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Chequers (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ k ər z / CHEK-ərz) is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.A 16th-century manor house in origin, it is near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 40 miles (64 km) north-west of central London.
12 Downing Street (official residence of the Government Chief Whip but currently houses the Offices of the Prime Minister) Chequers (Country residence of the Prime Minister) Carlton Gardens, St. James's (No. 1 is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary and No. 2 houses the Privy Council Office)
Chequers, Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire – official country house of the Prime Minister; 11 Downing Street, Westminster – official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Second Lord of the Treasury) 12 Downing Street, Westminster – formerly the official residence of the Chief Whip, now the site of the Downing Street Press Office
Chequers was gifted to the British state in 1921 and has been the country escape for each prime minister ever since, ...
The house in the Chilterns was gifted a century ago to whoever holds the office of prime minister. Chequers: The country retreat that has seen many historic moments in politics Skip to main content
Ditchley Park is a country house near Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. The estate was once the site of a Roman villa. Later it became a royal hunting ground, and then the property of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley. The 2nd Earl of Lichfield built the present house, designed by James Gibbs, in 1722.
The council signed a 99-year lease and took up residence in May 2007, with the block renamed 'Maidstone House'. Today, The Mall Maidstone hosts a wide variety of shops, from independent retailers to big chain names like B&M. It is a key part of the town centre, also containing the Chequers Bus Station, retaining the old name, which serves as ...
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 ...