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St James’s

St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

St James’s was once part of the same royal park as Green Park 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, who proceeded to develop it as a predominantly aristocratic residential area with a grid of streets centered on St James’s Square. Until the Second World War, St James’s remained one of the most exclusive residential enclaves in London. Famous residences in St James’s include St James’s Palace, Clarence House, Marlborough House, Lancaster House, Spencer House, Schomberg House and Bridgewater House.

St James’s is the home of many of the best known gentlemen’s clubs in London. The clubs found here are organisations of English high society. A variety of groups congregate here, such as royals, military officers, motoring enthusiasts, and other groups.

It is now a predominantly commercial area with some of the highest rents in London and, consequently, the world. The auction house Christie’s is based in King Street, and the surrounding streets contain a great many upmarket art and antique dealers.

Office space to rent in St James’s is the most expensive in the world, costing up to five times average rents in New York, Paris and Sydney.

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 its many tailors. St James’s is home to some of the most famous cigar retailers in London. At 35 St James’s Street is Davidoff of London, 19 St James’s Street is home to J.J. Fox and 50 Jermyn St has Dunhill; this makes the area a Cuban cigar haven.

The iconic English shoemaker Wildsmith which designed the first ever loafer was located at 41 Duke Street, St, James’s. It is now currently located at 13 Savile Row.

The area has a good number of art galleries, covering a spectrum of tastes. The White Cube gallery, which represents Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, had originally opened in Duke Street, St James’s, then moved to Hoxton Square. In September 2006, it opened a second gallery in St James’s at 25–26 Mason’s Yard, off Duke Street, on a plot previously occupied by an electricity sub-station. The gallery is the first free-standing building to be built in the St James’s area for more than 30 years.

LOCATIONS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

Piccadilly Circus:   Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly. The circus lost its circular form in 1886 with the construction of Shaftesbury Avenue.
Piccadilly Theatre:   The Piccadilly Theatre is an Art Deco masterpiece in the West End.
Pickering Place, SW1Y:   Thought to be the smallest public open space in London, Pickering Place is perhaps most famous for being the location of the last public duel in England.
Royal Society:   The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine.
Royal Society:   The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine.
Soho:   Soho is a world-famous area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London.
St James’s:   St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

NEARBY STREETS AND BUILDINGS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

Air Street, W1B · Air Street, W1J · Albany Courtyard, W1J · Angel Court, SW1Y · Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y · Archer Street, W1D · Arlington Street, SW1A · Babmaes Street, SW1Y · Beak Street, W1F · Bennett Street, SW1A · Bourchier Street, W1D · Bray House, SW1Y · Brewer Street, W1F · Bridle Lane, W1F · Buckingham Palace, SW1A · Buckingham Place, SW1A · Burlington Arcade, W1J · Bury Street, SW1Y · Carlton Gardens, SW1Y · Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y · Carnaby Street, W1F · Charles Ii Street, SW1Y · Chesham House, W1B · Church Place, SW1Y · Cleveland Road, SW1A · Cleveland Row, SW1A · Coventry Street, W1D · Crown Passage, SW1Y · Dalmeny Court, SW1Y · Dansey Place, W1D · Denman Street, W1D · Dudley House, W1J · Duke Of York Street, SW1Y · Duke Street, SW1Y · Eagle Place, SW1Y · Farringdon Street, W1S · French Railways House, W1J · Ganton Street, W1F · Germyn Street, SW1Y · Gerrard Street, W1D · Glasshouse Street, W1B · Golden Square, W1F · Great Pulteney Street, W1F · Great Windmill Street, W1D · Greens Court, W1F · Ham Yard, W1D · Haymarket, SW1Y · Heddon Street, W1B · Hobhouse Court, SW1Y · Ingestre Court, W1F · Ingestre Place, W1F · Jermyn Street, SW1Y · King Street, SW1Y · Kingly Court, W1B · Kingly Street, W1B · Leicester Street, WC2H · Lexington Street, W1F · Linen Hall, W1B · London Pavilion, W1J · Lower James Street, W1F · Lower John Street, W1F · Lower Regent Street, SW1Y · Macclesfield Street, W1D · Marlborough Road, SW1A · Masons Yard, SW1Y · Meard Street, W1F · New Burlington Mews, W1B · New Burlington Street, W1S · New Zealand House, SW1Y · Norris Street, SW1Y · Old Bond Street, W1S · Old Burlington Street, W1S · Old Compton Street, W1D · Old Copton Street, W1D · Ormond Yard, SW1Y · Oxendon Street, SW1Y · Pall Mall, SW1Y · Panton Street, SW1Y · Park Place, SW1A · Peter Street, W1F · Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y · Piccadilly Arcade, W1J · Piccadilly Circus, W1J · Piccadilly Place, W1J · Piccadilly, W1J · Princes Arcade, SW1Y · Regent Place, W1B · Regent Street, SW1Y · Regent Street, W1 · Regent Street, W1B · Romilly Street, W1D · Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y · Rupert Court, W1D · Rupert Street, W1D · Ryder Street, SW1Y · Sackville Street, W1S · Savile Row, W1S · Sherwood Street, W1F · Silver Place, W1F · Smiths Court, W1D · St Albans Street, SW1Y · St James Square, SW1Y · St Jamess Chambers, SW1Y · St Jamess Market, SW1Y · St Jamess Place, SW1A · St Jamess Square, SW1Y · St Jamess Street, SW1A · Street, SW1Y · Swallow Street, W1B · The London Pavillion, W1J · The Mall, SW1A · Tisbury Court, W1D · Upper James Street, W1F · Vigo Street, W1S · Walkers Court, W1F · Wardour Street, W1D · Warwick Street, W1B · Waterloo Place, SW1Y · Winnett Street, W1D ·

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