Chevening House - Main Buildings
Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary.
The house was bequeathed to the Nation by the 7th and last Earl Stanhope and is managed by a body of trustees. The 115-room mansion, situated near a lake in a 3,500-acre estate, is located near Sevenoaks, Kent. The estate is private and secure. All security details have been specifically excluded from the pictures.
There are eight collections covering (a) Chevening House, the main buildings; (b) The Lake; (c) The Private Gardens and Maze; (d) The Southern Grounds; (e) The Chatham Vase; (f) Northern Farmland and the Keyhole; (g) Estate Cottages; and (h) St Botolphs Church.
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Chevening House, looking south. 04.10.2002
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Chevening House, looking south. 04.10.2002
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Chevening House, looking south. 04.10.2002
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Chevening House, looking south. 04.10.2002.
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Chevening House, looking south. 04.10.2002
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Chevening House, looking south. 04.10.2002
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Chevening House, looking south. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House, looking south. 22.06.2014 9694
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Chevening House, East Wing. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House, East Wing.
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Chevening House, East Wing.
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Chevening House, East Wing. 15 06 2003
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Chevening House, West Wing. 22.06.2014 10752
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Chevening House, West Wing. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House, West Wing. 22.06.2014 9689
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Chevening House, West Wing. 22.06.2014 10677
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Chevening House, West Wing. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House looking east. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House, looking north. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House, East Wing, looking north.
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Chevening House, looking north towards the West Wing. 15.06.2003
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Chevening House, looking north towards the West Wing.
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Chevening House, looking north towards the West Wing. 22.06.2014 9686
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Chevening House, looking north towards the West Wing. 22.06.2014 10681
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Chevening House, Garage block (formerly stables). 22.06.2014 9690
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Chevening House, looking north from the outer part of the grounds. 22.06.2014 9674
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Chevening House, looking north from the outer part of the grounds. 22.06.2014 9671
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Chevening House, looking north from the outer part of the grounds. 22.06.2014 10744
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Chevening House, looking north from the outer part of the grounds. 22.06.2014 9672
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Chevening House, gate decoration (1904). 22.06.2014 10678
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A self-explanatory inscription on the wall surrounding the Estate. 19.06.2015 11393