| York Cottage | |
| Former Names: | Bachelors' Cottage |
| Location City: | Sandringham Estate, Norfolk |
| Location Country: | United Kingdom |
| Current Tenants: | Sandringham offices |
| Owner: | Charles III |
| Unit Count: | --> |
York Cottage is a house in the grounds of Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.[1]
The cottage was originally called the Bachelor's Cottage, and built as an overflow residence for Sandringham House.[2]
In 1893, it was given by the future King Edward VII, then the Prince of Wales, as a wedding gift to his son Prince George, the Duke of York (later King George V),[1] who lived there with his wife, the future Queen Mary, after their marriage.[3] The couple lived there for 33 years until the death of Queen Alexandra in 1925;[4] their five youngest children were born there.[1]
George V loved York Cottage, which is said to resemble "three Merrie England pubs joined together." He furnished it himself with furniture purchased from Maple & Co. furniture store. "Too large and too full of footmen to be unremarkable in Surbiton or Upper Norwood, York Cottage in its own context is a monument to the eccentricity of the family who lived there," Lady Donaldson wrote of the cottage.
Today, York Cottage is the estate office for Sandringham; holiday accommodation and flats for estate employees also occupy part of the building.