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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 ...
Addington Palace: purchased as a replacement for Croydon Palace in 1807; sold in 1897. Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone: constructed in the 1390s, the palace was seized by the Crown at the time of the Reformation. Otford Palace: a medieval palace, rebuilt by Archbishop Warham c. 1515 and forfeited to the Crown by Thomas Cranmer in 1537.
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.
Lambeth (/ ˈ l æ m b ə θ / [1]) is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth.Lambeth was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey.It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Charing Cross, across the river from Westminster Palace.
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.
The quasi-monastic institute was founded in September 2015 at the initiative of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who stated his intention "that Lambeth Palace be not so much a historic place of power and authority, but a place from which blessing and service reach to the ends of the earth". [6]
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 ]