Gwydyr House
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Gwydyr House (
Grade II* listed[1] mansion in Whitehall, and is the London headquarters of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. The house lies on the eastern side of the street, opposite Dover House
.
History
Gwydyr House was built for Peter Burrell of Beckenham, Kent, in 1772 at an estimated cost of £6,000. The house is named after his son, also called Peter Burrell, who was created 1st Baron Gwydyr in 1769. It remained privately owned until 1835 when the house became unoccupied. Between 1838 and 1840 the premises served as temporary accommodation for the Reform Club. Since 1871 Gwydyr House has been used for official purposes.
Government use
Amongst the earliest official occupants of Gwydyr House were the
Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
of 1807.
Later in the nineteenth century, Gwydyr House was occupied by the
Greater London Lieutenancy
.
Cultural references
On television
Gwydyr House is the location of the fictional Department for Administrative Affairs in the
Palladian window which offers a view of the chimneys of a Georgian home. This window is a copy of the Palladian window over the door of Gwydyr House and offers a comparable view of the chimneys of the listed Georgian mansion Dover House
opposite.
References
- ^ Historic England. "Gwydyr House (Welsh Office) (1066107)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
External links
- "Gwydyr House", Survey of London
- Gwydyr House, Wales Office, archived from the original on 29 January 2013
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