Durham House

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Durham Place

In the civil parish of Westminster.
In the historic county of Middlesex (Modern Authority of London Borough of Westminster, 1974 county of Greater London).

London Inn of the Bishop of Durham. Built by Bishop Hatfield (1345-81) in Westminster at Charing Cross, by riverside. Durham House passed to the Crown in 1536 and was, thereafter, used for diplomatic entertainment and lodging. Most of the ancient buildings were pulled down in 1660 and in 1769-70 the Adelphi was built on the site.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ303806

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p231
Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p172
Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p51-4
Schofield, J., 1994, Medieval London House (Yale University Press) p212 No161
Thurley, Simon, 1993, The Royal Palaces of Tudor England (Yale University Press) p49, 81
Gater, G. and Godfrey, W.H. (eds), 1937, 'The Stand (the Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields), part ii' in Survey of London Vol18 p84-94
Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol1 (London) p173-8

Journal Articles

Wheatley, H.B., 1916, 'Original Plan of Durham House ... 1612' London Topographical Record Vol10 p150-62
Kingsford, C.L., 1916, 'Historical Notes on Medieval London Houses' London Topographical Record Vol10 p107-11

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain [http://faculty.oxy.edu/horowitz/home/johnspeed/Cities28.htm]
William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/midlesexeng.html#mids13]
Stow, J., 1598, [3edn Kingsford, C.L. (ed), 1971] Survey of London Vol2 p90

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