Cockpit (Whitehall Palace)

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N Paul Miller on Mon 3 Feb 2003, 03:06am. Flag this

Cockpit, against the Privy Garden, W. It is a part of the Royal Palace of Whitehall, standing in a Street situated betwixt two Gateways; the one fronting Charingcross, and the other Westminster Abby. Here the Principle Secretaries of State generally keep their Offices.
W. Stow 1722
N Susanna on Mon 3 Feb 2003, 05:13am. Flag this

1746 Map

The 1746 map of London includes the Cockpit at Whitehall:

http://www.motco.com/Map/81002/SeriesSearchPlatesFulla.asp?mode=query&artist=384&other=361&x=11&y=11
N Terry Foreman on Tue 10 Mar 2009, 11:03pm. Flag this

The Royal Cockpit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit-in-Court
N Geoff on Thu 2 Jul 2009, 06:42pm. Flag this

The Cockpit is the octagonal building, near the bottom right corner of this 1658 map.
http://www.oldlondonmaps.com/newcourtpages/newcourt18.html

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