Editing Addington Palace (section)

==Current usage==
The house was [[Grade II*]] [[listed building|listed]] in 1951.<ref name="NHLE">{{National Heritage List for England| num=1358819 |desc=Addington Palace (Royal School of Church Music) |grade=II* |access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> In 1953, it was leased to the [[Royal School of Church Music]], initially to house choirboys assembled from all over Britain to sing at the [[coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sll29 |title=Choristers of the Coronation |date=25 May 2013 |publisher=BBC Radio 4 |access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> The building housed the Royal School of Church Music's music publishing operation, residential college and choir school until 1996, when a private company took it over for development as a conference and banqueting venue, health farm and country club. It was used extensively for [[wedding]]s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.addington-palace.co.uk/ |title=Addington Palace |publisher=Addington Palace |access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> until the company operating it went into liquidation in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/24/addington-palace-doomed-wedding-firm-ignored-warnings-to-refund-740k-14444580/|title=Couples lose £740,000 after failing wedding company ignores Covid refund rules|first=Sam|last=Courtney-Guy|work=Metro|date=24 April 2021}}</ref>

It is surrounded by a park and golf courses, and its gardens are still largely in their original design. Much of the grounds have been leased by golf clubs and the exclusive Bishops Walk housing development was built on Bishops Walk (a private road).{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

A large [[Cedrus libani|cedar of Lebanon]] stands next to the palace, one of the [[Great Trees of London]].<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Great Trees of London |publisher=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] Guides Ltd |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-84670-154-2 |pages=206}}</ref>