The Hospital Club

The Hospital Club, main entrance

Coordinates: 51°30′53″N 0°7′29″W / 51.51472°N 0.12472°W / 51.51472; -0.12472 The Hospital Club is a private members club in London for people in the creative industries. It houses a television studio, screening room, live performance space, restaurant, lounges and gallery over seven floors. The Club is at 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London on the site of an 18th century hospital.

Description

Reception
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The Hospital Club was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen through his investment company Vulcan Inc. and musician David A. Stewart (formerly of the band Eurythmics), producer and Founder of Weapons of Mass Entertainment.[1]

Food hygiene ratings

In 2014, the club received a zero rating for food hygiene after an inspection found mouse droppings in kitchens prompting worries of cross-contamination.[2][3]

In 2015, The Hospital Club received a five star rating by the Foods Standard Agency.[4]

History of the building

As its name suggests, for many years the building was home to St Paul's Hospital, first established in 1749.

  • 1749 — British Lying-In Hospital opened at 24 Endell Street[5]
  • 1913 — British Lying-In Hospital closed[5]
  • 1923 — St Paul's Hospital moves from Red Lion Square to 24 Endell Street[6]
  • 1992 — St Paul's Hospital closed[6]
  • 1996 — Building purchased by Paul Allen, planning submitted. Local objections to development mean the project stalls for a number of years while a compromise with residents is worked out[1]
  • 2004 — Private members' club, restaurant and recording studio open[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Naylor, Tony (2015-02-28). "The Hospital Club, Covent Garden, London: hotel review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Celebrity club gets zero rating from hygiene inspectors". The Times, 16 September 2014, p. 22.
  3. ↑ Kitchens in exclusive private members' club set up by Dave Stewart are found to be riddled with mouse droppings. Ollie Gillman, Mail Online, 15 September 2014.
  4. ↑ The Hospital Group. Food Standards Agency, 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 "British Lying-In Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "St Paul's Hospital, Endell Street". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Meet Sue Walter at The Hospital Club". 26 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

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