One Whitehall Place

One Whitehall Place was originally built from 1882-1887 as the National Liberal Club. The building was erected to provide a central location for Liberals throughout the United Kingdom, to promote Liberal interests, and also "to found a political and historical library as a permanent memorial to the services which the Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone has rendered the country". 

 Popular architect Sir Alfred Waterhouse designed the building around an impressive central unsupported marble staircase, and the Club's impressive neo-gothic building over the Embankment of the River Thames is the second-largest clubhouse ever built. Its facilities included a dining room, a bar, function rooms, a billiards room, a smoking room and reading room.

 In 1985, an opportunity arose for the adjacent 5-star Royal Horseguards Hotel to take over two floors of the Club so these floors were renovated and re-identified as One Whitehall Place. One Whitehall Place consists of seven function rooms (including the Gladstone Library), that can accommodate events of 30 to 650 people, some offering stunning views over River and London Eye.

 The architectural heritage of the building has earned it Grade I status, and has made it one of London ’s most iconic buildings. All of the function rooms boast fine examples of the architecture and interior design, which provide a magnificent back drop to any event.

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