Ladies lunching on the first floor at the plush Room restaurant on King Street. This was previously the Reform Club building, built in 1871 for males in the Liberal Party.
The three-storey Venetian gothic building was designed by Edward Salomans and is constructed of sandstone with elaborate corner turrets, oriel windows and balconies. (An oriel window is a gothic style bay window that protrudes but does not reach the ground).
I will post a view of the whole building another time.
I knew about the better known one in London but this one is news to me. Having grown up in Oxford but being mostly gown rather than town I long knew about these windows.
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Beautiful Chrissy.
ReplyDeleteNice reflections in those Gothic style bay windows Chrissy. Lucky ladies!!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to be a lady who lunches! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture indeed. Nice that the place is now open for women as well. Please have a good Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to be a lady lunching there.
ReplyDeleteladies lunching in a gentleman's club; how times have changed.
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