ANON. St. Ermin's Hotel. Westminster, London S.W.1.
Original hotel luggage label, c.1950. 105 x 130 mm.
The hotel was built in 1890 and is located on Caxton Street. It was designed by Edwin Hall originally as a mansion block. Its proximity to the houses of Parliament meant that it has long been a favourite of Politicians.
During the second World War the hotel was used as the headquarters of MI6's section D and special operations executive. It became known that the hotel was used by the infamous Cambridge five spy ring including Guy Burges, Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt.
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