Sanderson Hotel
hotel in Westminster, London, England, UK
The Sanderson Hotel is a hotel on Berners Street, London, built in 1958.
History
The hotel occupies the site of 54 Berners Street, known for the Berners Street Hoax of 1810 when it was the home of a Mrs Tottenham.
The hotel was originally built in 1958 as the new headquarters and showroom for Arthur Sanderson and Sons, manufacturers of wallpaper, fabrics and paint, for the company's centennial. The building was designed by architect Reginald Uren, of the architectural firm, Slater and Uren. The original design allowed for dynamic room configurations. The building surrounds a courtyard with a Japanese garden designed by Philip Hicks. The Sanderson building was listed Grade II* by English Heritage in 1991. After refurbishment by Philippe Starck and Denton Corker Marshall, it was reopened by Morgans Hotel Group as the Sanderson Hotel on 25 April 2000.
In 2019 the hotel was sold to Vivion, a real estate firm backed by the Israeli tycoon Amir Dayan.
Design features
The building was constructed with a modernist steel and glass frontage that is seen in the opening footage of the Danger Man television series.
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