Dover House
Dover House | |
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General information | |
Type | Neoclassical government building |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | London, SW1 |
Address | Whitehall |
Coordinates | 51°30′15″N 0°7′37″W / 51.50417°N 0.12694°W |
Current tenants | Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, Independent Commission for Aid Impact |
Completed | 1750s |
Renovated | 1788 |
Client | Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh, Bart. |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Paine |
Other designers | Henry Flitcroft, Henry Holland |
Dover House is a Grade I-listed mansion in Whitehall, and the London headquarters of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. The building also houses the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland and the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.
History
Dover House was designed by
It has also been home to a French ambassador and
Government use
The Agar-Ellis heirs owned Dover House from 1830 to 1885, when it became the
Although mostly used for the Scottish Office, this building was used by the Colonial Office for several years from 1941 onwards. In 1946 the Glasgow Herald speculated that "It will not be many years before the building will be put to demolition and new Government offices raised on the site."[2] It was still in use by the Colonial Office when Zionist terrorists planted a bomb there in April 1947.[3]
When Scotland acquired a
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact is also based at Dover House.[4]
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Rear of Dover House on Horse Guards Parade.
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Plans of basement and ground floor as initially built for Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh, Bart.
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Entrance to theScotland Office.
References
- ^ "Blair seems set to end chequered history of the Scotland Office". The Herald. 8 May 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Accommodation for Scottish Office, Glasgow Herald, 12 October 1946, page 4
- ^ Terror Through Time, Part 6 – The Murderous Mandate, BBC Radio 4, 1:45 PM, 14 October 2013
- ^ Contact ICAI
Bibliography
- Stourton, James (2012). Great Houses of London (Hardback). London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-3366-9.