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Queen Mary's Steps and Fragment of Whitehall Palace

A Grade I Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Latitude: 51.5046 / 51°30'16"N

Longitude: -0.124 / 0°7'26"W

OS Eastings: 530297

OS Northings: 180072

OS Grid: TQ302800

Mapcode National: GBR JG.9T

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.SFSY

Plus Code: 9C3XGV3G+R9

Entry Name: Queen Mary's Steps and Fragment of Whitehall Palace

Listing Date: 14 January 1970

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066636

English Heritage Legacy ID: 210209

ID on this website: 101066636

Location: Victoria Embankment Gardens, Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1A

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: St James's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER HORSE GUARDS AVENUE, SWl
83/81
Queen Mary's Steps and Fragment
14.1.70 of Whitehall Palace
G.V. I
Part of former riverside terrace and steps and remains of palace wall.
Reconstructed remains of Tudor Palace wall and 1691-93 north end of
terrace and river steps by Sir Christopher Wren. Portland stone. The
reconstructed Tudor work is part of the base of the corner of the river
wall to Henry VIII's Whitehall Palace. In front of it is the surviving
north end of Queen Mary's Terrace with curved flight of steps flanked by
ashlar retaining walls of terrace; at the top of the steps, bases of 4
columns and the doorway sill of the river gate.


Listing NGR: TQ3029780072

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