York Cottage | |
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Former names | Bachelors' Cottage |
General information | |
Town or city | Sandringham Estate, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Current tenants | Sandringham offices |
Owner | Charles III |
York Cottage is a house in the grounds of Sandringham House in Norfolk, England. [1]
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]
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