![]() ![]() King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and their daughters Princesses Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret were depicted in Royal Lodge in Herbert James Gunn's 1950 painting Conversation Piece at Royal Lodge, Windsor. On Decemthe Duke of Windsor took leave of his family at Royal Lodge following his abdication speech before leaving for overseas and exile. The grounds contain the miniature cottage Y Bwthyn Bach, a gift to Princess Elizabeth as a child from the people of Wales in 1932. The main building has some 30 rooms, including 7 bedrooms, and a saloon (48 by 30 by 30 feet, 14.6 by 9.1 by 9.1 m). There are two lodges at the entrance, and groups of three cottages each side of the lodges. Wings were added on each flank in the 1930s. In 1931, King George V granted Royal Lodge to the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) as a country retreat. This was the result of work undertaken by the Duke and Duchess of York in the 1930s, with the assistance of Sir Eric Savill, of the Windsor Estate. ![]() While the house has grown piecemeal since the 1840s, and remains relatively small and informal, the grounds have a unifying plan. The grounds extend to 98 acres (40 hectares), partly under its own head gardener, but primarily the responsibility of the Crown Estates Commissioners. ![]() It became a residence again in 1840, and was used as accommodation for various officers of the Royal Household until 1843, and from 1873 to 1931. In 1823, Jeffry Wyatt (later Sir Jeffry Wyatville) succeeded Nash as architect, and the house (known now as the "King's Cottage") became known as Royal Lodge in the late 1820s.Īfter 1830, King William IV ordered the demolition of all of the house, except the conservatory. The renovation of Cumberland Lodge was abandoned.Īdditions were made after 1820. It became known as the Prince Regent's Cottage after the prince moved into it in 1815. It was now a large and elaborate cottage in the contemporary style of the cottage orné, with thatched roofs, verandas, and a conservatory. The chapels of Royal and Cumberland Lodges proved too small for the royal households in the early 19th century, and the Royal Chapel of All Saints was built in 1825 by Jeffry Wyatville, less than a hundred yards from Royal Lodge. Alterations and additions were undertaken by John Nash for George. ![]() He used the Lower Lodge as temporary accommodation in 1812. George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV), planned to rebuild Cumberland Lodge after becoming prince regent. It was enlarged by 1792 and was the home of Joseph Frost, the Park Bailiff, and then of the General Superintendent of Farms, after Sandby's death. The house was then known as the Deputy Ranger's House. By this time, it was known variously as the Lower Lodge, to distinguish it from Cumberland Lodge, then known as the Great Lodge, or the Dairy Lodge.įrom the mid-eighteenth century, it was home to the military topographer and artist Thomas Sandby (brother of the better known Paul), as Deputy Ranger of the Great Park. By 1750, the small Queen Anne style brick house was being used in conjunction with the adjacent dairy. Royal Lodge dates originally from the mid-seventeenth century, there being a house on the site by 1662. ![]()
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