Richmond Terrace, SW1A

Richmond Terrace is on the site of Richmond House, destroyed by a fire on 21 December 1791.

Richmond Terrace, built in 1822 on the site of Richmond House, destroyed by fire in 1791.

The Government building completed in 1987 known as 79 Whitehall is immediately behind Richmond Terrace, with an entrance from Whitehall, formerly the entrance to Richmond House Mews.

Credit: Wiki Commons/Stephen Richards

The lease of the site changed hand in the early nineteenth century and in 1822, Richmond Terrace - eight large terraced houses - occupying approximately the same footprint and orientation as the house - was built.

The terrace became a fashionable address but in the 1920s, the leases expired. They returned to use as government offices until a 1982 redevelopment.

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