5/5 Bill W. 5 years ago on Google
A
splendid
building
with
stunning
high
Victorian
interiors
hardly
altered
since
it
was
built
in
1882.
Originally
a
political
club,
it
is
now
a
social,
very
exclusive,
non-commercial
private
members’
club
but
a
number
of
members
are
Liberal
Democrats.
As
it
is
described
by
the
Traditional
Gentlemen's
Clubs
of
London
website
it
has
"Probably
the
most
stunning
interior
of
all
the
traditional
Gentlemen’s
clubs
in
London
–
but
visitors
are
usually
duly
impressed
long
before
walking
through
the
front
door.
Not
only
does
the
club
have
the
most
impressive
address
of
all
London
clubs
–
1
Whitehall
Place
–
but
the
building
itself,
design
by
Alfred
Waterhouse
(who
also
designed
the
Natural
History
Museum),
stands
like
a
royal
palace
just
off
the
Embankment.
Overlooking
the
Thames
and
the
London
Eye,
the
lucky
members
of
the
National
Liberal
Club
not
only
are
able
to
enjoy
their
summer
drinks
on
one
of
London’s
best
terraces,
but
also
have
the
best
view
in
the
city
of
the
New
Year’s
fireworks"
I
was
fascinated
by
the
full
length,
almost
life
sized
portrait
of
a
young
Winston
Churchill
and
the
wonderful
use
of
some
beautiful
marble
especially
on
the
awesome
staircase
staircase
leading
to
the
first
floor.
The
height
of
the
ceilings
throughout
are
amazingly
high
and
I
was
very
intrigued
by
the
"sit-upon"
weighing
machine
with
leather
seat
outside
the
gentlemen's
lavatories.
To
take
a
walk
back
in
time
here
is
a
total
delight.
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