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was unmarried at the time of taking up his post. Although Number 10 was the Prime Minister's official residence and contained the prime ministerial offices, Blair and his family actually moved into the more spacious Number 11, while Brown lived in the more meagre apartments of Number 10. This was the
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in 1732 and now contains approximately 100 rooms. A private residence occupies the third floor and there is a kitchen in the basement. The other floors contain offices and conference, reception, sitting and dining rooms where the Prime Minister works, and where government ministers, national leaders
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became increasingly violent, it was decided to retain the barriers, which were raised and strengthened. On 26 November 1920 construction commenced on a wooden barricade, 8 feet (2.4 m) high at the end of the street. They were described as being of a "substantial character" mounted on proper
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The upper end of the Downing Street cul-de-sac closed access to St James's Park, making the street quiet and private. An advertisement in 1720 described it as "a pretty open Place, especially at the upper end, where are four or five very large and well-built Houses, fit for Persons of Honour and
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Throughout the history of these houses, ministers have lived by agreement in whatever rooms they thought necessary. On some occasions Number 11 has been occupied not by the Chancellor of the Exchequer but by the individual considered to be the nominal deputy Prime Minister (whether or not they
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to formalise the restrictions by means of a traffic management order. This by implication results in Downing Street being inaccessible to the general public as admittance is only granted by the Police to scheduled visitors, Parliamentary pass holders and members of the accredited press.
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of two-storey townhouses with coach-houses, stables and views of St James's Park. How many he built is not clear; most historians say 15, others say 20. The addresses changed several times; Number 10 was numbered 5 for a while, and was renumbered in 1787. Downing employed
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Downing Street looking west. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is on the left, the red house is No. 12, the dark houses are No. 11 and No. 10 (nearer, and partially obscured), and the building on the right is the
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occupied Number 11. That was for precisely the same reason—at the time, Number 10 was the more spacious apartment and Sir Stafford had a larger family. Blair and Brown's arrangement continued between Brown (at Number 11) and
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on the Foreign Office side to keep pedestrians off the main part of the street. The proposal came with assurances that tourists would still be permitted to take photographs at the door of Number 10. The Prime Minister,
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Downing probably never lived in his townhouses. In 1675, he retired to Cambridge, where he died a few months after the houses were completed. His portrait hangs in the entrance foyer of the modern Number 10.
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In 1982 access was further restricted by railings and a demountable gate. They were replaced by black steel gates in 1989. The increase in security was due to an increase in violence, particularly by the
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On the afternoon of 25 May 2023 the gates were damaged when a car crashed into them. The Prime Minister was inside at the time. A man was arrested by police and the incident was not terrorism related.
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to design the houses. Although large, they were put up quickly and cheaply on soft soil with shallow foundations. The fronts had facades with lines painted on the surface imitating brick mortar.
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and foreign dignitaries are met and entertained. At the rear is an interior courtyard and a terrace overlooking a garden of 0.5 acres (2,000 m). Other residents of 10 Downing Street are the
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or the greater part thereof is since demolished; but it is to be subject to the proviso that it be not built any nearer than 14 feet of the wall of the said Park at the West end thereof."
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actually took the title); this was particularly common in coalition governments. Sometimes a minister only uses the Downing Street flat for formal occasions and lives elsewhere.
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took rooms in Downing Street during his stay in London during 1762–63 at a rent of £22 per annum. He records having dealings with prostitutes in the adjacent park.
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that were taken over by the government and demolished in 1824 to allow the construction of the Privy Council Office, Board of Trade and Treasury offices.
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along Downing Street has not been extinguished nor subject to a gating order and the road retains the status of a public highway maintained by
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claimed residence in numbers 10, 11 and 12 for himself and his family. He was both Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister at the time.
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Quality; each House having a pleasant Prospect into St James's Park, with a Tarras Walk". The houses had several distinguished residents. The
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The houses between Number 9 and Whitehall were acquired by the government and demolished in 1824 to allow the construction of the
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In practice, these office-holders may live in different flats in the complex, depending on their and their family's requirements.
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offices. In 1861, the houses on the south side of Downing Street were replaced by purpose-built government offices for the
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on 11 November 1920. They were a public safety measure intended to prevent the crowds in Whitehall becoming too dense.
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formerly closed off the western end of the street. It was leased as a town house from 1723 to 1797. It was acquired by
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Vehicle access was curtailed in 1973 when metal barriers were placed across the entrance to the street. In 1974, the
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Text of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Sites under Section 128) Order 2007 (No. 930)
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was originally part of 12 Downing Street before the housing area was partially re-built and re-numbered in 1876.
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There used to be a public house, the Rose and Crown, in Downing Street. In 1830 the tenant was a Mr Dixon.
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wrote "I much regret this further erosion of the Englishman's right to wander at will in Downing Street."
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in the 19th century. Some parts were demolished in the 1860s, and by 1876 it had been removed completely.
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wrote that Number 10 was "shaky and lightly built by the profiteering contractor whose name they bear".
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View of the old Foreign Office and other buildings on Downing Street in an 1827 watercolour by
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since 1828. The residence was built alongside the official residence of the Prime Minister at
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for criminal trespass, the street was not included in the boundaries of the designated area.
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Although the Downing Street government buildings and grounds are a designated site under the
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foundations and incorporated vehicle gates. The barriers were taken down in 1922 when the
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magazine). In 2005, Westminster City Council used anti-terrorism powers contained in the
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Barriers were erected at the St James's Park end of the street for the unveiling of the
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For more than three hundred years, it has held the official residences of both the
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being a married man with three children living at home, while his counterpart
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Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster.
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Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster.
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Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster.
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Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster.
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took power, a swap was carried out by the new incumbents of the two titles;
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The houses at the end of the street were arranged around Downing Square.
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in 1863, and was occupied by the marine and railway departments of the
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Since 1989, entering Downing Street has required passing through a
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Downing Street in the late 1980s, before the gates were installed
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Access through these gates led to a political scandal known as
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as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from
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Jones, see back cover picture credited to Robert Hill @ BBC.
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at Number 10. Boris Johnson similarly resided at Number 11.
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Second Lord of the Treasury (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
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proposed erecting a semi-permanent barrier between the
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was founded in 1800, under the terms of the will of
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Downing was a soldier and diplomat who served under
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