Directory of Historic Buildings Resources

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Resources in This Category

• Eltham Palace and Gardens

  http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/eltham-palace-and-gardens/
  English Heritage describes this combination of medieval royal palace and Art Deco home. Includes virtual tours, history, games, downloadable activity sheets, news and visitor information.

• Historic Royal Palaces

  http://www.hrp.org.uk/
  Official visitor guide to the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House, Whitehall, Kew Palace and Queen Charlotte's Cottage. Includes information on the history, what to see and what's on at each location.

• Lambeth Palace

  http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/visit-lambeth-palace.html
  Residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in London. Includes visit information.

• Osterley Park and House

  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley-park-and-house
  Neo-classical mansion and country estate in west London. Includes visit information.

• Palace of Westminster

  http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/
  The official site explains the history of the, including its only medieval survival, Westminster Hall, built by William Rufus 1097-99.

• Royal Observatory Greenwich

  http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory
  Visit information for Meridian Line, planetarium and astronomy centre.

• Somerset House Trust

  http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/
  A major historical building now fully restored by the Trust. Events, attractions, visitor information, commercial services, image library, other resources.

• St Martin in the Fields Church

  http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/
  Located in Trafalgar Square, designed by James Gibbs. Includes brief information about the history of the building.

• St Paul's Cathedral

  http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
  Baroque church designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673. Includes visitors' information, details of services and events and information on the building including an illustrated chronology and 360-degree panoramas.

• The Crystal Palace

  http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/london/model/
  Computer models of this Victorian marvel designed by Joseph Paxton from the University of Virginia, with an illustrated account of its history and construction.

• Westminster Cathedral

  http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/art.php
  Includes a brief history and tour of the Byzantine-style building, designed by Victorian architect John Francis Bentley.

• Wikipedia: Tower of London

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London
  An illustrated history and description of this World Heritage Site from the collaborative encyclopedia. It is a complex of royal buildings centred on the fortress built by William the Conqueror in 1078.

 

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