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The Hospital Club

51°30′53″N 0°7′29″W / 51.51472°N 0.12472°W / 51.51472; -0.12472 The Hospital Club, later renamed the H Club, was a members' club for people in the creative industries in London, England. It housed a television studio (h Studio), recording studio, screening room, live performance space, restaurant, lounges and gallery over seven floors.

The club was located at 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, on the site of an 18th-century hospital. It was founded in 2004 by the Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the musician Dave Stewart of Eurythmics.


The Hospital Club was used by the rock band Radiohead to record parts of their 2007 album In Rainbows and the 2008 live video In Rainbows – From the Basement.[1][2]


In 2017, the Hospital Club opened a second location in the former Redbury Hotel in Hollywood, California.[3] In 2020, both clubs closed permanently due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other "extenuating circumstances".

1749 — opened at 24 Endell Street[5]

British Lying-In Hospital

1913 — British Lying-In Hospital closed

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1923 — moves from Red Lion Square to 24 Endell Street[6]

St Paul's Hospital

1992 — St Paul's Hospital closed

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1996 — Building purchased by , planning submitted. Local objections to development mean the project stalls for a number of years while a compromise with residents is worked out[4]

Paul Allen

2004 — Private members' club, restaurant and recording studio open

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2017 — the Hospital Club opens a second location in the former Redbury Hotel in Hollywood, California.

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2020 — The club closed permanently due to the effects of the and other "extenuating circumstances".[8]

COVID-19 pandemic

2021 — The contents of the London club were sold at auction on 15 September.

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The Hospital Club was founded in 2004 by the Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, through his investment company Vulcan Inc., and the musician Dave Stewart of Eurythmics.[4]


For many years the building was home to St Paul's Hospital, first established in 1749.

Food hygiene ratings[edit]

In 2014, the club received a zero rating for food hygiene after an inspection found mice feces in kitchens, prompting worries of cross-contamination.[10] In 2015, the Hospital Club received a five-star rating by the Foods Standard Agency.[11]

Studio Website - Celebro @hclub

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