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Malmaison London
London, United Kingdom · Malmaison · Near Luxury
18 to 21 Charterhouse Square opened in 1902 as the Charterhouse Hotel, with 107 bedrooms, became a military hospital in 1918, and then spent decades as a nurses' home after St Bartholomew's bought it in 1927. Sold in 1997, it was rebuilt behind the old front by RHWL between 2002 and 2004 and came back as Malmaison, a bust of Napoleon watching the lobby. The square outside belongs to the Charterhouse, the quiet lawn by Smithfield.
- 97 rooms
- Opened 2004
- Neighborhood: Charterhouse Square
- Architect: Edward Haslehurst (1902 front, attributed); RHWL Architects (2002 to 2004 reconstruction)
About Malmaison London
- The 1902 hotel replaced Cocker's, grown from Elizabeth Cocker's house at No. 19. Survey of London cautiously credits the front to Edward Haslehurst, after a scheme first drawn for estate surveyor E. B. I'Anson.
- From 1923 the building was Charterhouse Chambers, small businesses and a restaurant, until Barts bought it. The Vaults meeting rooms use the old vaults and were styled as a memory of the nurses' home.
- The hotel's own site counts 97 rooms, including two suites, with Chez Mal as the brasserie on the square.
History
Nos. 18 to 21 Charterhouse Square had become Cocker's Hotel before the Charterhouse granted a rebuilding lease in 1899. The new Charterhouse Hotel opened in 1902 with 107 bedrooms, for developers Arthur Mazzini Wheeler and William Warren. Survey of London cautiously attributes the front to Edward Haslehurst. The estate surveyor E. B. I'Anson had been the first named designer. The hotel was taken as a military hospital in 1918 and did not reopen. From 1923 it was Charterhouse Chambers. St Bartholomew's Hospital bought it in 1927 and used it as nurses' accommodation. Sold in 1997, it was reconstructed behind the fronts in 2002 to 2004 by RHWL Architects and returned as Malmaison London. A bust of Napoleon stands in the lobby. The hotel now counts 97 rooms.
The setting
18-21 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6AH, on the square beside the Charterhouse, by Smithfield and the Barbican. Farringdon and Barbican stations are about 0.2 miles.
Restaurants and bars
- Chez Mal London — Restaurant · Modern British
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