Carlton House
Carlton House stood in London as George IV’s residence from 1783 to 1826. The building occupied the site where Carlton House Terrace now stands.
Henry Holland remodelled the house after George III secured parliamentary funding for his son’s new household. George IV repeatedly changed the interiors, later employing Thomas Hopper, James Wyatt, and John Nash. Lavish rooms contained carved, gilded doors, rich draperies, elaborate wall hangings, and a Gothic conservatory. Political gatherings and entertainments filled the residence, especially after George became Prince Regent in 1811. Its grand sequence included an octagonal vestibule, a staircase, state apartments, and a throne room.
Private rooms included the Blue Velvet Room and a Chinese-influenced Rose Satin Drawing Room. Beneath them, a library held Gothic oak bookcases and concealed spring rollers for maps. After 1815, George considered the residence insufficiently grand and turned towards Buckingham House. The building was demolished in 1826, while furnishings moved to other royal residences and Carlton House Terrace replaced the site.
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