The department had several London homes until it settled at Horse Guards in Whitehall during 1722, where it was to remain until 1858. The War Office was then relocated to Cumberland House, Pall Mall for the last half of the 19th century before finally being relocated to a purpose-built accommodation in what is now known as the Old War Office Building.
From the passing of the War Office Act 1870, as part of the Cardwell reforms, the C-in-C was made clearly subordinate to the Secretary of State, to serve as the latter's principal military adviser, and was made to move out of his traditional office above the arch at Horse Guards and into the War Office.
奇怪了 War office和Commander-in-Chief office一段时间里都是在HorseGuards |