Interior of Horse Guards building in Horse Guards Parade
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Interior of Horse Guards building in Horse Guards Parade
Interior of Horse Guards building in Horse Guards Parade
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SC_PHL_01_484_A9695 (Collage 133605)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Commander-in-Chief's Room (Room 60) of the Horse Guards building, Horse Guards Parade, Westminster. The Commander-in-Chief's Room (Eastern Command) has walls panelled in three heights with a moulded dado rail and enriched frieze, finished with a moulded modillion cornice. The ceiling is divided into panels by moulded bands containing the guilloche ornament. On the wall is a full-length portrait of Queen Charlotte. There is also a marble bust of the Duke of Wellington on a pedestal. Horse Guards was designed by William Kent and John Vardy, and built between 1750 and 1759 as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry, later becoming an important military headquarters. Still the headquarters of the Household Division, it is a Grade I listed building; list entry number: 1066100.
Commander-in-Chief's Room (Room 60) of the Horse Guards building, Horse Guards Parade, Westminster. The Commander-in-Chief's Room (Eastern Command) has walls panelled in three heights with a moulded dado rail and enriched frieze, finished with a moulded modillion cornice. The ceiling is divided into panels by moulded bands containing the guilloche ornament. On the wall is a full-length portrait of Queen Charlotte. There is also a marble bust of the Duke of Wellington on a pedestal. Horse Guards was designed by William Kent and John Vardy, and built between 1750 and 1759 as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry, later becoming an important military headquarters. Still the headquarters of the Household Division, it is a Grade I listed building; list entry number: 1066100.
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