Government House, Falkland Islands
Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands' London-appointed Governors since the mid-19th century. The official residence was built in 1845.
The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica says in the Falkland Islands article that "Government House, grey, stone-built and slated, calls to mind a manse in Shetland or Orkney."
Sir Ernest Shackleton stayed here during his famous expedition. Allegedly, he described his time there as being "far colder than any time on the ice".[citation needed] Whether that refers to the welcome he received or the temperature is not clear.
It is a listed building.[1]
It was the site of a major battle during the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982.
See also
References
- ^ "Falkland Islands Information Web Portal". Buildings and Structures in the Falkland Islands designated as being of Architectural or Historic Interest. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
 | This Falkland Islands-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |