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Fragments of Old Whitehall Palace, Queen Mary's Steps

  • English National Heritage: Queen Mary's Steps and Fragment Of Whitehall Palace
  • Address: Horse Guards Ave SW1
  • Vicinity: Victoria Embankment Gardens, Whitehall Extension
  • Neighborhood of Whitehall, London in London
  • Type: Stair, Step
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure

Fragments of Old Whitehall Palace are a group of architectural remains on the eastside of the MoD Main Building on Horse Guards Avenue in the Victoria Embankment Gardens' Whitehall Extension in London, England. The remnants include a reconstructed base of a corner of the river wall at Henry VIII's Whitehall Palace. In front of this is the north end of Queen Mary's terrace and river steps designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The curved flight of steps are flanked by ashlar retaining walls of the terrace. At the top of the steps are bases of 4 columns and the doorway sill of a 17th century river gate. Henry VIII's Wine Cellar survives under the Ministry of Defense's Main Building. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1500/00/00 York Place (lost) is rebuilt and was expanded during the 15C for Cardinal Wolsey. An undercroft from Wolsey's Great Chamber, now known as Henry VIII's Wine Cellar remains under the Ministry of Defense Main Building.
1530/00/00 Henry VIII of England King Henry VIII deposes Cardinal Wolsey and acquires York Place (lost) as his main residence.
1532/00/00 York Place (lost) becomes known as Whitehall due to the white stone building materials.
1544/00/00 Anton van den Wyngaerde creates plans to remodel Whitehall Palace (lost) for Henry VIII. In the 1930s, fragments of a wall will be discovered and reconstructed.
1547/01/28 Henry VIII of England Died Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall, London.
1691/00/00 Christopher Wren Architect Steps are built from Queen Mary's terrace in front of her apartments, down to the Thames to access her state barge, 1691-1693. The north end of the terrace with steps flanked by terrace retaining walls and parts of the river gate remain.

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Particulars for Fragments of Old Whitehall Palace, Queen Mary's Steps:
Disposition Architectural Remnant
Structure Stair, Step
Sight Category Structure

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English National Heritage List: 1066636



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