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Marlborough House, a Grade I listed [1] mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is adjacent to St James's Palace.
Marlborough House on Pall Mall in London is the international headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation. The house was built for Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough, and was completed in 1711.
Marlborough House is a mansion in Pall Mall, built in 1709-11 for the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, on part of the site of the St James’s Palace pheasantry.
Marlborough House was built for the Duke of Marlborough in 1709–11 on the site of the St James’s Palace pheasantry. Sir Christopher Wren designed the house, though plans were drawn by his son, Christopher Wren the younger.
Marlborough House is a mansion in Westminster, London, England. It was built for a royal favourite, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, in 1711. Following her death, it passed to the hands of successive Dukes of Marlborough. In 1817, it became Crown property. It was used by members of the royal family, including Queen Adelaide.
Marlborough House. General Info. Address : Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1A 1DD Telephone : 020 7747 6491 Open : Admission : Distance : 0.7 miles. Guide. Marlborough House was originally built for Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough and a close friend to Queen Anne. The Duchess wanted her new house to be "strong, plain and convenient".
Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is adjacent to St James's Palace.
Marlborough House, situated in St. James's in Westminster, Inner London, has been standing for over 300 years. For more than a century, it was a favored royal residence, and, for a certain period, served as a venue for London’s high society.
Marlborough House. Almost 300 years old with the status of a Royal Palace. It has been occupied over the years by some five Dukes and Duchesses of Marlborough, three Dowager Queens of the United Kingdom, three Princes of Wales who later became Kings of the United Kingdom and Prince Leopold. + –
Early in the next century Queen Anne granted the ceiling to her favourite, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, for her new residence Marlborough House on Pall Mall, now the Commonwealth Secretariat, where the ceiling remains. It was probably installed there as the ceiling of the Blenheim Saloon in 1711.
