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A magnificent former royal residence in the centre of London. 360° virtual tour. Managed by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Lancaster House has played host to many historic...
- Introduction
- History
- The Grand Hall and Staircase
- The Long Gallery
- The Music Room
- The State Drawing Room
- The Green Room
- The State Dining Room
- The Gold Room
- The Eagle Room
Lancaster House is managed and run by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Situated close to Buckingham Palace, this historic house offers a magnificent setting, a prestigious central location, and first-class facilities for all types of events and hospitality. Steeped in political history and magnificently preserved, Lancaster House has...
Commissioned in 1825 by the ‘grand old’ Duke of York, York House – as it was then known – was a hub of social and political life throughout the 19th century. When the Duke died, the lease was purchased by the then Marquess of Stafford (later the first Duke of Sutherland) whose family occupied the house from 1829 until 1913. The Sutherlands’ liberal...
On entering the house through the portico, the hall opens up to reveal a sweeping staircase in a deliberate echo of Versailles. This and the rococo balustrade are both part of Benjamin Wyatt’s original design. The great skylight and the glowing colour of the walls are the work of Charles Barry who used scagliola (a coloured paste containing mineral...
The long gallery can hold up to 200 people seated theatre-style or 150 for a seated dinner. Alternatively, it can accommodate a conference table for up to 60, with a further 120 people seated beside and behind the table. The long gallery provides a dramatic backdrop for big events; it is perfect for opening or closing ceremonies and receptions for ...
The music room can accommodate a boardroom table for 36 and theatre style for 100. It can also accommodate lunch or dinner for up to 76 people. With windows opening onto a balcony overlooking Stable Yard and recesses flanked by Corinthian columns, the music room provides a grand setting for meetings, press briefings or formal dinners. The splendour...
The state drawing room is suitable for a wide range of events. It can accommodate 40 people at a boardroom table, 34 for a lunch or dinner, and 120 for a reception. Many dignitaries have enjoyed the splendid setting of the state drawing room. The 1954 Lancaster House Treaty was signed here beneath the richly coffered ceiling. Between the windows, w...
The green room is ideal as a dining room for up to 20 people. As a press briefing room, it can seat 28 people theatre style. Ministers have also used it as a private office during conferences. The ceiling painting of the solar system features all the signs of the zodiac, while the chimney piece is carved with figures of Summer and Winter, said to r...
The most conspicuously ‘Old French’ room in the house, the state dining room, once the Sutherlands’ drawing room, commands an impressive view across The Mall and St James’s Park. The clock on the table against the west wall is said to have belonged to Napoleon when he was First Consul.
Before the London Museum was moved to Kensington Palace, the gold room housed the famous Cheapside hoard of Elizabethan treasure. With its original chandelier and antique clock by Thuillier of Paris, the gold room still retains more than an echo of wealth and splendour.
The room features 2 eagles which were part of the base for an original large mirrored buffet table which no longer exists. There is no explanation as to why the eagles were placed in the room, but they give the room its current name.
Lancaster House (originally known as York House and then Stafford House) is a mansion on The Mall in the St James's district in the West End of London. Adjacent to The Green Park, it is next to Clarence House and St James's Palace, as much of the site was once part of the palace grounds.
A visit to Lancaster House | FCDO Stories. The spectacular setting of Lancaster House may look familiar if you have watched The Young Victoria, The King’s Speech or The Crown. The story of...
Lancaster House – Inside the House that made history | FCDO Stories. If diplomacy is theatre, then Lancaster House is an impressive stage on which to conduct it. The building has long...
Lancaster House es una mansión situada en el distrito de St. James, en el West End de Londres. Se ubica muy cerca del Palacio de St. James, la mayor parte de la mansión formó parte del complejo del palacio.
