Arthur Sanderson & Sons

Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, now known simply as Sanderson, is a British manufacturer of fabrics and wallpaper, founded in 1860.

The former Sanderson wallpaper factory, Voysey House, Chiswick

Company
"The Cedar Tree", a Sanderson wallpaper, 1910. Block-printed on machine-made paper

The company was founded in 1860 in Islington, London, by Arthur Sanderson (1829–1882), who began by importing French wallpapers. After several moves, Sanderson established a factory of his own in Chiswick in 1879.[1] An extension to the old factory was designed by Charles Voysey in 1902, and is now a Grade II* listed building called Voysey House.[2] The old Chiswick factory, facing Voysey House, was gutted by fire in 1928 and is now used as offices.[1]

After Arthur Sanderson's death, the business was taken over by his three sons, John, Arthur Bengough, and Harold.[1] In 1919, Sanderson and Sons opened a new factory in Uxbridge to manufacture fabrics. In 1924, Arthur Bengough Sanderson received a Royal Warrant as "Purveyor of Wallpapers and Paints to King George V".[1]

The original blocks for William Morris's wallpaper designs were included in the purchase of Jeffrey & Co. When Morris & Co. was dissolved in 1940, Sanderson and Sons bought its wallpaper business and rights to use the Morris name.[1] Today, those archives are held by the parent company Sanderson Design Group, which acquired Sanderson, along with Morris & Co and other historic brands, in 2003.[3] The collection is held in Denham, Buckinghamshire, and is regularly used by the current designers, although it is not on public display.

References
  1. "Sanderson: History". Sanderson. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "Voysey House, Hounslow". British Listed Buildings. 29 October 1990. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Morris & Co Anniversary". Walker Greenbank PLC. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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