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12 Downing Street
12
Downing Street
is one of the buildings situated on
Downing Street
in the
City of Westminster
in London, England. It has been traditionally used as the office of the
Chief Whip
although the upper floor forms part of the residential apartment for the
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
. It has been owned and used by the Crown since 1803, first housing the
Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces
and then the
Colonial Office
, before the office of the Chief Whip moved into the premises in 1879 until 2001. It is a
Grade II listed
building.
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