Originally Posted by Citizen Kane:
“She only needs to Google the name!
The original building was far more modest. Built as a private townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, Buckingham House was bought by George III in 1761 for his wife Queen Charlotte to use as a cosy family home. Work on remodelling the re-named Queen’s House began in 1762 under Sir William Chambers, at a cost of £73,000.
The decision to upgrade from a house to a palace came a little later, when George III was succeeded by his son, the famously extravagant George IV. In 1826, he persuaded Parliament to stretch the agreed renovation budget from £150,000 to £450,000 and appointed architect John Nash to create a palace fit for a king.
So, in its present enlarged state, it has always been a Royal residence.”
“She only needs to Google the name!
The original building was far more modest. Built as a private townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, Buckingham House was bought by George III in 1761 for his wife Queen Charlotte to use as a cosy family home. Work on remodelling the re-named Queen’s House began in 1762 under Sir William Chambers, at a cost of £73,000.
The decision to upgrade from a house to a palace came a little later, when George III was succeeded by his son, the famously extravagant George IV. In 1826, he persuaded Parliament to stretch the agreed renovation budget from £150,000 to £450,000 and appointed architect John Nash to create a palace fit for a king.
So, in its present enlarged state, it has always been a Royal residence.”
it's an ugly, ugly building, the Mall is lovely, then you come to that grey monstrosity
