25 Park Lane
48 Belgrave Square 48 Belgrave Square was occupied for the same family for 170 years.
48 Belgrave Square
An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885
An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus
Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.
Buckingham Palace
Down Street Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair.
Down Street
Halkin Hotel The Halkin (styled as The Halkin by COMO) is a 5-star hotel.
Halkin Hotel
Hyde Park Corner At the other end of Park Lane from Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner has struck terror into many a learner driver.
Hyde Park Corner
InterContinental London InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury 5-star hotel.
InterContinental London
London Lock Hospital The London Lock Hospital was the first venereal disease clinic.
London Lock Hospital
Londonderry House Londonderry House was an aristocratic townhouse situated on Park Lane.
Londonderry House
Memorial Gates The Memorial Gates is a war memorial located at the Hyde Park Corner end of Constitution Hill.
Memorial Gates
RAF Bomber Command Memorial The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.
RAF Bomber Command Memorial
Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British-founded multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.
Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Air Force Club The Royal Air Force Club (often referred to as the RAF Club) is situated at 128 Piccadilly.
Royal Air Force Club
Royal Artillery Memorial The Royal Artillery Memorial is a stone memorial at Hyde Park Corner, dedicated to the First World War casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Royal Artillery Memorial
Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.
Shepherd Market
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge is a Grade II* listed Anglican church.
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge
The Athenaeum Hotel The Athenaeum is a family-owned five-star hotel overlooking Green Park.
The Athenaeum Hotel
The Berkeley The Berkeley is a five star deluxe hotel, located in Wilton Place.
The Berkeley
Wellington Arch Wellington Arch is located to the south of Hyde Park at the western corner of Green Park.
Wellington Arch

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Achilles Way, W1K
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Ancaster House, W1J
Apsley Way, SW1X Apsley Way is the formal name for the pathway which runs under Wellington Arch (Hyde Park Corner)
Apsley Way, SW1X
Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)
Arlington House, SW1A
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Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street
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Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley (Mayfair)
Audley Square, W1K
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Belgrave Mews North, SW1X
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Belgravia House, W1K
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Berkeley Street, W1J
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Bolton Street, W1J
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Chesterfield Street, W1J
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Dorchester Ride, W1K Dorchester Ride is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Dorchester Ride, W1K
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Down Street Mews, W1J
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Old Barrack Yard, SW1X
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OverSeas House, SW1A
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Stratton House, W1J
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Waverton Street, W1J
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White Horse Street, W1J
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Wilton Crescent, SW1X
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Wilton Place, SW1X
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Wilton Row, SW1X
Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street
Yarmouth Place, W1J


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