The palace covered the area approximately bounded by (clockwise) Northumberland Avenue, Victoria Embankment, Derby Gate, Downing Street, Horse Guards Road, The Mall. The area was already a centre of government and residence of kings and cardinals when in 1530 Henry VIII ‘acquired’ Cardinal Wolsey’s York Place and modified and extended it to be his White Hall Palace, named for the colour of the stones. Various changes and extensions were made by various monarchs. It suffered badly in a fire in 1691 and again in 1698. Some remained but by about 1750 most of the land had been reused, with only the Banqueting House surviving intact.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Whitehall Palace
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Queen Mary's steps
Queen Mary’s Steps, Whitehall Palace In 1691, Sir Christopher Wren designed f...
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Wimpole Street Post Office
This was at the southern end of Wimpole Street, on the east side. The Royal Society of Medicine website tells us: "Once again 1 Wimpole Street was given a major refurbishment between 1982 – 86 ......
1 memorial
St James's Gardens, W11
RBKC and British History Online have a lot of information about the creation of this square, with plans and drawings.
2 memorials
3 memorials
Richmond Palace
The manor house of Sheen had stood on the site since at least the early 12th century, and King Henry VII built Richmond Palace there in the late 15th century. It was virtually destroyed by fire at ...
2 memorials
Charles Square
This Square was laid out at the same time as Hoxton Square and in 1922 Charles Square still contained at least some houses from about 1685 - 1745. Only no. 16 remains. Shown in the picture, it w...
1 memorial
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