Government House, Falkland Islands

Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands' governors since the mid-19th century.^[1]

Government House
Government House in Stanley
General information
Town or city	Stanley
Country	Falkland Islands
Coordinates	51°41′30″S 57°52′21″W
Completed	1845
Client	Government of the Falkland Islands
Website
Official website

History

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."

There is a conservatory on the northern side of the building, which Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visited during his tour of the Falklands in 1991.^[2] One of the world's southernmost grapevines grows there, of the Black Hamburg variety.^[3]

Ernest Shackleton stayed here during his famous expedition. Allegedly, he described his time there as being "far colder than any time on the ice".

It is a listed building.^[4]

It was the site of a major battle and of the surrender during the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands.

See also

• Government Houses of the British Empire
• Governor of the Falkland Islands

References

1. "Government House". Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
2. Tatham, David. "Edinburgh, the Prince Philip". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
3. Bernhardson, Wayne (28 November 2013). "Grapes in the Falklands? At Government House Gardens". Southern Cone Travel. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
4. "Falkland Islands Information Web Portal". Buildings and Structures in the Falkland Islands designated as being of Architectural or Historic Interest. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2008.