Building    From 1361  To 1666

King's Wardrobe

Categories: Royalty

Building

A storehouse for royal clothing, arms and other personal items. Edward III moved it from the Tower of London to a house just north of what is now Queen Victoria Street. It was destroyed in the Great Fire. Initially the Wardrobe held ceremonial robes for all the royal family for state occasions, and other furnishings and robes for the King's ministers. It was then extended to include stables, courtyard, warehouse, workrooms, great hall, royal halls, chapel, treasury, kitchens and chambers.

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King's Wardrobe

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King's Wardrobe

Site of the King's Wardrobe, destroyed in the Great Fire, 1666. The Corporat...

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1 memorial
Jenny Bianco

Jenny Bianco

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Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary

Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary

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2 memorials
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Tercentenary of the coronation of William and Mary

Tercentenary of the coronation of William and Mary

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1 memorial