wˈʌn ʌv hɪz ˈɜːlɪɪst kəmˈɪʃənz, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, wʌzðə ɹˌiːdˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ɛkspˈænʃən ʌv "ðə kˈɪŋz hˈɔːl" æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl bˈæθ hoʊtˈɛl ɪn bˈoːɹnɛməθ, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn bˈɪlt ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ænd hæd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ˈoʊnli tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd pˈɛndɪŋ ðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌv pɹˈiːwˈɔːɹ kəndˈɪʃənz.
One of his earliest commissions, in 1922, was the redecoration and expansion of "The King's Hall" at the Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth, which had been built around the outbreak of World War I and had remained only temporarily decorated pending the return of pre-war conditions.