Arthur Sanderson & Sons
fabric and wallpaper manufacturer
Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, now known simply as Sanderson, is a British manufacturer of fabrics and wallpaper, founded in 1860.
Company
The company was founded in 1860 in Islington, London, by Arthur Sanderson (1829–1882), who began by importing French wallpapers. After several moves, Sanderson established a factory of his own in Chiswick in 1879. An extension to the old factory was designed by Charles Voysey in 1902, and is now a Grade II* listed building called Voysey House. The old Chiswick factory, facing Voysey House, was gutted by fire in 1928 and is now used as offices.
After Arthur Sanderson's death, the business was taken over by his three sons, John, Arthur Bengough, and Harold. In 1919, Sanderson and Sons opened a new factory in Uxbridge to manufacture fabrics. In 1924, Arthur Bengough Sanderson received a Royal Warrant as "Purveyor of Wallpapers and Paints to King George V".
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