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Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1

Lambeth Palace's imposing Tudor gatehouse is one of the capital's most familiar riverside landmarks.  

The huddle of red-brick buildings has been the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, senior cleric of the Church of England, since 1207.

Parts of the Early English chapel and its undercroft and sections of the Palace have survived from the 13th century.  The Palace also has a Great Hall with a hammer-beam roof. 

The Tudor gateway dates from 1485 but the rest of the building is more recent, with frequent restoration taking place.

Before the construction of the first Westminster Bridge, a horse ferry operated between here and Millbank.  It was one of the principal river crossings and the revenues from the ferry went to the Archbishop, so when the Westminster Bridge opened in 1750 the Archbishop received compensation for loss of business.

Lambeth Palace is not usually open to the public but tours can be arranged by writing to the bookings department - allow plenty of time as tours are often booked-up for months ahead.

 
   
   
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