City of LONDON

Mansion House is the official London home of the Lord Mayor of the City of London.  It was built in 1739 to designs by George Dance the Elder in the Classical style, and sits opposite the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange.

Mansion House contains many beautiful rooms including the famous Egyptian Room, which is full of elaborate plasterwork and decorative wood carvings.  From the balcony at the front of the house, underneath the huge portico, the Lord Mayor watches the processions which form his Lord Mayor's Show every November. 

It is not normally open to the public.

Mansion House- photo by JB

Nearest Tube station:  Bank