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In the 20th century alone, the First and Second World Wars were directed from within it

10 Downing Street 2016 Inside View London VR Politics

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10 Downing Street 2016 Inside View London VR Politics

10 Downing St, London SW1A 2AB

 

 

 

Behind its black door have been taken the most important decisions affecting Britain since 1682

 

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10 Downing Street, the locale of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era.

 

 

 

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House of hard decisions such as The building of the British nuclear bomb, the handling of economic crises from the Great Depression in 1929 to the great recession, and the building up of the welfare state.

 

 

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Some of the most famous political figures of modern history have lived and worked in Number 10.

 

 

 

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Including Robert Walpole, Pitt the Younger, Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher.

 

 

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Number 10 has 3 overlapping functions.

 

 

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It is the official residence of the British Prime Minister: it is their office, and it is also the place where the Prime Minister entertains guests from Her Majesty The Queen to presidents of the United States and other world leaders.

 

 

 

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The Prime Minister hosts countless receptions and events for a whole range of British and overseas guests, with charitable receptions high up the list.

 

 

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 The building is much larger than it appears from its frontage.

 

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 The hall with the chequered floor immediately behind the front door lets on to a warren of rooms and staircases.

 

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 The house in Downing Street was joined to a more spacious and elegant building behind it in the early 18th century.

 

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 Number 10 has also spread itself out to the left of the front door

 

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 No10 has taken over much of 12 Downing Street, which is accessed by a corridor that runs through 11 Downing Street - the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

 

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 Number 10 has been upgraded, including new technology, throughout its history, to ensure both an acceptable standard of living for its residents and to keep the Prime Minister at the heart of decision making within government.

 

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 1877 - hot and cold running water installed. The living quarters were renovated for Benjamin Disraeli including a bath.

 

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 1894 - installation of electric lighting and first telephones. Following Disraeli's departure William Gladstone redecorated the building and oversaw the installations.

 

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 1902 - first motor-car driven onto Downing Street. Arthur Balfour brought the first car and since then, Prime Ministers have looked to select British marques for their official car, with a procession of Wolseleys, Humbers, Rovers, Daimlers and Jaguars sweeping successive Prime Ministers into – and out of – Downing Street.

 

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 1937 - first central heating.

 

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 1963 - electrical and telephone systems were replaced. 1963 was a major period of renovation for the building.

 

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 1982 - the first direct hotline between No10 and Washington was established during Margaret Thatcher's first term of office.

 

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 1982 - first ‘micro-computer’ and microfilm reader installed.

 

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 1983 - wider roll-out of computers machines for Number 10 staff following a review of the building's needs.

 

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 1990s - first video conference. John Major used the technology from his study.

 

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 1996 - desktop PCs installed at all workstations.

 

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 1996 – the launch of the first No10 website

 

 

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1998 – internet access became mainstreamed across Number 10 staff desktops.

 

2002 – dedicated video conferencing suite was installed. This followed the events of 9/11 and allowed the Prime Minister and his team to be in face to face contact with counterparts around the world in an instant.

 

2005 – a new e-mail account allowed the public to contact the Prime Minister directly.

 

2008 – Number 10's very own online TV station – Number10 TV

 

2008 – Number 10's first tweet – and there have been over thousands since.

 

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