Whitehall Gates

Whitehall Gates The Whitehall Gate gave the visitor access to the Whitehall Palace. Entering the palace by the gate gave access to the Whalebone Court, through which was the passage to the Great Hall (Whitehall), the Royal Chapel and the Water Gate.

The gatehouse itself was a lofty baroque building with a conical roof. It was entered by a door flanked by two passages, each in the form of a quadrant, together making a semi-circle. The rooms over the gate were used as lodgings. Among others the Lord Almoner had his residence here. The Porter's Lodge was on the ground floor under the Gate. It was occasionally used as a prison.