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Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace, a "large irregular pile of building", on the banks of the Thames opposite Westminster has long been the London residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury. In far earlier times it was a Saxon manor, but in 1197 Lambeth became the property of the see of Canterbury. Below to the left is an engraving of a part of Lambeth Palace that could in Georgian times be viewed from "Bishops' Walk" - now the Embankment.

Interior of the Hall in the 18th century

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