| Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge | |
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  Location of lodge in Waltham Forest | |
| General information | |
| Type | Formerhunting lodge, now amuseum |
| Location | Chingford London,E4, England |
| Coordinates | 51°38′04″N0°01′03″E / 51.634463°N 0.017492°E /51.634463; 0.017492 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge |
| Designated | 28 June 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1293481 |
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge is aGrade II* listed formerhunting lodge, now a museum, on the edge ofEpping Forest, at 8 Rangers Road,Chingford, London E4,[1] in theLondon Borough of Waltham Forest, nearGreater London's boundary withEssex.
In 1542,Henry VIII commissioned the building, then known as Great Standing, from which to view thedeer chase at Chingford; it was completed in 1543.[2] The building was renovated in 1589 forElizabeth I. The former lodge, now a three-storey building, has been extensively restored[1] and is now a museum, which has been managed by theCity of London Corporation since 1960.[2] Admission is free.
There is a smaller hunting lodge, "The Little Standing", about a mile away inLoughton, part of the Warren, the Epping Forest HQ.
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