11 Downing Street

11 Downing Street
A white building with a black door, with the number eleven on the door
11 Downing Street is located in City of Westminster
11 Downing Street
Location in Westminster
General information
Architectural styleGeorgian
Town or cityCity of Westminster, London, SW1
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′12″N 0°07′40″W / 51.5034°N 0.1278°W / 51.5034; -0.1278
Current tenantsJohn Healey (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
Construction started1682; 344 years ago (1682)
Completed1684; 342 years ago (1684)
Design and construction
ArchitectChristopher Wren
Website
http://www.number10.gov.uk/
Listed Building – Grade I
Reference no.1356989

11 Downing Street in London, also known in the United Kingdom as Number 11, is the official residence of the chancellor of the exchequer. The residence, in Downing Street in London, was built next to the official residence of the Prime Minister at Number 10 in 1682.

The first chancellor to live there was Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice in 1806, but Number 11 did not become the chancellor's official residence until 1828.

From 1997 to 2022, prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson chose to live in the flat above Number 11 for all or part of their term of office. Keir Starmer, his wife Victoria, and their two children lived above Number 11.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "11 Downing Street (1356989)". National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "History of Number 11 Downing Street". UK Government. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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