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
Commemorated ati
Queen Mary's steps
Queen Mary’s Steps, Whitehall Palace In 1691, Sir Christopher Wren designed f...
Other Subjects
UCATT
Trade union representing all building trades.
Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Property
1 memorial
Rosehaugh Stanhope self-build housing initiative for the unemployed
Rosehaugh Stanhope Developments was responsible for a number of high-profile developments in the City, such as Broadgate. The Independent's 1992 report on the failure of the Rosehaugh company descr...
1 memorial
Coin Street Community Builders
From their website: "We are a social enterprise working in Waterloo and North Southwark, London. From a derelict site in 1984, we have created a vibrant, diverse and welcoming place for people to l...
2 memorials
Friary House
There has been a house on this site since about 1551 and it was occupied by, amongst others, John Popham. Guests at the house included Queen Elizabeth I and, in the early 1700s, Queen Anne. 1800 th...
1 memorial
Lawrence Stevens
Builder and local politician. Born Stratford to a father with the same name and his wife Mary. From London Wikia: A member of the Rotherhithe Vestry, at the first election to the London County Coun...
1 memorial
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Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street - lost plaque
EC4, Fleet Street, 22, Ye Olde Cock Tavern
The quotation compares The Cock with Vauxhall Gardens.
3 subjects commemorated
Eric Finnbar Eastlake
Former cadet of the Air Training Corps - 296th (Stoke Newington) Squadron. Died in WW2. The laminated plaque attached to one of the trees reads:- L. A. C. Eric Finbar Eastlake, aged 20, (Pilot/Nav...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
G. Lewis
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles)
The 18th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) was formed on 1 April 1908 by the amalgamation of regiments under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. Both ...
1 memorial
William Roper
Biographer. Date of birth approximate. He married Sir Thomas More’s daughter Margaret in 1521 and wrote More’s biography. He was a member of several parliaments between 1529 and 1558.
2 memorials
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