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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 , 400 yards (370 metres) [ 1 ] south-east of the Palace of Westminster , which houses Parliament , on the opposite bank.
In the weeks proceeding the assault, several libels were published against Laud, often threatening him with violence and predicting an attack on the palace. On the night of 11/12 May, a mob descended upon Lambeth Palace, beating drums and armed. However, the archbishop was absent, having retired to Whitehall Palace for safety. His house was ...
The parish of Lambeth included the archiepiscopal Lambeth Palace, and formed part of the Hundred of Brixton. It was an elongated north–south parish with two miles (three kilometres) of River Thames frontage opposite the cities of London and Westminster. Lambeth became part of the Metropolitan Police District in 1829.
Archbishop's Park is a 3.93 hectares (9.7 acres) park in Lambeth in the London Borough of Lambeth in London, England, which opened to the public in 1901. Before it became a park, it formed part of the grounds of Lambeth Palace .
It is adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the River Thames in London, on Lambeth Road. In 1976, John and Rosemary Nicholson traced the tomb of the two 17th-century royal gardeners and plant hunters John Tradescant the Elder and the Younger to the churchyard, and were inspired to create the Museum of Garden History. [ 3 ]
Gairdner describes the manuscript in Lambeth Palace in his introduction to the published piece. It is, he says, "a stout folio volume" [1] composed of 80 leaves. [12] Physically, the book has a Tudor period-ornamental binding—itself "very much worm-eaten" [1] —made of wood. This, in turn, is covered by leather, although the back has been ...
Lambeth Palace. More images. Royal Festival Hall: South Bank: Concert hall: 1963–64: 29 March 1988 1249756: Royal Festival Hall. More images ...
English: English: Lambeth Palace circa 1715. The skyline of the City of London is just visible in the distance (note that it is actually on the side of the river where the viewer is situated, not the side where the palace stands as might be supposed, as the river meanders its way through London.)