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Duke's Palace  England 
Norwich, Norfolk, England


Status: Destroyed
Details: House mostly demolished by 8th Duke, now completely destroyed; chapel demolished 1950.

Special Info / Location/ Date

Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name

Location
Country
England
District Today
Norfolk
 Historic County
 City / Town / Village
Norwich
 Latitude
52.62249
 Longitude
1.2949

Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
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Architects

Designed   Royal Court public chapel
Date   1764

Extant / Listed / References

Extant
Extant Type
Destroyed
Extant Details
House mostly demolished by 8th Duke, now completely destroyed; chapel demolished 1950.

Listed
House Listed As 
Unknown
Gardens Listed As  
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House:  No
Townhouse

References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat

Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Unknown
Historic Houses Association Member
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Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards

Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Unknown
Primary Current Ownership Use
Unknown
Current Ownership Use / Details

Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Lord Henry Howard
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies

History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
Henry VIII house demolished 1662
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Lord Henry Howard
House & Family History
House was the palace of Dukes of Norfolk, in Duke Street. House was later rebuilt. James Paine designed the Royal Court public chapel in 1764.
Collections This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.

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Comments

Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church

Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography

Author   Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published   1981
Reference  



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