Fransız Samuel de Sorbière 1663'te sarayı ziyaret ettiğinde şöyle bir not düşmüştü: "...nothing but a heap of Houses, erected at divers times, and of different Models, which they made Contiguous in the best Manner they could for the Residence of the Court...", Sorbière, Samuel (1709). A Voyage to England. Londra: J. Woodward. s. 16. Erişim tarihi: 13 Nisan 2018..