Addington Palace

An ancient recipe for Malepigernout (or dillegrout), a spiced chicken porridge, was historically made by the current Lord of the Manor of Addington to be served upon the coronation of the monarch of England in a kitchen serjeanty.

The last owner Sir John Leigh died without heirs in 1737 and his estates went to distant relatives, who eventually sold to Barlow Trecothick.

He built a new house, designed by Robert Mylne in the Palladian style; a country mansion with single-storey wings.

James continued the work on the house, having the substantial grounds and gardens landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown.

This enabled the mansion to be purchased for the Archbishops of Canterbury, since nearby Croydon Palace had become dilapidated and inconvenient.

[3] In 1953, it was leased to the Royal School of Church Music, initially to house choirboys assembled from all over Britain to sing at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

[citation needed] A large cedar of Lebanon stands next to the palace, one of the Great Trees of London.