Admiralty House, Government building in City of Westminster, England
Description
Admiralty House is a protected government building in the centre of London, located near the parliamentary district. The four-storey structure in yellow brick displays three broad bays at the front and five evenly spaced bays at the rear, which overlooks Horse Guards Parade.
History
Samuel Pepys Cockerell designed the house, which opened in 1788 as the residence for the senior naval minister. The building retained this function until 1964, when the rooms were reassigned for other government purposes.
Culture
The name recalls the time when the senior leadership of the British Navy lived and worked here. Inside the rooms, small details catch the eye: door handles, railings and plasterwork often feature anchors, ships or ropes as motifs.
Practical
From the street, you can observe the facade, while the interior rooms are not accessible for ordinary visits. The building stands centrally between several well-known sites that can be reached on foot.
Did you know?
Winston Churchill lived in this official residence twice as senior naval minister: first from 1911 to 1915, then again from 1939 to 1940. During this last phase, the Second World War began and Churchill directed the naval war preparations from here.
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