Argyll House
Argyll House was a historic residence in London just south of
Lord Aberdeen
after considerable redevelopment.
Argyll family
The
chateau".[4]
Aberdeen residence
Lord Aberdeen
for many years.It was acquired in 1808 by
Duke of Wellington was interested in buying the house, but ultimately acquired Apsley House instead.[8] While much of the nearby area was dramatically altered by the construction of Regent Street
in the 1820s, Argyll House was not redeveloped.
It was an important political location and during Aberdeen's service as
own cabinet had their first meeting over dinner at the property.[10] Aberdeen died at Argyll House in 1860, and the house was demolished a few years after. Some of the site was taken over by the West End theatre the London Palladium. Further north up Argyll Street, adjacent to the present-day Oxford Circus tube station, is a pub called the Argyll Arms
which commemorates the historic link with the Dukes of Argyll.
References
- ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp284-307#h3-0008
- ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp284-307
- ^ Stephen p.22
- ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp284-307#h3-0008
- ^ Chamberlain p.56
- ^ Chamberlain p.172
- ^ Zamoyski p.214
- ^ Chamberlain p.178
- ^ Chamberlain p.224
- ^ Chamberlain p.455
Bibliography
- Chamberlain, Muriel E. Lord Aberdeen. Longman, 1983.
- Stephen, Leslie (ed.) Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 8. Macmillan, 1886.
- Zamoyski, Adam. Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon & the Congress of Vienna. HarperPress, 2007.