Historic Royal Palaces and Stately Homes with Royal Connections

[CyrilVladisla]

Selby Abbey in Yorkshire was reputed to be the birthplace in September 1068 of the future king Henry I.

Carleton Mitre was built in 1665 by King Charles II to cater for guests of the Royal Household. The Mitre is opposite Hampton Court Palace.

John of Gaunt (1340-1399), Duke of Lancaster, was the son of King Edward III. John's favorite residences were his London palace of the Savoy, which burned down in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Lost Raphael Madonna painting found at the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair seat in Aberdeenshire.

Lost Raphael masterpiece 'discovered at stately home'

 

[AdmirerUS]

Lost Raphael Madonna painting found at the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair seat in Aberdeenshire.

Lost Raphael masterpiece 'discovered at stately home'

Read the article. The quotes (IMO) lead one to believe that the artwork somehow should not have been found there. As if it had been previously been stolen or appropriated in the past. There is no hint of that in the article. In fact the Raphael is mentioned as previously not known.

 

[carlota]

Clandon Park fire: Remains of 18th century mansion solve the mystery as to when it was built

Clandon Park fire: Remains of 18th century mansion solve the mystery as to when it was built - Get Surrey

truly sad what happened to clandon park. i remember visiting. it was a fine house. i hope they can put together a good set of photographs of what it looked like for historic purposes.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Castle Rising

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVF7FJARypk

Two years after Henry I's demise, his widow, Queen Adelaide of Louvain, married William d'Albini, the Earl of Arundel. He built Castle Rising in Norfolk to mark his promoted status as consort of the Queen of England.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Henry VIII's Lost Palace : V&A acquires earliest picture of Henry VIII’s lost palace of Nonsuch


V&A acquires earliest picture of Henry VIII’s lost palace of Nonsuch - History of Royal Women

 

[AdmirerUS]

Memo to V and A - please sell oversize prints, because that's an excellent print and a desirable format to scale up in size. I have a wall in mind...

 

[Sun Lion]

Tasmania has many grand historical homes - most of which are still in private hands and are not open to the general public.

One such place is Mona Vale - known to older Tasmanians as "The Calendar House" as it is said to have three hundred and sixty-five windows, (365 days per year), fifty-two rooms, (52 weeks per year), twelve chimneys, (12 months per year), four staircases, (4 seasons per year) and seven entrances, (7 days per week).

It has hosted many famous people such as Noel Coward and Lord Kitchener over the years, and not only a son of Queen Victoria, (who was the Duke of Edinburgh at the time), but also the future King George VI and future Queen Mother, when they were the Duke and Duchess of York.

The Duke and Duchess spent a couple of private nights at Mona Vale/The Calendar House in 1927 and planted two oak trees in the grounds of the estate.

These oaks were grown from acorns taken from the oak tree that had been planted by the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to the property back in the 1880s.

(The bed he slept in was also used by Albert and Elizabeth.)

The Duke went on a kangaroo hunt while staying there and repeated the experience the next day as it had been so enjoyable.

To thank the staff of the house for their service during the visit, the Duke and Duchess presented the butler with a gold tie-pin and the cook with a brooch, with the royals initials in diamonds, and a signed menu card.

(In diamonds!!! Wonder if that still happens.)

There were passenger trains running in Tassie in those days, so the Royals departed for Hobart by rail as their hosts and others sang "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows" to them.

In fact, the train was greeted along it's way south - the house is in what is called the Midlands of Tasmania, just south of Ross - and the Duke and Duchess appeared, to acknowledge the locals as they travelled through various towns.

As it is a private residence, the only photos on the internet are old black and white ones from the National Trust - but still worth a look if you find architecture, and the history of fine buildings, interesting.

 

[Sun Lion]

Photos of Mona Vale House in Tasmania - see above post #132.

Also, of the then Duke of York planting his oak in the garden, and of the future King and future Queen Mother, on their tour of Tasmania in 1927.


http://www.northernarchitecture.us/...022_18_153-grand-homes-australia-historic.jpg

https://images.ehive.com/accounts/4357/objects/images/1a0v5t9_38im_l.jpg

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http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/images/Cameron.jpg

http://www.circamorrisnunn.com.au/assets/monavale01_heritage-mona_vale_exterior.jpg

http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/R/images/Royal visit 3.jpg

http://eprints.utas.edu.au/9003/1/brisbane_hotel_duke_york1927_sml.jpg

 

[Rudolph]

Thornbury Castle, once home to Henry VIII and his new bride Anne Boleyn, is now on the market for £8.5 million.

For sale: The castle where Henry VIII spent his honeymoon*

 

[Rudolph]

King George V and Queen Mary visited South Yorkshire from 8 to 12 July 1912, and stayed at Wentworth Woodhouse for four days.

Grandest stately home saved for the Nation - Wentworth Woodhouse sale completes

Wentworth Woodhouse to be refurbished after £7m sale agreed - BBC News

 

[CyrilVladisla]

An introduction to Bolsover Castle

 

[Sun Lion]

Rose Hall is one of only a handful - fifteen to eighteen - of the so-called "Great Houses" of Jamaica left standing from the hundreds berfore the slave revolts.

Charles and Camilla visited Rose Hall during their tour of the island, and a very large photo of them is on display in what is now called The Pub, the bar area of what was once the cellars and cells of the house.

Here are a few photos I took when I was there recently -

 

[Sun Lion]

Rose Hall -

 

[Sun Lion]

Wonderful breeze from the Trade Winds coming from the Carribean Sea through all the open windows -

 

[Sun Lion]

Wonderful gardens. A mongoose was running about as well.

 

[Sun Lion]

Rose Hall, near Montego Bay, Jamaica -

 

[Sun Lion]

Some photos I took when I visited "The Queen's House" recently -

(In Greenwich, Anne of Denmark and Henrietta Maria.)

 

[Sun Lion]

Now used as a gallery as part of the Maritime Museum.

 

[Sun Lion]

Alas Eltham Palace was closed when I called.

That which I could see, certainly made me want to try again if I ever get the opportunity.

Old Royal palace through to Art Deco mansion, lovely moat and gardens, and pretty lanes to approach it.

Here are a few photos I took.

(And wiki has all the details.)

 

[wyevale]

Today, for the first time, I saw part of the lost palace of Whitehall.

I was lucky enough to have privileged access to its site, under the Ministry of Defence. So here is Henry VIII’s wine cellar, dating from the 1530s.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Jousting at Arundel Castle,with its medieval walls and appearance it would an ideal location.

https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/joust-set-to-visit-arundel-castle-next-week-1-8573038

 

[eya]

A frosty morning picture at Kew Palace

https://scontent.fath3-3.fna.fbcdn....=0d15fae706537e33c0f16e5c326e9032&oe=5C54ED76


A chandelier at the Banqueting House

https://scontent.fath3-3.fna.fbcdn....=8138f277e51e937de043b19ebdc0cfe6&oe=5C8A49D5

 

[Sun Lion]

Tasmania has many grand historical homes - most of which are still in private hands and are not open to the general public.

One such place is Mona Vale - known to older Tasmanians as "The Calendar House" as it is said to have three hundred and sixty-five windows, (365 days per year), fifty-two rooms, (52 weeks per year), twelve chimneys, (12 months per year), four staircases, (4 seasons per year) and seven entrances, (7 days per week).

It has hosted many famous people such as Noel Coward and Lord Kitchener over the years, and not only a son of Queen Victoria, (who was the Duke of Edinburgh at the time), but also the future King George VI and future Queen Mother, when they were the Duke and Duchess of York.

The Duke and Duchess spent a couple of private nights at Mona Vale/The Calendar House in 1927 and planted two oak trees in the grounds of the estate.

These oaks were grown from acorns taken from the oak tree that had been planted by the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to the property back in the 1880s.

(The bed he slept in was also used by Albert and Elizabeth.)

The Duke went on a kangaroo hunt while staying there and repeated the experience the next day as it had been so enjoyable.

To thank the staff of the house for their service during the visit, the Duke and Duchess presented the butler with a gold tie-pin and the cook with a brooch, with the royals initials in diamonds, and a signed menu card.

(In diamonds!!! Wonder if that still happens.)

There were passenger trains running in Tassie in those days, so the Royals departed for Hobart by rail as their hosts and others sang "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows" to them.

In fact, the train was greeted along it's way south - the house is in what is called the Midlands of Tasmania, just south of Ross - and the Duke and Duchess appeared, to acknowledge the locals as they travelled through various towns.

As it is a private residence, the only photos on the internet are old black and white ones from the National Trust - but still worth a look if you find architecture, and the history of fine buildings, interesting.

Taking a little relative on his first choo-choo train ride today in North-Western Tasmania, I got a bit of a suprise when checking out the other carriages stored at that station.

Stored at the same, otherwise disused, train depot is the Royal Carriage.

This is the very carriage that transported the future King George and Queen Mum on their visit to the state as detailed above.

It was also used by the future Duke of Windsor and by Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester on their visits.

Not advertised or promoted, it is in splendid conditon, just sitting among many other carriages, engines and other railway paraphernalia.

Here are some of the photos I took -

 

[Sun Lion]

One end of the carriage contains a desk. The next section is the bedroom, then a bathroom with porcelain fittings and parquetry flooring. At the other end is the sitting room.

Some more photos -

 

[Sun Lion]

Some more photos of the carriage - and of the Royal couple aboard.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Archaeologists are trying to locate the lost Collyweston Palace in Northamptonshire which was the residence of Henry VII's mother,Lady Margaret Beaufort,Countess of Richmond and Derby.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-48170646

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Why is the Great Garden of Stirling Castle referred to as the King's Knot?

When Queen Mary moved from Buckingham Palace to Marlborough House, she took the silk wall coverings from two of her sitting rooms, the Green Tea Room and the Boudoir with her. They had to be replaced at a cost of 550 pounds to the public purse.

 

[Tarlita]

Dear Sun Lion wonderful photos thank you.

 

[Countessmeout]

Why is the Great Garden of Stirling Castle referred to as the King's Knot?

It refers to the kind of gardens. There is also a queen's knot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_garden

It is believed that it was remodeled for Charles I in honor of his Scottish homecoming and coronation, hence the name.