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MARLBOROUGH HOUSE

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A house built between 1709-11 by Christopher Wren for the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. Some of the work was supervised by the Duchess. The house was built on the site of the former monastic buildings attached to the Queen's Chapel of St James' Palace. The original building was plain with two-storey, the only noteable decoration were on the parkside, where urns and the ducal crest were placed abovethe balustrade. Murals in the hall and on the staircase commemorating the Duke's military triumphs were painted by louis Laguerre between 1712 and 1714. The house was enlarged and modernised between 1770 and 1774, the architect was Sir William Chambers. A riding school was added in the 1870s on the site of the present stables. In 1837 the house became the home of the Dowager Queen Adelaide and was upgraded by John Phipps. In the 1850s a new lodge was built to a design by James Pennethorne and improvements to the house were carried out in 1859, the 1870s and the 1880s. Alterations in 1925 included the Victorian decorations being removed and replaced with neo-Georgian detailing. Restoration of the building took place between 1959 and 1962, and Marlborough House is currently used by the Commomwealth offices. Four storeys and basement of brick with Portland stone dressings.

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