Carlton House was a mansion in Westminster, best known as the town residence of King George IV.
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10 Facts About Carlton House
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The location of the house, now replaced by Carlton House Terrace, was a main reason for the creation of John Nash's ceremonial route from St James's to Regent's Park via Regent Street, Portland Place and Park Square: Lower Regent Street and Waterloo Place were originally laid out to form the approach to its front entrance.
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Carlton House deemed that Carlton House, the official royal residence of St James's Palace and his parents' Buckingham House were all inadequate for his needs.
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Carlton House was demolished in 1826 and replaced with two grand white stuccoed terraces of expensive houses known as Carlton House Terrace.
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Carlton House was unusual in that the visitor entered the house on the main floor.
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An 1816 inventory of Carlton House showed 136 pictures in the State Rooms, a further 67 in the Prince of Wales's private suite, and another 250 in other parts of the house.
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When Carlton House was demolished, most of the furniture, carpets, and art works were moved to Buckingham Palace or other Royal residences.
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The portico of Carlton House was eventually reused for the new National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.
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Carlton House writing table has straight legs with drawers in the frieze and a superstructure that wraps round the back, fitted with tiers of drawers.
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Carlton House is referenced in the first episode of the 1979 television miniseries Prince Regent, in which George IV, then-Prince of Wales, commissions Henry Holland to refurbish it.
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