11 Downing Street

Official residence of Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer August 2024 January 2014 11 Downing Street Ambassador Johnson meets Chancellor Hammond (36560214560).jpg A white building with a black door, with the number eleven on the door City of Westminster, London, SW1 United Kingdom 51.5034 -0.1278 region:GB-LND_type:landmark title,inline yes 1684 Christopher Wren yes Grade I 13569891356989 11 Downing Street 15 July 2016 United Kingdom London Westminster Location in Westminster John Healey (Chancellor of the Exchequer) http://www.number10.gov.uk/ yes 1682 Georgian 11 Downing Street in London, also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 11, is the official residence of the chancellor of the exchequer (who traditionally also has the title of Second Lord of the Treasury). The residence, in Downing Street in London, was built alongside 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.History of Number 11 Downing Street https://www.gov.uk/government/history/11-downing-street UK Government 16 October 2014 From 1997 to 2022, prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson29 July 2019 Boris Johnson and girlfriend take bigger Downing Street flat, leaving smaller one for Javid family https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-prime-minister-downing-street-home-sajid-javid-no-10-family-a9025141.html subscription live https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-prime-minister-downing-street-home-sajid-javid-no-10-family-a9025141.html 1 May 2022 31 January 2020 The Independent chose to reside for all or part of their term of office in the flat above Number 11, as its residential apartment is larger than at Number 10. Rishi Sunak broke with this by resuming residence in the smaller flat above Number 10.Wingate Sophie 2022-10-29 Removal vans in Downing Street as Rishi Sunak moves in https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-downing-street-london-chequers-treasury-b1036170.html 2023-03-22 Evening Standard en2022-10-26 Living in Downing Street: Rishi Sunak and family move back in en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63404315 2023-03-222022-10-25 Rishi has multi-million-pound pads, but he's the first PM since John Major to live in 10 Downing Street's flat https://www.tatler.com/article/will-rishi-sunak-be-the-first-pm-to-shun-downing-street 2023-03-22 Tatler en-GB Keir Starmer, his wife Victoria, and their two children lived above Number 11.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2507npnxqeo Starmer thanks Hunt's children for 'sweet' notes BBC News 12 July 2024 12 July 2024 Mason Chris Capella Hannah Background Number 11 is part of a (blackened) yellow-brick Georgian-era converted mansion. The building overlooks St. James's Park and Horse Guards Parade and consists—from left to right—of Numbers 12, 11 and 10.'Plate 112: Nos. 10, 11, and 12, Downing Street, plan of ground floor', in Survey of London: Volume 14, St Margaret, Westminster, Part III: Whitehall II Montagu H. Cox G. Topham Forrest London 1931 112 British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol14/pt3/plate-112 20 October 2022 Number 11 is located on the left side of Number 10, the official residence of the Prime Minister (or First Lord of the Treasury) since the early 19th century. Number 12, to the left of Number 11, is the official residence of the Chief Whip, but it is now used as the Prime Minister's press office.https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/nine-key-moments-as-leeds-hosts-rishi-sunak-and-liz-truss-conservative-leadership-hustings-3786324 Nine key moments as Leeds hosts Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Conservative leadership hustings 29 July 2022 Yorkshire Evening Post 20 October 2022 As a result of many internal alterations over the years, the three terraced houses are internally a single complex; one can walk from number 11 to number 10, via an internal connecting door, without using the street doors. The Cabinet Office on Whitehall is also directly connected to these at its rear making up an executive office of the prime minister and senior Privy Councillors.A. Seldon & J. Meakin (2016) The Cabinet Office, 1916-2016: The Birth of Modern Government, London: Biteback, Chapter 6 The terraced house was one of several built by Sir George Downing between 1682 and 1684 to designs by Christopher Wren. It was altered c. 1723–35; refaced c. 1766–75 by Kenton Couse and with early C.19 alterations. Along with Number 10, it underwent a major reconstruction by Raymond Erith, 1960–64.The Architect and Building News, 25 December 1963 Despite reconstruction, the interior retains a fine staircase with carved bracket tread ends and three slender turned balusters per tread. The fine Dining Room of 1825–26 is by Sir John Soane.http://collections.soane.org/object-m546 Model for the domical ceiling to the eating-room at No. 11 Downing Street, designed by Sir John Soane Sir John Soane's Museum 20 October 2022 Recent occupancy When Tony Blair became prime minister in 1997 he chose to reside in Number 11, rather than Number 10, as it has a larger living area; Blair was living with his wife and their several young children, while Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, was still a bachelor.10 Downing Street Today http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page7410.asp 29 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070607025140/http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page7410.asp 7 June 2007 In 2007, when Brown became prime minister, he at first chose to live in Number 11,https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN03367 Ministerial Residences Michael Everett Keith Parry 21 July 2016 31 January 2020 researchbriefings.parliament.uk but soon moved back to Number 10.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2016/aug/22/who-lives-no-9-downing-street-brexit Who lives at No 9 Downing Street? The Guardian 22 August 2016 10 October 2022 Following the 2010 general election, the incoming prime minister, David Cameron, moved into 11, and George Osborne chose to remain in his Notting Hill home.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/7855145/George-Osborne-spurns-Downing-Street-to-remain-a-Notting-Hill-Tory.html The Daily Telegraph George Osborne spurns Downing Street to remain a Notting Hill Tory 26 June 2010 In early August 2011, Osborne moved into Number 10.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3LrMh99XJ1Xsh7GtrvH1s8H/10-surprising-facts-about-number-10-downing-street BBC Radio 4 – Gardeners' Question Time – 10 Surprising facts about Number 10 Downing Street BBC 31 January 2020 Boris Johnson lived in Number 11, instead of his first and second Chancellor (Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak, respectively). In March 2020, Johnson refurbished the residential apartment at Number 11. An Electoral Commission inquiry investigated the financing of this refurbishment.28 April 2021 Electoral Commission to investigate Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat renovations BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-56915307 29 April 2021 This was known in the press as the Cash-for-Curtains scandal.Cash for curtains: will No. 10 refurb inquiry end up costing PM? https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/952681/cash-for-curtains-how-will-downing-street-refurb-inquiry-end 2 May 2021 The WeekIvens Martin Boris Johnson's Wallpaper Is a Gamble on Britain's Class Divisions https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-01/cash-for-curtains-boris-johnson-should-have-a-nicely-decorated-home 2 May 2021 BloombergAllegretti Aubrey Boris Johnson furious as inquiry launched into 'cash for curtains' https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/28/boris-johnson-fury-inquiry-cash-for-curtains-electoral-commission-downing-street 2 May 2021 The GuardianMaise Desné DESNÉ MASIE: Could the 'cash for curtains' scandal be the UK's Nkandla? https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2021-05-02-desn-masie-could-the-cash-for-curtains-scandal-be-the-uks-nkandla/ 2 May 2021 Business DayBoJo 'Cash for Curtains' scandal: "Why lie and cover up in order to bring gaudy gold wallpaper?" https://theglobalherald.com/news/bojo-cash-for-curtains-scandal-why-lie-and-cover-up-in-order-to-bring-gaudy-gold-wallpaper/ 2 May 2021 The Global HeraldRoberts Joe Boris and Carrie may have to hand over personal emails to 'cash for curtains' inquiry https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/29/boris-johnson-and-carrie-symonds-may-have-to-hand-emails-to-electoral-commission-14491067/ 2 May 2021Woodcock Andrew Labour seeks Commons standards probe into Boris Johnson flat funding https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-flat-standards-commissioner-b1839733.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-flat-standards-commissioner-b1839733.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 2 May 2021 The Independent Rishi Sunak broke with this by resuming residence in the smaller flat above Number 10. References External links 11 Downing Street section from the Survey of London online Category:Official residences in the United Kingdom Category:Houses in the City of Westminster Category:National government buildings in London Category:Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster Category:Grade I listed houses in London Category:Buildings and structures on Downing Street