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Lambeth
Palace,
formerly
Lambeth
House
is
the
London
residence
of
the
Archbishop
of
Canterbury.
Visitors
can
take
a
guided
tour
of
the
Crypt,
Guard
Room,
Chapel
and
the
Library.
All
tours
must
be
booked
in
advance.
Lambeth
Palace
is
one
of
the
few
medieval
buildings
left
in
London.
The
official
London
residence
of
the
Anglican
archbishop
of
Canterbury
and
until
1978
the
site
of
the
Lambeth
Conference,
an
episcopal
assembly
that
is
called
about
once
every
10
years
(the
conference
now
meets
at
Canterbury).
About
1200
the
first
sections
of
the
palace
were
built.
The
Lollardsβ
Tower,
a
former
water
tower,
dates
to
the
1430s,
and
the
fine
Tudor
gatehouse
was
completed
by
the
early
16th
century.
Many
of
the
buildings,
including
the
residence
proper,
the
14th-century
Guard
Room,
and
the
church
of
St.
Mary-at-Lambeth
(now
a
garden
museum),
were
built
or
restored
in
the
19th
century.
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