Cristina Poyatos. ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH – 10, DOWNING STREET

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH – 10, DOWNING STREET

The Anglican church of St. Margaret, is situated in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, and is the parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch. Originally founded in the 12th century by Benedictine monks. It was rebuilt from 1486 to 1523. It became the parish church of the Palace of Westminster in 1614, when the Puritans of the 17th century, unhappy with the highly liturgical Abbey, chose to hold Parliamentary services in the more "suitable" St Margaret's, a practice that has since continued.

10 Downing Street in London, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as “Number 10”, is the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury who is now always the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Situated in the  City of Westminster, it is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government. Number 10 Downing Street was originally three houses: a mansion overlooking St. James's Park (called "the House at the Back"), a townhouse behind it located at 10 Downing Street and a cottage next to Number 10. The townhouse, from which the modern building gets its name, was one of several built by Sir George Downing between 1682 and 1684.