Cambridge House is a Grade I listed former townhouse in central London, England. It sits on the northern side of Piccadilly at number 94, in the fashionable district of Mayfair. As of 2021, the property is being converted into a luxury hotel and seven residences.
Built between 1756 and 1761 by architect Matthew Brettingham for Charles Wyndham, the 2nd Earl of Egremont, the house is a masterpiece of late Palladian style. Initially called Egremont House, it later became Cholmondeley House when occupied by the Marquess of Cholmondeley and finally took its present name from Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the seventh son of King George III, who lived there from 1829 to 1850. The property subsequently became Lord Palmerston’s London residence, hosting glittering political and social events until his death in 1865, when the house was purchased by the Naval and Military Club—famously known as the “In and Out Club” due to the signs on its gateposts.
Interesting facts….
On June 27, 1850, while Queen Victoria was visiting relatives at Cambridge House (then the London residence of the Duke of Cambridge at 94 Piccadilly), she was attacked by Robert Pate, a former British Army officer known locally for his erratic behaviour. As the Queen’s carriage stopped amidst a small crowd outside the building, Pate — described as “a well-dressed gentleman with a cane” — suddenly approached and struck her sharply on the head with his metal-tipped walking stick.
He was sentenced to transportation for seven years and sent to the penal colony of Tasmania