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King Street is a street in the
King Street is a street in the St James's
St James's is a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. In the 17th century the area developed as a residential location for the British aristocracy, and around the 19th century was the focus of the d ...
district of the City of Westminster. It runs south-west to north-east from St James's Street to St James's Square
St James's Square is the only square in the St James's district of the City of Westminster and is a garden square. It has predominantly Georgian and Neo-Georgian architecture. For its first two hundred or so years it was one of the three or f ...
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History
King Street was probably named after Charles II, and is first mentioned in ratebooks in 1673, having been known before as Charles Street. The 1200-seatSt James's Theatre
The St James's Theatre was in King Street, St James's, London. It opened in 1835 and was demolished in 1957. The theatre was conceived by and built for a popular singer, John Braham; it lost money and after three seasons he retired. A succ ...
on the corner with Duke Street opened in 1835, but was demolished in 1957, despite widespread protests.
Notable occupiers include the principal London premises of the auctioneers Christie's, and Palamon Capital Partners.
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