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The Cavendish Hotel is a modern 4-star, 230-bedroom, luxury hotel in St James's, London, United Kingdom, facing the restaurant front of Fortnum and Mason on Piccadilly. Across Piccadilly is Mayfair.^[1] It is currently known as "The Cavendish London" and it is owned by CapitaLand.^[2] Its main entrance is on Jermyn Street, and a side entrance is on Duke Street, St James's. Jermyn Street is an established retail and urban leisure street which has bespoke gentlemen's clothing stores, shoe/bootmakers and barber shops.

The hotel gained prominence during the 1902–1952 management of the self-made hotelier and socialite Rosa Lewis, who was also known as the "Queen of Cooks" and "The Duchess of Jermyn Street"; damaged in the London Blitz, it was torn down in 1962. The present edition of the hotel was built on the site in 1966.

Green credentials

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The Cavendish London was the first hotel in London to receive Gold Grading in the Green Tourism for London Scheme and is a rare hotel in London to feature carbon-neutral meeting rooms.^[3][4]

The Cavendish London has been owned and managed by Ascott, since its acquisition in the 4th quarter of 2012.^[2]

Interior

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The hotel features a contemporary style of decoration throughout and the public areas. With 15 floors, the building is substantially higher than most buildings in the area, and the rooms in the higher floors enjoy fine views of the London skyline.

History

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Plaque in commemoration of Rosa Lewis's services in the site of The Cavendish Hotel

There is reference of a hotel operating in the site under the name of "Miller's Hotel" from the early 1800s. However, the hotel was renamed "The Cavendish" in 1836.^[5] In 1902, Rosa Lewis bought The Cavendish and put her husband Excelsior Tyrel Chiney Lewis and his sister Laura in charge. By 1904, though, the hotel was not going very well: debts spiralled out of control, Excelsior was having a drinking problem and, therefore, Rosa decided to throw them out and divorce her husband.

Once divorced, Rosa took charge of the hotel and expanded it greatly. The reform meant turning four buildings into one and by then, the hotel had over one hundred rooms. During those times, Rosa Lewis cooked regularly for major figures of the times, who were delighted by her cooking and her hospitality. Some of them were King Edward VII,^[6] Lord Northcliffe, Lord Kitchener, and the Duke of Windsor.

During World War I, Rosa Lewis decided to turn The Cavendish into a "social first aid centre" for servicemen, which she did again for World War II. On 15 May 1941, the hotel was badly damaged by a Nazi air raid. Rosa was in the building at the time, but she was not injured.^[7]

Despite the bombing, the hotel carried on. In 1944, Rosa Lewis became ill and had to go to a nursing home, leaving her friend Edith Jeffrey in charge of the hotel, which was already showing some signs of decline. She eventually returned to the hotel where Edith took care of her, until she died on 28 November 1952, at the age of 85.

For another ten years, Edith Jeffrey continued to run the hotel, then in a state of decline, until her own death. In June 1962, the old Cavendish Hotel finally closed its doors. The decision to demolish the old hotel completely was seen as a deeply upsetting act of vandalism by those who had loved it.

The new Cavendish Hotel, completely re-built and bearing no relation at all to its magnificent predecessor, opened its doors in July 1966.

The 1970s BBC series The Duchess of Duke Street was a fictional adaptation with elements taken from the hotel, Rosa Lewis and her husband's story.

The Cavendish London

Hotel entrance on Duke Street

Location within Central London

General informationAddress81 Jermyn Street, St James'sTown or cityLondon, SW1Y 6JFCountryUnited KingdomCoordinates51°30′28″N0°08′16″WManagementThe AscottTechnical detailsFloor count15Other informationNumber of rooms230Number of suites6Number of restaurants1Number of bars1Websitewww.thecavendish-london.co.uk

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Friday 21:30 to 07:30 Thorpe Station, three hours overtime

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[13:35, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉

[17:53, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745010 Royal Dock at 17:52

745005 platform 2 for 18:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street, Norwich Evening Standards 📰🗞️🗞️

[20:46, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745002 platform 1 for 1P71 21 00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street late shift 

745104 platform 2 1P58 19:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 20:46 (20:48) - just to get Evening Standards

[20:55, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745010 Royal Dock

[21:03, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: Only one Evening Standards, lol not many, not seen any on train's

[21:18, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745008 platform 1 1P60 19:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 21:18 (21:19) for 1P73 22:02 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street cleaning 🧹🧼 inside and cabs 🪥

[21:23, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745104 platform 2 left at 21:23

[21:38, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755405 platform 3 for 22:40 Norwich Thorpe to Cambridge

[21:51, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755412 platform 5 2P41 21:17 Great Yarmouth Vauxhall to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 20:51 for 22:05! Norwich Thorpe to Lowestoft Central cleaning 🧹🧼

755406 platform 4 arrived at 21:49

[21:58, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755411 755423 755334 platform 2 1P62 20:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 21:50 for lock 🔒 up no cleaning 5P62 22:05 Norwich Thorpe to Crown 👑 Point Depot 22:15

[22:17, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745007 platform 2 1P64 20:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 22:18 (22:18) for 1Y75 23:05 Norwich Thorpe to Ipswich 23:49 platform 4 cleaning 🧹🧼 inside and cabs 🪥 badly

755410 platform 6 2S31 21:09 Sherringham to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 22:08 (22:09) for 2J96 22:40 Norwich Thorpe to Lowestoft Central 23:24 platform 3 cleaning 🧹🧼 inside and cabs 🪥

5P62 gone to CPD

[22:37, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755424 platform 5 2J95 ;21:48 Lowestoft Central to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 22:36 (22:32) 5J95 22:53 Norwich Thorpe to Crown Point Depot 

755416 platform 4 1K92 21:20 Cambridge to Norwich Thorpe arrived at   22:37 (22:35) for 2S36 22:45 Norwich Thorpe to Sherringham 23:42  cleaning 🧹🧼 inside and cabs 🪥

[22:50, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755337 platform 6 2P43 22:17 Great Yarmouth Vauxhall to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 22:51 (22:49) for 2P44 23:00 Norwich Thorpe to Great Yarmouth Vauxhall 23:30 platform 2 cleaning 🧹🧼 inside and cabs 🪥 

755335 5S36 22:00 Lowestoft Central to Norwich Crown Point Depot due 23:17, arrived Norwich Thorpe Jubilee Sidings 22:45.

[23:43, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745001 platform 1 1P68 21:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 23:28 (23:19) for 5P68 23:42 (23:55) Norwich Thorpe to Crown 👑 Point Depot 23:50 , no cleaning

[23:51, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: A. 755337 platform 6 2C45 23:34 Great Yarmouth Vauxhall to Norwich Thorpe due 00:06

B. 755414 platform 5B 1K96 22:10 Stansted Airport ✈️🌍🛫 to Norwich Thorpe due 00:13

C. 755410 platform 5A 2J99 23:30 Lowestoft Central to Norwich Thorpe 00:16 

D. 745003 platform 1 1P70 22:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe due 00:27

E. 755416 platform 6 2S35 23:47 Sherringham to Norwich Thorpe due 00:36

F. 745002 platform 4 1P72 23:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe 01:33

[23:52, 26/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: I might be doing 21:30 to 07:30 on this shift, three hours overtime?

[00:03, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745 ? 5P06 21:55 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe due 23:52 but ? A little late

[00:04, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755337 platform 6 arrived at 00:05 for Cleaning 🧹🧼 inside and cabs badly 🤢

[00:11, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755414 platform 5B arrived at 00:10

Then 755410

[00:14, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745410 platform 5A arrived at 00:14

[00:19, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745003 platform 4 1P70 22:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 00:19

[00:29, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755401 platform 1 arrived at 00:28

[01:29, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745002 platform 1 arrived at 01:29

[01:32, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745003 platform 4 stable clean KLM

[03:54, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745002 platform 1 stable clean KLM

[03:55, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755418 platform 2B pick up trash and bins on A, B, then vacuum carpets on all coaches

[04:19, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: A. 745003 platform 4 1P70 00:27 for 1P01 05:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 06:50 platform 7 - 1B22 07:23 London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport ✈️ 🌍 🛫 08:13 platform 3

B. 745002 platform 1 1P72 01:33 for 1P03 05:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 07:20 platform 10

C. 745001 CPD Clean 1P68 23:19 for 1P05 06:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 07:52 platform 11

D. 745106 1P58 20:48 for 1P07 06:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 08:22 platform 10

Realtime Trains app says 745104

E. 745010 CPD Spare for 1P13 07:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 08:55 platform 11

F. 755 & 755 & 755 CPD Clean for 1P15 07:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 09:23 platform 12

G. 745006 CPD Clean 1P54 19:54 fo…

[04:20, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755422 1P00 06:39 Ipswich to Norwich Thorpe 07:22 platform 4

[04:32, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745108 Liverpool Street platform 3 2B02 04:40 London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport ✈️🌍🛫 05:39 platform 3

745008 Liverpool Street platform 1 - 5B04 04:09 Tottenham Hale to London Liverpool Street 04:18 - 1B04 05:10 London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport ✈️🌍🛫 06:00 platform 1

745106 - 5B06 04:55 Orient Way CS to London Liverpool Street 05:16 platform 6 - 1B06 05:25 London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport 06:13 platform 3

[04:34, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745005 5P02 05:05; Orient Way CS to London Liverpool Street 05:27 platform 10 - 1P02 06:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe 07:47 platform 2

[05:10, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745001 platform 4 5P05 CPD to Norwich Thorpe arrived at 05:11 for 1P05  06:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street

[05:25, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755401 Middle Road left at 05:22 -

[05:54, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745104 platform 2 arrived at 05:54 for 1P07 06 30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street need vacuum carpets.

745010 arrived at 05:45 for 1P13 07:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 

PLT2 at Norwich Victoria Sidings, notice at 05:35

745010 Royal Dock left at 05:35.

[06:27, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: Changed bags on 745104 from M to E , most bins half full of trash 🗑️

[06:47, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755334 755411 755423 platform 2 5P15 Norwich Royal Dock (Crown Point Depot Clean)arrived at 06:47  for 1P15 07:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 09:23 platform 12

[06:48, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 755411 755423 755334

[07:05, 27/09/2024] Michael Noël Turner: 745006 platform 1 arrived at 07:05 for 9P19 08:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street.

I only planed to do seven hours again, tonight, but got ask and said yes, to 12 hours, I was think they had already two people who was doing this, my mistake. 

I also wanted to pop into Morrsions, on the way home. 

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