'''Downing Street''' is the formal address in [[London]] for the senior [[Cabinet (UK)|cabinet]] ministers, including the [[Prime Minister]] who resides in Number 10.<ref>http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page178.asp</ref> The street in [[Westminster]], central [[London]], has been the home of the ministers for over 200 years. The street was built by and named after Sir George Downing (1632–1689). Downing was a diplomat, serving under King [[Charles II]]. It was the King that rewarded Downing with the plot of land adjoining St. James's Park upon which Downing Street now stands. | '''Downing Street''' is the formal address in [[London]] for the senior [[Cabinet (UK)|cabinet]] ministers, including the [[Prime Minister]] who resides in Number 10.<ref>http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page178.asp</ref> The street in [[Westminster]], central [[London]], has been the home of the ministers for over 200 years. The street was built by and named after Sir George Downing (1632–1689). Downing was a diplomat, serving under King [[Charles II]]. It was the King that rewarded Downing with the plot of land adjoining St. James's Park upon which Downing Street now stands. |