Gardens · London
Royal Wardrobe
Royal Wardrobe — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.

PAUL FARMER — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Royal Wardrobe is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Wardrobe (also known as the King's Wardrobe) was a building located between Carter Lane and St Andrew's Church, just to the north of what is now Queen Victoria Street in the City of London, near Blackfriars. It was used as a storehouse for royal accoutrements, housing arms and clothing among other personal items of the Crown.
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Background
History
The Royal Wardrobe was not, first and foremost, a building, but a department of the Royal Household (and later a Department of State) in medieval and early modern England. The building in Blackfriars was a 14th-century house sold to King Edward III shortly after the death of its owner in 1359. It served primarily as a storehouse for the king's state and ceremonial robes, as well as those pertaining to members of the Royal Family and Household, to ambassadors, ministers, Knights of the Garter and various other office-holders. Cloths and hangings, as used at coronations, funerals and other occasions of state, were also kept here; as were items such as beds and other furnishings for royal and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5126, -0.1009
- Address
- 174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4EG
- Phone
- +44 20 7236 5474
- Official site
- www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7374991 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Wardrobe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Wardrobe?
- Royal Wardrobe is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5126°, -0.1009°.