Number 10 Downing Street
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Number 10 Downing Street
Number 10 Downing Street
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SC_PHL_01_465_A3561 (Collage 134290)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Rear view of part of the Treasury Building overlooking the garden of 10 Downing Street, City of Westminster looking east. The Treasury Buildings include the Privy Council Office and Cabinet Office. It incorporates the remains of Henry VIII's Whitehall Palace, Dorset House 1700-10, William Kent's Treasury 1733-36, Privy Council and Cabinet Offices 1824-27 by Sir John Soane, remodelled and altered as the Treasury 1845-47 by Sir Charles Barry. All are in use as government offices and it is Grade I listed, number 1267063. This part was once the site of the Whitehall Palace Cockpit demolished in 1671. On the right is the rear of 10 Downing Street. Downing Street was originally built in 1682 by Sir George Downing. A notorious spy for Oliver Cromwell and later Charles II, he invested in property and acquired considerable wealth. Originally three houses, Number 10 was offered to Sir Robert Walpole by King George II in 1732. He accepted on the condition that the gift was to the office of First Lord of the Treasury, a post held by the Prime Minister. Walpole commissioned William Kent to join the three houses, and this is what is known as 10 Downing Street. It has been the official residence of the British Prime Minister since 1735 and is Grade I listed, number 1210759. In 1927 the Prime Minister was Conservative Stanley Baldwin.
Rear view of part of the Treasury Building overlooking the garden of 10 Downing Street, City of Westminster looking east. The Treasury Buildings include the Privy Council Office and Cabinet Office. It incorporates the remains of Henry VIII's Whitehall Palace, Dorset House 1700-10, William Kent's Treasury 1733-36, Privy Council and Cabinet Offices 1824-27 by Sir John Soane, remodelled and altered as the Treasury 1845-47 by Sir Charles Barry. All are in use as government offices and it is Grade I listed, number 1267063. This part was once the site of the Whitehall Palace Cockpit demolished in 1671. On the right is the rear of 10 Downing Street. Downing Street was originally built in 1682 by Sir George Downing. A notorious spy for Oliver Cromwell and later Charles II, he invested in property and acquired considerable wealth. Originally three houses, Number 10 was offered to Sir Robert Walpole by King George II in 1732. He accepted on the condition that the gift was to the office of First Lord of the Treasury, a post held by the Prime Minister. Walpole commissioned William Kent to join the three houses, and this is what is known as 10 Downing Street. It has been the official residence of the British Prime Minister since 1735 and is Grade I listed, number 1210759. In 1927 the Prime Minister was Conservative Stanley Baldwin.
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