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St James's Place is a street in the
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St James's Place 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 de ...
district of London near Green Park
Green Park, officially The Green Park, is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is in the southern part – the core part – of the City of Westminster, Central London, but before that zone was extended to the north, to take in Maryle ...
. It was first developed around 1694, the historian John Strype
John Strype (1 November 1643 – 11 December 1737) was an English clergyman, historian and biographer from London. He became a merchant when settling in Petticoat Lane. In his twenties, he became perpetual curate of Theydon Bois, Essex and l ...
describing it in 1720 as a "good Street ... which receiveth a fresh Air out of the Park; the Houses are well-built, and inhabited by Gentry ..." Henry Benjamin Wheatley
Henry Benjamin Wheatley FSA (1838–30 April 1917) was a British author, editor, and indexer. His '' London Past and Present'' was described as his most important work and "the standard dictionary of London".
Life
He was a posthumous son of ...
wrote in 1870 that it was "one of the oddest built streets in London."
Spencer House, which was commissioned by the 1st Earl Spencer in 1756, stands at number 27 and is now listed as Grade I. A further thirteen properties are Grade II listed; Number 4 is Grade II* listed.
Notable residents
* Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard ...
(1672–1719), the author and politician who founded ''The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world.
It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''Th ...
'', lived here in 1710.
* Eustace Budgell (1686–1737), English writer and politician.
* Sir Francis Burdett (1770–1844), the reforming politician known as "Old Glory", lived at number 25 from 1820 to 1844.
* Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), pioneer aviator, sailor and author lived at number 9 from 1944 to 1972.
* Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (1849–1895), British statesman, lived at number 29 from April 1880 to late 1882.
* James Craggs the Younger (1686–1721), English politician.
* Mary Delany (1700–1788), English artist and writer.
* Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844), Scottish traveller and author lived at number 4.
* Cornelius Hatfield, Jr.
Cornelius Hatfield, Jr. (1755 – 13 August 1823) was a Loyalist spy, guide, intelligence gatherer, and raider in the American Revolution. Hatfield was commissioned a captain and leader of an independent company of Refugee partisans in February ...
(1755–1823), American Revolutionary War Loyalist partisan captain from Elizabeth, New Jersey.
* John Hick
John Harwood Hick (20 January 1922 – 9 February 2012) was a philosopher of religion and theologian born in England who taught in the United States for the larger part of his career. In philosophical theology, he made contributions in the ar ...
(1815–1894), English industrialist, art collector and Conservative Party politician lived at number 4.
* Henry Grattan
Henry Grattan (3 July 1746 – 4 June 1820) was an Irish politician and lawyer who campaigned for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century from Britain. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament (MP) from 1775 to 1 ...
(1746–1820), Irish politician.
* White Kennett (1660–1728), Bishop of Peterborough.
* John Lubbock (1803–1865), English banker and scientist.
* Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818–1887), British statesman lived at number 30.
* Richard Rigby (1722-1788), English civil servant and politician.
* Samuel Rogers (1763–1855), 19th-century English poet.
* Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...
(1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet rented rooms at 10-11 for five months in 1893–1894.
* John Wilkes
John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical journalist and politician, as well as a magistrate, essayist and soldier. He was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he ...
(1725–1797), English journalist and politician, lived there in 1756.
Gallery
Blue Plaque
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker. The term i ...
at 4 St James's Place
File:Francis Chichester Map and Guide publishing house - geograph.org.uk - 1376279.jpg, Francis Chichester
Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972) was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world ...
Map and Guide publishing house at 9 St James's Place
File:II St. James's Place, London, UK (2).jpg, 10-11 St James's Place
File:26 St James's Place, London SW1A - geograph.org.uk - 1109605.jpg, 26 St James's Place
26 St James's Place is a grade II* listed block of flats in St James's Place, St James's, London W1.
The block of eight flats was built in 1959–60, and designed by Denys Lasdun and Partners, with Alexander Redhouse as the partner in charge, an ...
See also
*The Stafford
The Stafford is a five star hotel in St James's Place in London, England. Built in the 17th century CE, its wine cellars may be the oldest in London. Previously used as private residences, the buildings were opened as a hotel in 1912. Allied sold ...
* St James's Street
* 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, United Kingdom. The church was designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren.
Th ...
* St. James's Park
* 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 fo ...
References
External links
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