Wellington House (St. Helena)
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Entrance to Wellington House (2018) |
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place | Jamestown |
Construction year | 1730s |
Wellington House is a historic building in Jamestown on the island of St. Helena . As a Grade I structure, it enjoys the highest monument protection and is one of the best preserved buildings from the times of the East India Company . It is named after the Duke of Wellington and now houses a guest house and restaurant .
Wellington House was believed to have been built in the late 1730s on the site of the previously collapsed Sessions House . Francis Wrangham received the necessary building permit in 1738.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wellington House - House - Grade 1, 10742. Saint Helena Historic Environment Record. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Wellington House. St Helena Tourism. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Wellington House. Saint Helena Island Info. Retrieved December 19, 2017.