Rosewood London, formerly Chancery Court, is a luxury 5-star

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. It is located at 252

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in the

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neighbourhood of the West End.

History

The building comprises four blocks: the central block was designed by C. Newman and built between 1912 and 1919 while the east block (including Scarfes Bar) was designed by P Moncton and built between 1929 and 1930, the south-east extension was designed by Bates & Sinning and built between 1954 and 1956 and the west block (including the Holborn Dining Room) was designed by Bates & Sinning and built between 1959 and 1960. The property was formerly the headquarters of the Pearl Assurance Company from 1914 to 1989. It is a Grade II

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. The hotel was opened in 2000 managed by

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under its

Renaissance Hotels Renaissance Hotels is a luxury hotel brand of Marriott International. It was founded in 1981 as Ramada Renaissance, an upscale brand of Ramada Inns. In 1989 the brand was relaunched as Renaissance Hotels. It was bought by Marriott in 1997. As o ...

brand as the Renaissance Chancery Court. This relationship ended on 11 June 2011. The hotel operated as the independent Chancery Court Hotel until closing in July 2013 for renovations leading to a planned reopening in October 2013 as the Rosewood London Hotel, a part of

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-based

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is an international luxury hotel and resort company operating 28 hotels in 16 countries, currently owned by Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group (formerly New World Hospitality and rebranded in May 2013). It was founde ...

. The hotel was a filming location for ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1995) and the hotel's previous fine-dining restaurant, Pearl, played host to the finale of '' Masterchef: The Professionals'' (2010). The 1883 segment of the 2005 ''

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'' online adventure game, "

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", takes place on

in front of the address at which the hotel would later be constructed.

References

External links

Rosewood London Official Website
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