Apsley House
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| Address | 149 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NT, UK |
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| Opened | 1778 |
| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM Wed |
| Reference no | 1226873 |
| Artwork | The Waterseller of Seville |
| Did you know | Apsley House was originally designed and built between 1771 and 1778 for Lord Chancellor Henry, 1st Baron Apsley (later 2nd Earl Bathurst), by the fashionable architect Robert Adam (1728–92). |
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| ID | 671032 |
About Apsley House
Apsley House is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing south towards the busy traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch. It is a Grade I listed building.
Where is the Apsley House
Duke of Wellington's sherry sells for £1,500
A bottle of sherry owned by The First Duke of Wellington has been sold for just over £1,500 at auction.
The 170-year-old tipple was bottled in The Duke 's Home - Apsley House , London - and bought by someone in the UK on Thursday.
It fetched £1,527, including fees, More Than double its estimate of £700.
The Duke , who defeated Napoleon and went on to be Prime Minister , had never opened it before he died in 1852.
The Fortified Wine is still drinkable, even though it is so old.
Arthur Wellesley was given the title of The Duke of Wellington after playing a key role in defeating Napoleon at The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and ending the Napoleonic Wars .
As a reward for his military success, Parliament gave him £700,000 to build a new " Waterloo Palace" but, instead of constructing a new building, he put in a £40,000 bid to buy Apsley House .
The sherry was bought in 1977 at a Christie's sale of wines from the property and has been in a Hampshire cellar since.
Source of news: bbc.com