St James's is a district of
Westminster
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, ...
, and a central district in the
City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a London borough with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Greater London, England. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It contains a large par ...
, London, forming part of the
West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of
St. James's Palace and much of it is still owned by the
Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole, making it "the sovereign's public estate", which is neither government property nor part of the monarch's priva ...
. During
the Restoration in the 17th century, the area was developed as a residential location for the
British aristocracy, and around the 19th century was the focus of the development of their
gentlemen's clubs. Once part of the parish of
St Martin in the Fields, much of it formed the parish of
St James from 1685 to 1922. Since the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
the area has transitioned from residential to commercial use.
St James's is bounded to the north by
Piccadilly
Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road (England), A4 road that connects central London to ...
and
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of Westminster, London, England, in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. It is between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane and one of the most expensive districts ...
, to the west by
Green Park
The Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, is in the City of Westminster, Central London. Green Park is to the north of the gardens and semi-circular forecourt of Buckingham Palace, across Constitution Hill road. The park is in the m ...
, to the south by
The Mall and
St. James's Park, and to the east by
Haymarket.
Toponymy
The area's name is derived from the dedication of a 12th-century
leper
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria '' Mycobacterium leprae'' or '' Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve da ...
hospital to Saint
James the Less
James the Less ( ) is a figure of early Christianity. He is also called "the Minor", "the Little", "the Lesser", or "the Younger", according to translation, James is styled "the Less" to distinguish him from the Apostle James the Great (also ca ...
. The hospital site is now occupied by
St James's Palace
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster. Although no longer the principal residence ...
. The area became known as "Clubland" because of the historic presence of
gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally established by males from Britain's upper classes starting in the 17th century.
Many countries outside Britain have prominent gentlemen's clubs, mostly those associated with the ...
s.
The section of
Regent Street
Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George IV of the United Kingdom, George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under the direction of the architect John Nash (architect), J ...
(colloquially known as 'Lower Regent Street') that runs between Waterloo Place and
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End of London, West End in the City of Westminster. It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly. In this context, a ''List of road junctions in the Unite ...
has been officially renamed 'Regent Street St James's'.
Urban development
St James's was once part of the same royal park as
Green Park
The Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, is in the City of Westminster, Central London. Green Park is to the north of the gardens and semi-circular forecourt of Buckingham Palace, across Constitution Hill road. The park is in the m ...
and
St. James's Park. In the 1660s,
Charles II gave the right to develop the area to
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans (25 March 1605 (Baptism, baptised) – January 1684) was an English Cavaliers, Royalist politician, diplomat, courtier and property developer.
Jermyn sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commo ...
who developed it as a predominantly aristocratic residential area around a grid of streets centred on
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 architecture, Georgian and Neo-Georgian architecture. For its first two hundred or so years it was ...
. Until the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, St James's remained one of the most exclusive residential enclaves in London. Notable residences include
St James's Palace
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster. Although no longer the principal residence ...
,
Clarence House
Clarence House is a royal residence on The Mall in the City of Westminster, London. It was built in 1825–1827, adjacent to St James's Palace, for the royal Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV.
The four-storey house is faced in ...
,
Marlborough House
Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is adjacent to St James's Palace.
The ...
,
Lancaster House
Lancaster House (originally known as York House and then Stafford House) is a mansion on The Mall, London, The Mall in the St James's district in the West End of London. Adjacent to The Green Park, it is next to Clarence House and St James ...
,
Spencer House Spencer House may refer to:
* Spencer House, Westminster, Greater London, England
United States
* Spencer House (Hartford, Connecticut), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Hartford County
* Spencer House in Columbus, ...
,
Schomberg House
Schomberg House at 80–82 Pall Mall is a prominent house on the south side of Pall Mall, London, Pall Mall in central London which has a colourful history. Only the street facade survives today. It was built for Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke ...
,
Norfolk House
Norfolk House was the London residence of the Howard family headed by the Dukes of Norfolk, and as such more than one building has been given this name. The first was opposite Lambeth Palace, set in acres of garden and orchards on a site o ...
,
Bridgewater House, and the remaining townhomes of
Carlton House Terrace
Carlton House Terrace is a street in the St James's district of the City of Westminster in London. Its principal architectural feature is a pair of terraces, the Western and Eastern terraces, of white stucco-faced houses on the south side of ...
.
Governance
Historical
St James's was in the
ancient parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of St Martin in the Fields in the
Liberty of Westminster. Attempts made in 1664, 1668 and 1670 to separate St James's from the parish were resisted by St Martin's
vestry
A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colony, English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spen ...
. The building of
St James's Church, Piccadilly
St James's Church, Piccadilly, also known as St James's Church, Westminster, and St James-in-the-Fields, is an Anglican church on Piccadilly in the centre of London, England. The church was designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren.
The churc ...
in 1684 forced the issue, and a new parish of
St James within the Liberty of Westminster was created in 1685. The parish stretched from
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running between Marble Arch and Tottenham Court Road via Oxford Circus. It marks the notional boundary between the areas of Fitzrovia and Marylebone to t ...
in the north to
Pall Mall in the south. It roughly corresponded to the contemporary St James's area, but extended into parts of
Soho
SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street, Houston Street", is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, art installations such as The Wall ...
and
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of Westminster, London, England, in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. It is between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane and one of the most expensive districts ...
. Land south of Pall Mall remained in St Martin in the Fields' parish, and St James's Park was split between the parishes of St Martin and
St Margaret Saint Margaret, St. Margarets, or St. Margaret's may refer to:
People
In chronological order:
* Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch (died 304)
* Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093)
* Saint Margaret of England (died 1192)
* Saint Margaret ...
. St James's Palace was an
extra-parochial area
In England and Wales, an extra-parochial area, extra-parochial place or extra-parochial district was a geographically defined area considered to be outside any ecclesiastical or civil parish. Anomalies in the parochial system meant they had no ch ...
and not part of any parish. A
select vestry was created for the new parish.
Local government
For elections to
Westminster City Council
Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2022. Full council meetings ...
, the area is part of the St James's ward. The ward includes
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist sit ...
,
the Strand,
Westminster
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, ...
and part of Mayfair. The ward elects three councillors.
Notable streets
Notable streets include:
*
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 architecture, Georgian and Neo-Georgian architecture. For its first two hundred or so years it was ...
, which retains many of its original houses but is mostly in office use. The
London Library is located there.
*
Jermyn Street
Jermyn Street is a One-way traffic, one-way street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster in London, England. It is to the south of, parallel, and adjacent to Piccadilly. Jermyn Street is known as a street for gentlemen's-clothing r ...
, an upmarket retail street best known for bespoke shirtmakers and shops offering the finest gentlemen's attire.
*
Pall Mall, which contains many of London's gentlemen's clubs. It is also home to
Marlborough House
Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is adjacent to St James's Palace.
The ...
, the seat of the
Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating co-operation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads of ...
, and the Québec Government Office in London.
*
Crown Passage, a narrow street which splits off from Pall Mall opposite Marlborough House and is home to the Red Lion, one of the oldest
pubs
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
in London's West End to still be in business.
*
Haymarket was once the best-known centre of prostitution in London, but no trace remains of this part of its past. It contains two historic theatres: the
Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre in Haymarket, London, Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in ...
and
Her Majesty's Theatre
His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket, London, Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who ...
.
*
Carlton House Terrace
Carlton House Terrace is a street in the St James's district of the City of Westminster in London. Its principal architectural feature is a pair of terraces, the Western and Eastern terraces, of white stucco-faced houses on the south side of ...
, a pair of grand terraces of houses designed by
John Nash overlooking St. James's Park.
*
St James's Street
St James's Street is the principal street in the district of St James's, central London. It runs from Piccadilly downhill to St James's Palace and Pall Mall. The main gatehouse of the Palace is at the southern end of the road; in the 17th centu ...
, which runs down from Piccadilly to St James's Palace.
Street name etymologies
The following utilises the generally accepted boundaries of St James’s, viz. Piccadilly to the north, Haymarket and
Cockspur Street to the east, The Mall to the south and Queen's Walk to the west.
* St Alban's Street – after
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner
* Angel Court – thought to be after a former inn of this name
* Apple Tree Yard – thought to be after the apple trees formerly to be found here; formerly Angier Street
* Arlington Street – after
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618 – 28 July 1685) was an England, English statesman.
A supporter of the Cavaliers, Royalists during the English Civil War, he joined the royal family in exile before returning to England at the Stuart R ...
, 17th century statesman and local landowner
* Babmaes Street – named after Baptist May (or Mays), trustee to local landowner
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans; it was formerly known as Babmay's Mews
* Bennet Street – after
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618 – 28 July 1685) was an England, English statesman.
A supporter of the Cavaliers, Royalists during the English Civil War, he joined the royal family in exile before returning to England at the Stuart R ...
, 17th century statesman and local landowner
* Blue Ball Yard – after the former 18th century Blew Ball tavern here
*
Bury Street – after
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans and Baron Jermyn of St Edmundsbury (
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...
), 17th century politician and local landowner
* Carlton Gardens, Carlton Street and
Carlton House Terrace
Carlton House Terrace is a street in the St James's district of the City of Westminster in London. Its principal architectural feature is a pair of terraces, the Western and Eastern terraces, of white stucco-faced houses on the south side of ...
– after the former Carlton House, built here in 1709 for
Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton
* Catherine Wheel Yard – from the name of an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895
*
Charing Cross
Charing Cross ( ) is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Since the early 19th century, Charing Cross has been the notional "centre of London" and became the point from which distances from London are measured. ...
– after the
Eleanor cross at Charing, from the Old English word "cierring", referring to a bend in the
River Thames
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*
Charles II Street – named after
Charles II, king when this street was built
* Church Place – after the adjacent
St James's Church, Piccadilly
St James's Church, Piccadilly, also known as St James's Church, Westminster, and St James-in-the-Fields, is an Anglican church on Piccadilly in the centre of London, England. The church was designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren.
The churc ...
; formerly Church Passage
* Cleveland Place and Cleveland Row – after Cleveland House (now
Bridgwater House), named for
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland who lived there in the late 17th century
* Cockspur Court and
Cockspur Street – unknown, though possibly after the
cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights
* Crown Passage – thought to be after a former tavern of this name
*
Duke Street, St James's
Duke Street, St James's is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Piccadilly in the north to King Street in the south, and is crossed by Jermyn Street. Ryder Street joins it on the western side. On th ...
and Duke of York Street – named after
James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to
Charles II, king at the time
* Eagle Place
*
Haymarket – site of a former market selling hay until the 1830s
* St James's Market, St James's Place,
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 architecture, Georgian and Neo-Georgian architecture. For its first two hundred or so years it was ...
,
St James's Street
St James's Street is the principal street in the district of St James's, central London. It runs from Piccadilly downhill to St James's Palace and Pall Mall. The main gatehouse of the Palace is at the southern end of the road; in the 17th centu ...
and Little St James's Street – all from
St James's Palace
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster. Although no longer the principal residence ...
, built on the site of the medieval St James's leper hospital which was dedicated to St James the Less, apostle and Bishop of Jerusalem, or, according to Sheila Fairfield, writing in ''The Streets of London'' (1983), to the other apostle
James, son of Zebedee
James the Great ( Koinē Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: ''Iákōbos''; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: ''Yaʿqōḇ''; died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles t ...
*
Jermyn Street
Jermyn Street is a One-way traffic, one-way street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster in London, England. It is to the south of, parallel, and adjacent to Piccadilly. Jermyn Street is known as a street for gentlemen's-clothing r ...
– after
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner
*
King Street – named after
Charles II, king when this street was built in the 1600s
*
The Mall – built as a course for playing the game
pall-mall, fashionable in the 17th century
* Marlborough Road – after the adjacent
Marlborough House
Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is adjacent to St James's Palace.
The ...
, built for
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Countess of Nellenburg (née Jenyns, spelt Jennings in most modern references; 5 June 1660 (Old Style) – 18 October 1744), was an English courtier who rose to be one of th ...
in 1711
*
Mason's Yard
Mason's Yard is a Squares in London, square in London SW postcode area#SW1, SW1, England.
Overview
Mason's Yard is a Squares in London, square or cul-de-sac on the east side of Duke Street, St James's, Duke Street in the St James's area of Londo ...
– after the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason; it was formerly known as West Stable Yard
* Norris Street – after Godfrye Norris, local leaseholder in the 17th century
* Ormond Yard – after
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Lieutenant general, Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, Knight of the Garter, KG, Privy Council of England, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond fr ...
, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century
*
Pall Mall and Pall Mall Place – laid out as a grounds for playing the game pall-mall in the 17th century
* Park Place – after the nearby
Green Park
The Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, is in the City of Westminster, Central London. Green Park is to the north of the gardens and semi-circular forecourt of Buckingham Palace, across Constitution Hill road. The park is in the m ...
*
Piccadilly
Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road (England), A4 road that connects central London to ...
, Piccadilly Arcade and
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End of London, West End in the City of Westminster. It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly. In this context, a ''List of road junctions in the Unite ...
– after Piccadilly Hall, home of local tailor Robert Baker in the 17th century, believed to be named after the
piccadills –cut-work lace trimming used for hems or fashionable broad collars of the 16th and 17th century– which made his fortune. Circus is a British term for an older-style circular road junction; it was laid out by John Nash in 1819
* Pickering Place – after William Pickering, local painter, stainer and grocer, who leased property here in the 1730s
* Princes Arcade – built 1929–1933, named after the former Prince's Hotel, which stood here
* Princes Place
* Queen's Walk – after
Caroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was List of British royal consorts, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and List of Hanoverian royal consorts, Electress of Hanover from 11 J ...
, wife of
George II, who took a strong interest in the Royal Parks
*
Regent Street
Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It is named after George IV of the United Kingdom, George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under the direction of the architect John Nash (architect), J ...
– made in the 1810s by John Nash and named after the Prince Regent, later
George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, h ...
* Rose and Crown Yard – unknown, probably after a former inn of this name
* Royal Opera Arcade – originally part of an opera house theatre, built by
John Nash
* Russell Court – after the Russell family, who lived here in the 1600s
* Ryder Court, Ryder Street and Ryder Yard – after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to
Charles II
*
Spring Gardens – after the 17th century pleasure grounds of this name which formerly lay on this site; they were closed in 1660
* Stable Yard and Stable Yard Road – as they leads to the stables of St James's Palace
* Warwick House Street – formerly approached Warwick House, built in the 17th century for Sir
Philip Warwick
*
Waterloo Place – after the
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army (1804–1815), Frenc ...
which ended the
Napoleonic Wars
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, conflict = Napoleonic Wars
, partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
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Economy
St James's is a predominantly commercial area with some of the highest rents in London and, consequently, the world. The auction house
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, and it has additional salerooms in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Geneva, Shan ...
is based in King Street, and the surrounding streets contain many upmarket art and antique dealers including
Colnaghi,
Agnew's Gallery,
Moretti Fine Art,
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Stoppenbach & Delestre Ltd,
The Sladmore Gallery and S Franses Ltd.
BP is headquartered in St James's.
The area is home to fine wine merchants including
Berry Brothers and Rudd, at number 3 St James's Street. Adjoining St James's Street is Jermyn Street, famous for tailoring. Some famous cigar retailers are at 35 St James's Street, occupied by
Davidoff of London; J.J. Fox at 19 St James's Street and
Dunhill at 50 Jermyn St.
Shoemaker,
Wildsmith, designers of the first
loafer, was located at 41 Duke Street but is now at 13
Savile Row.
Culture
Art galleries catering for a spectrum of tastes occupy premises in the area. The
White Cube
White Cube is a contemporary art gallery founded by Jay Jopling in London in 1993. The gallery has two branches in London: White Cube Mason's Yard in central London and White Cube Bermondsey in South East London; White Cube Hong Kong, in Centra ...
gallery, which represents
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and art collector. He was one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest ...
and
Tracey Emin
Dame Tracey Karima Emin (; born 3 July 1963) is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, Neon lighting, neon text ...
, opened in Duke Street before moving to
Hoxton Square. In September 2006, it opened a second gallery at 25–26 Mason's Yard, off Duke Street, on a plot previously occupied by an electricity substation. The gallery is the first free-standing building to be built in the area for more than 30 years.
Other notable modern and contemporary art dealers in the St James's area include
Helly Nahmad Gallery,
Paisnel Gallery, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Thomas Dane, Whitford Fine Art and Panter & Hall.
On the southernmost border of St James's is The Mall where The
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an modernism, artistic and cultural centre on The Mall (London), The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. Located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps a ...
and the
Mall Galleries are located.
Clubland
St James's is home to many of the best known
gentlemen's club
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally established by males from Britain's upper classes starting in the 17th century.
Many countries outside Britain have prominent gentlemen's clubs, mostly those associated with the ...
s in London, and sometimes, though not as often as formerly, referred to as "Clubland".
The clubs are organisations of English high society. A variety of groups come together here, such as military officers, politicians, motoring enthusiasts, yachtsmen, and other groups. In 1990, the
Carlton Club
The Carlton Club is a private members' club in the St James's area of London, England. It was the original home of the Conservative Party before the creation of Conservative Central Office. Membership of the club is by nomination and elect ...
, traditional meeting place for members of the
Conservative Party, was struck by an
IRA bomb.
See also
*
List of schools in the City of Westminster
*
Townhouse (Great Britain)
In British English, British usage, the term townhouse originally referred to the opulent town or city residence (in practice normally in City of Westminster, Westminster near the seat of the monarch) of a member of the British nobility, nobilit ...
, for the aristocratic nature of speculative building in the development of St James's
References
Sources
*
*
*
*
* Citing:
**
* Chapters:
*
"Cleveland Row" in ''Survey of London: St James Westminster, Part 1'', Vol. 29 and 30. Chapter XXVII, pp.487–509
*
"Duke of York Street" in ''Survey of London: St James Westminster, Part 1'', Vol. 29 and 30. Chapter XI, pp.285–287
*
"St. James's Street, East Side" in ''Survey of London: St James Westminster, Part 1'', Vol. 29 and 30. Chapter XIV, pp.433–458
*
"Piccadilly, South Side" in ''Survey of London: St James Westminster, Part 1'', Vol. 29 and 30. Chapter IX, pp.251–270
*
"Pall Mall" in ''Survey of London: St James Westminster, Part 1'', Vol. 29 and 30. Chapter XVII, pp.322–324
*
"The Parish and Vestry of St. James" in ''Survey of London: St James Westminster, Part 1'', Vol. 29 and 30. Chapter II, pp.29–30
*
Further reading
*
External links
St James's Westminster, Part 1– a volume of the ''
Survey of London'' which provides a very detailed architectural history of most of St James's. However a few sections of the parish of St James's fall outside the district, so they are omitted
map.
Map of St James's and surrounding areasClubland at Virtual LondonArea website for St James's with profiles on shops, restaurants and galleries in the area and a full events calendar* General interest London history website from Peter Stone
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