York Cottage
| York Cottage | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Former names | Bachelor's Cottage |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Sandringham Estate, Norfolk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current tenants | Estate office |
| Owner | Elizabeth II |
York Cottage is a house in the grounds of the Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk, England.[1]
History
The cottage was originally called the Bachelor's Cottage, and built as an overflow residence for Sandringham House.[2]
In 1893, it was given by the future King Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, as a wedding gift to his son Prince George, the Duke of York (later King George V),[1] who lived there with his wife, the future Queen Mary, after their marriage.[3] The couple lived there for 33 years until the death of Queen Alexandra in 1925;[4] their five youngest children were born there.[1]
George V loved York Cottage, which is said to resemble "three Merrie England pubs joined together." He furnished it himself with furniture purchased from Maple & Co. furniture store. “Too large and too full of footmen to be unremarkable in Surbiton or Upper Norwood, York Cottage in its own context is a monument to the eccentricity of the family who lived there,” Lady Donaldson wrote of the cottage.[4]
Today, York Cottage is the estate office for Sandringham; holiday accommodation and flats for estate employees also occupy part of the building.[4]
Coordinates: 52°49′35″N 0°30′58″E / 52.8263°N 0.5162°E
References
- 1 2 3 "Norfolk Coast". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Duke of Windsor (8 December 1947). "A Royal Boyhood". Life Magazine: 118. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "York Cottage". Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- 1 2 3 Strong, Sir Roy (2 April 2013). "A home fit to make Royal family history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2015.