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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 26 October 17 13:54 BST (UK) »
"Lockie's Topography of London 1810" (google books) pinpoints the Adjutant General's Office.  Location still good for 1841 is the question?

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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 26 October 17 13:56 BST (UK) »
I’ve just compared your 1857 map with Google and it looks like the Foreign & Commonwealth Office was constructed on the site of all 4 streets, just next to the Cenotaph.
 
Unless of course ‘Upper’ Charles Street was elsewhere.
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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 26 October 17 18:22 BST (UK) »
Have you checked "Lockie's"? The GPS of its day.

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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #21 on: Friday 27 October 17 08:55 BST (UK) »
Finally, had time to read the British History online item. It mentions the proposed location of the Sutling (one "l") House in the 1750 rebuild of the principal ("middle") Horseguards building and its being abolished 1851.


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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #22 on: Friday 27 October 17 09:34 BST (UK) »
...Horseguards building and its being abolished 1851.

London Daily News, 16 Sep 1854
"Two or three years since a sutling house was removed from the South Wing of the Horse Guards structure and the court yard adjoining it built upon ..."

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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 28 October 17 17:47 BST (UK) »
Hanes (Forgive me, I suppose that’s your first name) a hundred thanks !

I’m a member of the British Newspaper Archive so I’ll research that item.
As for Lockie…, I compared it with todays Google Maps and the streets near Downing Street have been demolished to make way for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; just opposite the Cenotaph.  But...  But 'Upper Charles Street' is not apparent !!(?)

In the meantime, I've been researching a certain Guardsman called George Osborne who married in Belgium two months before the Battle. (Brice would have known him) 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=768744.msg6244251#msg6244251
With no luck, I decided to contact my Regiment and ask the Chaplain for assistance.
Ken provided a mountain of information and what’s more, thanks to him, the Church of England replied to help with the inquiry.

Ken found himself at Saint James’s palace the other day and before leaving for Aldershot, he popped into RHQ WelliB where F Company is billeted. (F Company is the 'remnants' of my 2nd Battalion and that of Brice McGregor.  The Battalion being reduced to Company strength, they continue to maintain the 2SG Colours.
During his visit, the CO seemed to be extremely interested and Ken wrote the following reply:
“Iain,
Me again. The F-Coy Commander has been quite proactive on this and the Officers' Mess Colour Sergeant at St. James' Palace is asking around the Royal Household for you!”

Another Freemasonry source is that Brice was a ‘PM&T.’ (Past Master and Tyler)   Tyler, meaning that he stood guard by the door with sword in hand, barring anyone who was not a Masson.
Lol…, and the soup thickens.

I only hope that F Company can find a drawing of the suttling house !   It seems illogical that the Officer's Mess at a 90° angle to the suttling house does not have a drawing or painting somewhere;
Keeping my fingers crossed !
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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #24 on: Saturday 28 October 17 20:30 BST (UK) »
There's earlier mention in this post about the Sutling House, St. James' Palace - that of the Kings' Guard I believe.

Check the Morning Advertiser, 26 Sep 1834, re. "Joseph Ayling".

Best of luck with the search

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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #25 on: Sunday 29 October 17 05:56 GMT (UK) »
Lol...   More confusion as this indicates Saint James's Palace and not Horse Guards.
The Colour Sergeant doing some research there may come across it.

In the meantime, it does show that the suttling houses did have strict opening hours, despite their raison d’être !

Thank you for that...  ;)

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Re: Suttling House, St James’s Palace.
« Reply #26 on: Sunday 29 October 17 08:28 GMT (UK) »
As I read it -

Joseph Ayling ran the sutling house in St Jame's Palace - the Kings Guards.
Brice ran the sutling house on Horseguards - the Foot Guards. His predecessor was a Mr Childes?