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1970 Took a lease on the new Arlington Court Hotel at Heathrow | 1970 Took a lease on the new Arlington Court Hotel at Heathrow | ||
1973 Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd and [[Associated Hotels]] sold all their hotels to Maxwell Joseph's Norfolk Hotels Group; as well as the Kensington Palace, the hotels included the Shaftesbury, the Prince of Wales, and the Eccleston<ref>The Times June 23, 1973</ref>. Associated Hotels was renamed | 1973 Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd and [[Associated Hotels]] sold all their hotels to Maxwell Joseph's Norfolk Hotels Group; as well as the Kensington Palace, the hotels included the Shaftesbury, the Prince of Wales, and the Eccleston<ref>The Times June 23, 1973</ref>. Associated Hotels was renamed [[Securicor]]; its quoted subsidiary '''Kensington Palace Hotel''' was renamed '''Security Services'''<ref>The Times Aug. 9, 1973</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 19 November 2021
1954 The name of Kensington Palace Mansions Ltd was changed to Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd, reflecting the name by which most patrons knew the hotel[1]
1960 Acquired 60 percent interest in Securicor Ltd for investment purposes. Acquired Night Security Ltd to run in conjunction with Securicor[2]; also owned the Grand Hotel, Folkestone[3]
By 1963 was a subsidiary of Associated Hotels[4]
By the mid-1960s the Securicor subsidiary was earning more than the hotel part of the business.
1970 Took a lease on the new Arlington Court Hotel at Heathrow
1973 Kensington Palace Hotel Ltd and Associated Hotels sold all their hotels to Maxwell Joseph's Norfolk Hotels Group; as well as the Kensington Palace, the hotels included the Shaftesbury, the Prince of Wales, and the Eccleston[5]. Associated Hotels was renamed Securicor; its quoted subsidiary Kensington Palace Hotel was renamed Security Services[6]