Apsley House, Wellington's townhouse, stands on a site that once belonged to the crown during the Interregnum. Originally leased by James Hamilton, a Parliamentarian colonial governor, the house was built in the neoclassical style between 1771 and 1778 for Lord Apsley, the Lord Chancellor. Some Adam interiors survive, including the Piccadilly Drawing Room and the Portico Room.
Apsley House was later purchased by Richard Wellesley and passed to his brother Arthur, the 1st Duke of Wellington. Known for his victory at Waterloo, the Duke added the Waterloo Gallery and the florid wrought iron stair-rail to the house. The Waterloo Banquet was held annually to commemorate the famous victory of 18 June 1815. Today, Apsley House is a Grade I listed building and run by English Heritage. Much of the house is open to the public as a museum and art gallery, exhibiting the Wellington Collection.
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