Building    From 1530  To 1698

Whitehall Palace

Categories: Property, Royalty

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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Sanctuary Housing Association

Sanctuary Housing Association

The Sanctuary Housing Association manages homes across England and Scotland, providing general rented, sheltered and home ownership accommodation.

Group, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Walter Lawrence & Son Ltd

Walter Lawrence & Son Ltd

Building firm active in 1935.

Group, Property

2 memorials
John Abernethy Warburton

John Abernethy Warburton

Initially this plaque looked like it was raised by a man simply concerned about his property. The only notable Warburton we could find in the area is a Dr Warburton who managed the insane asylum w...

Person, Property

1 memorial
Mary Anne Clarke's house

Mary Anne Clarke's house

We think Clarke lived in 1803 in the house that can be seen to the left (west) of this church. See the plaque page for why we think this.  And that the Duke of York frequently visited her here. 

Building, Property

1 memorial
UCATT

UCATT

Trade union representing all building trades.

Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial