Architecture – Former Royal Residences – Part 1

Abergeldie Castle
Built c. 1550, Abergeldie, Aberdeenshire
Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II (1848-1970)
In 2016 fierce storms and floods resulted in 20 metres of land collapsing into the River Dee. Prince Charles stepped in and saved the castle.




Albany
Built 1771-1776, Piccadilly, London
Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1791-1802)
Architect Sir William Chambers
The above link takes you to William Hanham’s last Albany apartment. Conversion to apartments was done in 1802.




Allerton Castle
Built 1843-1853, North Yorkshire
Victorian Gothic
Prince Frederick, Duke of York (1786-1789)




Apethorpe Palace
Built 15th century, Apthorp Park, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire
Part Jacobean, part Neo-Palladian, and part Neo-Jacobean
Architects John Thorpe, Roger Morris, and, Sir Reginald Blomfield
Henry VIII to Charles I
Jean Christophe Iseux restored the mansion and opened it to the public.




Audley End House
Built 17th century, Saffron Walden, Essex
Jacobean style
Charles II (1668-1701)




Banqueting Hall
Built 1530 to 1698, Whitehall, London
Banqueting house architecture genre: a pavillion built exclusively for entertaining
Last remaining property of the Palace of Whitehall
Historic Royal Palace
Note the Rubens ceiling




Barnwell Manor
Built 1586, Northamptonshire
Prince Heny and Richard, Dukes of Gloucester (1938-1995)
The above link will take you to the day Princess Alice left the mansion.




Palace of Beaulieu
Built 1516, Chelmsford, Essex
Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I (1517-1622)
Thomas Boleyn (Anne Boleyn’s father) sold the palace to Henry VIII




Fort of Belvedere
Built 1820, Windsor Great Park
Gothic Revival
Architect Jeffry Wyatville
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Edward VIII, Gerard and Angela Lascelles (1953-1976)




Bentley Priory
Built 18th and 19th century, London
Queen Adelaine (1846-1849)




Berkhamsted Castle
Built 11th century, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
William the Conqueror (1066), Henry I (1123), Edward, the Black Prince (1337), a number of Queens consort (1191–1400), last occupied 1469–1496 by Cecily Neville, Duchess of York




Birch Hall
Surrey
Bought and sold in 1998 for Sarah, Duchess of York




Brantridge Park
Built 19th century, Balcombe, West Sussex
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1919–1941)




Bridewell Palace
Built 16th century, London
Henry VIII, Edward VI (1515–1523, owned until 1556)




Bushy House
Built 1714, Teddington, London
William IV, the FitzClarences, Mrs Jordan, Queen Adelaide (1797–1849)