Initially a proprietary club (owned by an individual rather than its members), it was located at Waterpark House in Charles II Street, St James's, SW1.

Within a few years, due to the popularity of the Club, the premises were changed to 30 Charles Street, St James's, SW1 which had belonged to the Beresford family and at about the same time it became a limited company.

This pivotal change was led by John Stewart Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl, who served as the Chairman from 1908 to 1919.

[4] In 1946, under the chairmanship of Donald Black, efforts were made to secure a new clubhouse and the current premises in Halkin Street were acquired.

Morrison was a significant figure in British history, and was instrumental in preserving Stonehenge from modern encroachment in the late 1920s.

[6] Morrison employed the architect Detmar Jellings Blow following their prior collaboration to design his country home, Fonthill House in Wiltshire.