Sandringham House

The history of the estate dates back to the second half of the 16th century. In 1771, architect Cornish Henley had the original buildings cleared and erected Sandringham Hall. In the 19th century, Samuel Sanders Teulon extended the building with a porch and a conservatory, commissioned by Charles Spencer Cowper, stepson of Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston. In 1862, Queen Victoria purchased the estate for her son, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Alexandra of Denmark. As the existing house was deemed too small for the heir apparent's needs, it was demolished and replaced by a new red-brick structure completed in 1870, which has remained largely unchanged since.