The Strand: Worcester House

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Sir Walter Besant, in The Fascination of London, published in 1903, continues his survey of the Strand with a mention of Worcester House:

Adjacent to Salisbury House stood Worcester House.

It was originally the town-house of the Bishops of Carlisle; at the Reformation it was presented to the Earl of Bedford, and known as Bedford House, until the owner built another house on the north side of the Strand.

It then became the property of the Marquis of Worcester, and was known as Worcester House.

Lord Clarendon lived here after the Restoration. At Worcester House his daughter Anne was married to the Duke of York.

Lord Clarendon left the house, and went to live in St. James's Street. Worcester House was then used for great occasions.

Here the Duke of Ormond (1669) was installed Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and in 1674 the Duke of Monmouth Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

The Worcester House Conference was also held in the hall of this place. Beaufort Buildings occupy a part of the site. The house itself was destroyed by the Duke of Beaufort.

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