Restoration House
Historic house in Kent, England
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Restoration House is an Elizabethan mansion Manor House in Rochester, Kent. It is so named after a visit by King Charles II on the eve of his restoration in 1660.
Charles had landed in Dover on 25 May 1660 and by the evening of the 28th arrived in Rochester. He was received by the Mayor and eventually retired for the night to the home of Colonel Gibbon. The following day Charles continued to London and was proclaimed King on 29 May, his 30th birthday. Although the home of Colonel Gibbon, the property was actually owned by Sir Francis Clerke (he was knighted during the visit), a fact which has led to confusion in the past.
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