The entrance front of Carlton House.

Carlton House was a mansion in central London, which is best known as the town residence of the Prince Regent for several decades. It was between Pall Mall and The Mall in the St James district of London, a little to the west of Trafalgar Square. The prince had an earlier house substantially enlarged by the architect Henry Holland between 1782 and 1796. The location of the house was one of the main reasons for the creation of John Nash's ceremonial route from St James to Regent's Park via Regent Street, Portland Place and Park Square: Lower Regent Street and Waterloo Place formed the approach to its front entrance. The entrance front of Carlton House. ... The entrance front of Carlton House. ... Prince Regent (or Prince Regnant, as a direct borrowing from French language) is a prince who rules a country instead of a sovereign, e. ... Pall mall illustrated in Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891 Pall mall (pronounced pal-mal or pell-mell) or palle maille was a game played in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a precursor to croquet. ... The Mall, looking towards Buckingham Palace The Mall in London is the road running from Buckingham Palace at its western end to Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square at its eastern end. ... Saint James can refer to the following: Several men mentioned in the New Testament, whose various epithets and euphemisms cause some uncertainties: James, son of Zebedee, an apostle, brother of John the Apostle; also called Saint James the Great. ... Trafalgar Square is a square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. ... Henry Holland ( July 20, 1745 - June 17, 1806) was an architect to the English nobility who trained under Capability Brown and later married his daughter. ... John Nash (1752 – 13 May 1835) was a British architect responsible for much of the layout of Regency London. ... This article is about Regents Park in London. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street Regent Street is a major shopping street and thoroughfare in Londons West End. ... Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street Regent Street is a major shopping street and thoroughfare in Londons West End. ...

The main staircase at Carlton House.

The throne room at Carlton House.

Carlton House was a spacious and opulent residence that would have been called a palace in most countries, but when the Prince Regent became King George IV in 1820 he deemed that his own residence, the official royal residence of St. James's Palace and his father George III's Buckingham House were all inadequate for his needs. Some consideration was given to rebuilding Carlton House on a far larger scale, but in the end Buckingham House was rebuilt as Buckingham Palace instead. Carlton House was demolished in 1825 and replaced with two grand white stuccoed terraces of expensive houses known as Carlton House Terrace. The proceeds of the leases were put towards the cost of Buckingham Palace. The main staircase at Carlton House. ... The main staircase at Carlton House. ... The throne room at Carlton House. ... The throne room at Carlton House. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820. ... Main entrance of St. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... The East Terrace soon after completion. ...

Reference

• John Summerson, Georgian London (Barrie & Jenkins, 1986 ed.)

External link

• Carlton House at georgianindex.net