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w h ich is the nam e borne b y that broad an d sp len d id street

w h ich leads from T r a fa lg a r Square to the H ou ses o f P a rlia m en t, gets its name
from a palace w h ich C a rd in a l YVolsey b u ilt, a n d ' w h ich , on h is fa ll, H e n ry V I I I .
to ok from h im .

O f the palace n o th in g rem ains but the B a n q u e tin g H a ll, now in

the possession o f. the R o y a l U n ite d S e rv ice In stitu tio n .
b u ild in g to g o to h is execu tion .

C h a r le s .I . le ft this

O n the opposite sid e o f W h ite h a ll are the great

p u b lic offices— the F o re ig n , the C o lo n ia l and In d ia Offices ; then w e com e to,
D o w n in g S treet, the official resid en ce o f the P rim e M in is t e r ; and then to the
T re asu ry , the H orse

G u ards and the A d m ira lty .

A t the en d of- W h ite h a ll is

P arlia m en t S q u are, w here there are statues o f a ll the m ost em in en t E n g lish
statesm en, o f recenv- tim es w ith the strange exc ep tion o f the R t. H o n . W . E .
G lad ston e. 1

St. JAMES’ S-PARK is a t the b ack o f the great p u b lic offices,, a n d ,is only
separated from the G reen P a rk by the road k n o w n as the M a ll.
I t fias On its
N o rth sid e
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;
:ST .v JAM ES’ S PALACE, w h ich w as, u p to 1809, w hen the greater part was,
d estro yed b y fire, the prin cipal ro y a l resid en ce in L o n d o n . L e v e e s are still' held
th ere, and fo reig n 1A m bassadors are s till accred ited to the C o u rt o f S t. Jam es’ s.
\-cry little o f tHd o ld b u ild in g , o f w h ich H o lb e in is supposed to have been the*
a rch ite ct, w h en H e n ry V I I I . in 1532 b u ilt the palace oh the site o f w hat had
p rev io u sly b een a h osp ital fo r lepers, now rem ains, excep t the ga tew a y and the
ch ap el.

-In th e im m ed iate p ro x im ity is

BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
and g iv e n by h im to h is Q u een .

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w h ich w as purchased in 1761 by G eorge I I I
I t w as lon g k n o w n as Q u een ’ s P a la c e, and the*

b u ild in g w as la rg e ly reb u ilt seven ty years b ack .

F ro m the d ate o f the great fire

a t S t. Jam es’ s P a lac e, the D ra w in g R oom s h ave in va ria b ly been h eld a t B uckingham
P a la c e,

w h ich has a lso a lw ay s been the L o n d on resid en ce o f H e r M ajesty.

T h o u g h the exterio r is a n y th in g but rem arkable, som e of-the S tate A partm en ts are
fine— n o tab ly the- T h ro n e ' R o om ,

w h ich is 64 ft. in le n g th ’ and is' gorgeou sly

.decorated in crim son s ilk . T h e gardens o f the P a lace are exten siv e (coverin g an
a re a ,o f 4 3 ,acres, in clu d in g an ornam ental p ie c e 'o f w ater o f 5 acres), and it is in
them that the R o y a l G arden P arties are h eld.

T h e y h ave som e m agnificent old

trees and are bounded on the E ast sid e b y C o n stitu tio n H ill, w here S ir Robert'
P e e l w as k ille d by., a fa ll from h is horse in 1850.

The + Eccleston * Hotel,
83, E C C L E S T O N S Q U A R E , L O N D O N , S.W.
'T 'H IS H OTEL has been opened to meet the requirements of a First-class Residential
■Hotel, in one of the most fashionable parts o f London, and is situated in an
unrivalled position within four minutes from Victoria and close to the Parks.
S A N IT A T IO N P E R F E C T A N D O N T H E L A T E S T S Y S T E M .
F ir s t- c la s s O u lsln e .
S e p a r a te T a b le s .
Suites of R o o m s If desired. T e r m s en pension.

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