Chequers
Chequers (/ˈtʃɛkərz/ CHEK-ərz) is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th-century manor house in origin, it is near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 40 miles (64 km) north-west of central London. Coombe Hill is two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) northeast. Chequers has been the country home of the serving Prime Minister since 1921 after the estate was given to the nation by Sir Arthur Lee by a Deed of Settlement, given full effect in the Chequers Estate Act 1917. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England.
| Chequers | |
|---|---|
Chequers – the official country residence of British Prime Ministers since 1921 | |
| Alternative names | Chequers Court |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Official residence (weekend home) |
| Architectural style | Elizabethan |
| Address | Missenden Road Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP17 0UZ |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°44′36″N 0°46′55″W |
| Current tenants | Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Completed | c.1556 |
| Client | William Hawtrey |
| Owner | The Chequers Trust |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Red brick with stone dressings and roof tiles |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Chequers |
| Designated | 21 June 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1125879 |
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens | |
| Official name | Chequers |
| Designated | 30 August 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1000595 |
| Grade | I |
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