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Kensington Palace is a royal residence located in Kensington Gardens, London, originally constructed as a substantial brick mansion in the late seventeenth century. The building was acquired by William III and Mary II in 1689 and subsequently enlarged by Christopher Wren and other architects, becoming an important royal dwelling from the reign of William III onwards. The palace consists of a substantial brick structure with later additions and modifications reflecting its use as a royal residence through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It remains significant as an example of late Stuart and Georgian royal architecture and continues to function as a residence of members of the royal family.
Kensington Palace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002038. View the official record →
Kensington Palace is a royal residence located in Kensington Gardens, London, originally constructed as a substantial brick mansion in the late seventeenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002038.
Kensington Palace is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002038.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pottery kiln in Walmer Road (1.7 km), The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey (4.2 km), Fulham Palace moated site (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kensington Palace's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kensington Palace stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.