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Newmarket Town Council

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Newmarket Town
Council Contact Information


Newmarket Town Council The Memorial Hall,
High Street
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 8JP

Tel: 01638 667227
Fax: 01638 667201

Email: Newmarket Town Council
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Palace House


Palace House is a designated grade II* listed building and is the surviving pavilion of a royal palace built by Charles II in the late 17th century. This building was owned by the Palace HouseRoyal Family until 1855.
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Forest Heath District Council carried out a major two year restoration project in July 1996. To restore the vaulting in the main ground floor rooms, craftsmen, carpenters and bricklayers researched and revived old skills and techniques. A number of original doorways have been uncovered and, late in its restoration one of the real treasures of the building was discovered by accident. Hidden in the first floor brick wall, workmen found what looked like an old mirror. Further investigation revealed a window, complete with glass. The solid framed window with its sash and counter-balance mechanism was among the first, if not the first, of its type to be used in this country when the Palace was completed in 1671.

The Home of Horseracing Trust plan to restore the Stable Yards, to house a relocated and enhanced National Horseracing Museum and the Retraining of Racehorses Charity.



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