Babmaes Street, SW1Y
Carlton House Terrace
Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street.

Babmaes Street had a name change and began to be called after Baptist May, a courtier to Charles II. May was the son of Sir Humphrey May and May the younger became Keeper of the Privy Purse in 1665, a role he continued until Charles’s death.

After a failed attempt to become the MP for Winchelsea in 1666, he got into Parliament as the member for Midhurst in 1670.

Baptist May was granted land in this area and Babmaes Mews was named after him. Wells Street and the mews were combined into Babmaes Street.

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