Government House, Falkland Islands

Government House
Government House
	Government House in Stanley
General information
Town or city	Stanley
Country	Falkland Islands
Coordinates	51°41′30″S 57°52′21″W / 51.69167°S 57.87250°W
Completed	1845
Client	Government of the Falkland Islands
Website
	Official website

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

History[edit]

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

^ "Government House". Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Tatham, David. "Edinburgh, the Prince Philip". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ Bernhardson, Wayne (28 November 2013). "Grapes in the Falklands? At Government House Gardens". Southern Cone Travel. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ "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.

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