We were asked to extend the height of the handrail on the landing section of the balustrade to the main staircase.

The new handrail was made in brass with turned brass supports both were then polished.

The Royal Air Force Club was founded in 1918 when the first Lord Cowdray gifted 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 24 February 1922 the Club was formally opened by HRH The Duke of York.