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| location = [[Lambeth]], [[London]]
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| owner = [[See of Canterbury]]
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| designation1_date = 19 October 1951
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'''Lambeth Palace''' is the official [[London]] residence of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. It is situated in north [[Lambeth]],
Close to [[Westminster]] and the [[City of London|City]], the estate was first acquired by the archdiocese for the archbishop (who also has a residence at [[Old Palace, Canterbury]]) around 1200.
▲[[File:Lambeth Palace London 240404.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Lambeth Palace, photographed looking east across the [[River Thames]]. Visible are the 15th-century Lollards' Tower at left; the Great Hall (with [[cupola]]) at centre; the late 15th-century brick gatehouse towards the right; and the 14th-century tower of St Mary-at-Lambeth at far right.]]
▲'''Lambeth Palace''' is the official London residence of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. It is situated in north [[Lambeth]], [[London]], on the south bank of the [[River Thames]], {{convert|400|yd|m|abbr=off}}<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4966784,-0.1210745,17z|access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref> south-east of the [[Palace of Westminster]], which houses Parliament, on the opposite bank.
==History==
[[File:Lambeth Palace - geograph.org.uk - 343862.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The Great Hall, St Mary-at-Lambeth, and the Tudor gatehouse (from inside), with the river on the right.]]
While the original residence of the
The oldest remaining part of the palace is the chapel which was built in the [[English Gothic architecture#Early English Gothic (late 12th–late 13th centuries)|Early English Gothic]] architectural style. [[Lollard]]s' Tower, which retains evidence of its use as a prison in the 17th century, dates from 1435 to 1440. The front is an early [[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] brick [[gatehouse]] built by [[Cardinal (
The [[great hall]] was completely ransacked, including the building material, by Cromwellian troops during the [[English Civil War]]. After the [[English Restoration|Restoration]], it was completely rebuilt by
The building is [[listed building|listed]] in the highest category, [[Grade I]], for its architecture – its front gatehouse with its tall, [[crenellations|crenellated]] gatehouse resembles [[Hampton Court Palace]]'s gatehouse which is also of the [[Tudor period]], however Morton's Gatehouse was at its very start, in the 1490s, rather than in the same generation as [[Thomas Wolsey|Cardinal Wolsey]]'s wider, similarly partially stone-dressed deep red brick façade. While this is the most public-facing bit, it is not the oldest at north-west corner, the Water Tower or Lollards' Tower mentioned above is made of Kentish [[Ragstone]] with [[ashlar]] quoins and a brick turret is much older.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1116399|desc=Lambeth Palace|grade=I|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
Among the portraits of the archbishops in the
New construction was added to the building in 1834 by [[Edward Blore]] (1787–1879), who rebuilt much of [[Buckingham Palace]] later, in neo-Gothic style and it fronts a spacious quadrangle. The buildings form the home of the archbishop, who is
<gallery mode=packed>
Image:Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge 1897.jpg|Map of 1897, showing
Image:Microcosm of London Plate 048 - Lambeth Palace edited.jpg|The Guard Room
Image:Lambeth Palace Great Hall fig tree.jpg|The great hall with Cardinal Pole's fig tree in front
Image:'Lambeth Palace', c1685 MoL.jpg|Lambeth Palace from the south
File:Lambeth Palace main entrance.jpg|Lambeth Palace main entrance
File:Lambeth Palace London - geograph.org.uk - 1092465.jpg|The 19th-century range
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==Library==
[[File:Lambeth Palace Library 2021.jpg|thumb|right|Lambeth Palace Library, 2021]]
Within the palace precincts is '''Lambeth Palace Library''', the official library of the
The library was founded as a public library by Archbishop [[Richard Bancroft]] in 1610, and was historically located within the main Palace complex. A new purpose-built library and repository opened in 2021. This is located at the far end of the Palace gardens, with its entrance on Lambeth Palace Road, and was designed by [[Wright & Wright Architects|Wright & Wright]]. In addition to the existing library collections, it houses the archival collections of various Church of England institutions formerly held at the '''Church of England Record Centre''' (opened 1989) in [[Bermondsey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=
The library contains an extensive collection of material relating to ecclesiastical history, including the archives of the archbishops dating back to the 12th century, and those of other church bodies and of various [[Anglican]] missionary and charitable societies. Manuscripts include items dating back to the 9th century. The library also holds over 120,000 printed books. In 1996, when [[Sion College]] Library closed, Lambeth Palace Library acquired its important holdings of manuscripts, pamphlets, and pre-1850 printed books.
Topics covered by the collections range from the history of art and architecture to colonial and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] history, and numerous aspects of English [[social history|social]], political and economic history. The library is also an important resource for [[English local history|local history]] and [[genealogy]]. For online catalogues, see [[Lambeth Palace#External links|External links]] below.
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* Lambeth Apocalypse (12th century)
* The Romanesque [[Lambeth Bible]] (12th century)
* [[Lambeth Homilies]] (
* Book of Hours of [[King Richard III of England|King Richard III]] (mid 15th century)
* ''[[A Short English Chronicle]]'' (mid 15th century)
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==St Mary-at-Lambeth==
{{main|Garden Museum}}
Immediately outside the gatehouse stands the former parish church of St Mary-at-Lambeth which was preserved by a campaign led by John and [[Rosemary Nicholson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Garden Museum |url=https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/the-museum/history/museum/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Garden Museum}}</ref> The tower dates from 1377 (repaired in 1834); while the body of the church was rebuilt in 1851 to the designs of [[Philip Hardwick]].<ref name=NHLE1000818/> Older monuments were preserved, including the tombs of some of the gardeners and plantsmen [[John Tradescant the elder]] and [[John Tradescant the younger|his son of the same name]], and of Admiral [[William Bligh]]. St Mary's was deconsecrated in 1972, when the parish was absorbed into the surrounding parish of North Lambeth which has three active churches, the nearest being [[St Anselm's Church, Kennington]] Cross.<ref>[https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=51.49&lon=-0.12 Map of North Lambeth parish] A Church Near You church finder
During the renovation works of 2016, a previously unknown crypt was discovered, containing 30 coffins.<ref name="crypt">{{cite news|last1=Brinkhurst-Cuff|first1=Charlie|title=Remains of five archbishops found near Lambeth Palace|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/16/remains-of-five-archbishops-discovered-near-lambeth-palace-canterbury|access-date=16 April 2017|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=16 April 2017}}</ref> Amongst these were those of five
==Resident community==
{{main|Community of Saint Anselm}}
Lambeth Palace is home to the [[Community of Saint Anselm]], an [[Anglican religious order]] that is under the patronage of the
==See also==
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*{{cite book |editor1-first=Richard |editor1-last=Palmer |editor2-first=Michelle P. |editor2-last=Brown |editor2-link=Michelle P. Brown |title=Lambeth Palace Library: Treasures from the Collections of the Archbishops of Canterbury |location=London |publisher=Scala |year=2010 |isbn=9781857596274 }}
*{{cite book|last=Stourton|first=James|title=Great Houses of London|location=London|publisher=Frances Lincoln|year=2012|isbn=978-0-7112-3366-9}}
*{{cite book |first=Tim |last=Tatton-Brown |title=Lambeth Palace: a history of the Archbishops of Canterbury and their houses |location=London |publisher=[[SPCK]] |year=2000 |isbn=0-281-05347-2 }}
==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/about-lambeth-palace}}
*[https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47051 Detailed architectural description] – from the ''[[Survey of London]]'' online
*[https://bookscat.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/ Library catalogue of printed books]
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[[Category:Historic house museums in London]]
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Lambeth]]
[[Category:Townhouses in the United Kingdom]]
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