St James’s Park

St James’s Park station is not only a station but formerly London Underground HQ - otherwise known as 55 Broadway.

The station was opened on 24 December 1868 by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) when the company opened the first section of its line between South Kensington and Westminster stations. The MDR connected to the Metropolitan Railway (MR, later the Metropolitan Line) at South Kensington and, although the two companies were rivals, each company operated its trains over the other’s tracks in a joint service known as the Inner Circle.

The station has been reconstructed twice. In the first decade of the 20th century the original MDR station was reconstructed in conjunction with the building of Electric Railway House a headquarters building for the MDR’s owners the London Electric Railway. The station was then rebuilt again between 1927 and 1929 as part of the construction of 55 Broadway the company’s new headquarters building designed by Charles Holden and featuring statues and carved stone panels including ones by Sir Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill, and Henry Moore.

The platforms feature the green, blue, black and white tiling scheme first used for the reconstruction and extension to Morden of the City & South London Railway (now the Northern Line) also designed by Holden and opened between 1924 and 1926.

Together with 55 Broadway, the station is now a Grade I listed building.

Over time, the station name has been spelled differently, illustrating changing practice in punctuation. Tube maps up to the early 1930s show the name as St. James’ Park. From Harry Beck’s first map in 1933 until the early 1950s the name was shown as St. James Park. Since the 1950s it has had the current name.

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Tony Whipple Frank Whipple Place, E14 Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT	Frank Whipple Place, E14 Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind. Reply
Theresa Penney Whites Row, E1 Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT	1 Whites Row My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields. Reply
Wendy The Polygon Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT	Polygon Buildings Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings. Reply
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Charles Hornsey Rise, N19 Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT	My House I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s. Reply
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Artillery Place, SW1P Artillery Place was named after a former nearby artillery practice ground which stood here in the 19th century (Westminster)

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Artillery Row, SW1P Artillery Row skirts a former artillery ground (Westminster)

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Barton Street, SW1P Barton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Barton Street, SW1P

Bennett’s Yard, SW1P Bennett’s Yard is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Bennett’s Yard, SW1P

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Birdcage Walk, SW1E

Birdcage Walk, SW1H Birdcage Walk runs east from Great George Street, along the south side of St James’s Park (St James’s Park)

Birdcage Walk, SW1H

Blue Bridge, SW1A Blue Bridge crosses St James’s Park lake (St James’s Park)

Blue Bridge, SW1A

Brewer’s Green, SW1H Brewers Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Brewer’s Green, SW1H

Broad Sanctuary, SW1P Broad Sanctuary is a road in the SW1H postcode area (Westminster)

Broad Sanctuary, SW1P

Broadway, SW1H Broadway - formerly the location of the headquarters of both London Transport and the Metropolitan Police (Westminster)

Broadway, SW1H

Buckingham Gate, SW1E Buckingham Gate was created in the 17th century (Victoria)

Buckingham Gate, SW1E

Buckingham Mews, SW1E Buckingham Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Mews, SW1E

Buckingham Place, SW1E Buckingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Place, SW1E

Butler Place, SW1H Butler Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Butler Place, SW1H

Cardinal Walk, SW1E Cardinal Walk is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Cardinal Walk, SW1E

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Carteret Street, SW1H

Castle Lane, SW1E Castle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Castle Lane, SW1E

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Catherine Place, SW1E

Caxton House, SW1H Caxton House is a block on Tothill Street (Westminster)

Caxton House, SW1H

Caxton Street, SW1H William Caxton was responsible for the introduction of the printing press to England (St James’s Park)

Caxton Street, SW1H

Central Buildings, SW1P Central Buildings is a block on Matthew Parker Street (Westminster)

Central Buildings, SW1P

Chadwick Street, SW1P Chadwick Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Chadwick Street, SW1P

Chubb Court, SW1P Chubb Court is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Westminster)

Chubb Court, SW1P

Church House, SW1P Church House is a block on Great Smith Street (Westminster)

Church House, SW1P

Clutha House, SW1P Clutha House is a block on Storey’s Gate (Westminster)

Clutha House, SW1P

Cockpit Steps, SW1H Cockpit Steps leads from Birdcage Walk to Old Queen Street (Westminster)

Cockpit Steps, SW1H

Cowley Street, SW1P Cowley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Cowley Street, SW1P

Dacre House, SW1H Dacre House is a block on Dacre Street (Westminster)

Dacre House, SW1H

Dacre Street, SW1H Dacre Street is named after Lady Anne Dacre (Westminster)

Dacre Street, SW1H

Dartmouth Street, SW1H Dartmouth Street leads north from Tothill Street and dates from the seventeenth century (Westminster)

Dartmouth Street, SW1H

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H Frederic William Farrar was a canon of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H

Deans Yard, SW1P Dean’s Yard comprises most of the precincts of the former monastery of Westminster, not occupied by the Abbey buildings. (Westminster)

Deans Yard, SW1P

Downing Street, SW1A Downing Street has been the home of British Prime Minsters since the eighteenth century (Westminster)

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Eglise House, SW1 Eglise House is a block on Little Smith Street (Westminster)

Eglise House, SW1

Elizabeth Court, SW1P Elizabeth Court is a block on Elizabeth Court (Westminster)

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Fielden House, SW1P Fielden House is a block on Little College Street (Westminster)

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Fludyer Street, SW1A Fludyer Street used to be a street which lay parallel to, and south of, Downing Street (Westminster)

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Francis House, SW1P Francis House is sited on Francis Street (Victoria)

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Gayfere Street, SW1P Gayfere Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Gayfere Street, SW1P

Great College Street, SW1P Great College Street borders the south side of Westminster School (Westminster)

Great College Street, SW1P

Great George Street, SW1P Great George Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Great George Street, SW1P

Great Peter Street, SW1P Great Peter Street bears the name of the patron saint of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Great Peter Street, SW1P

Great Smith Street, SW1P Great Smith Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Great Smith Street, SW1P

Greycoat Place, SW1P Greycoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Place, SW1P

Horse Guards Road, SW1A Horse Guards Road runs along the eastern edge of St James’s Park (Westminster)

Horse Guards Road, SW1A

Howick Place, SW1P Howick Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Howick Place, SW1P

King Charles Street, SW1A King Charles Street is a street of government buildings, one block south of Downing Street (Westminster)

King Charles Street, SW1A

King Street, SW1A King Street was an ancient thoroughfare between the regions of the Court and the Abbey in Westminster (Westminster)

King Street, SW1A

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E Kingsgate Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E

Lesley Court, SW1P Lesley Court is a building on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Lesley Court, SW1P

Lewisham Street, SW1H Lewisham Street is a Westminster alleyway (Westminster)

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Little College Street, SW1P Little College Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little College Street, SW1P

Little Deans Yard, SW1P Little Deans Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little Deans Yard, SW1P

Little George Street, SW1P Little George Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little George Street, SW1P

Lord North Street, SW1P Lord North Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Lord North Street, SW1P

Matthew Parker Street, SW1H The Most Reverend Matthew Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until 1575 (Westminster)

Matthew Parker Street, SW1H

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Millbank House, SW1P Millbank House is a block on Millbank (Westminster)

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Monck Street, SW1P Monck Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

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Mulberry House, SW1P Mulberry House can be found on Dean Trench Street (Westminster)

Mulberry House, SW1P

Municipal Insurance House, SW1H Municipal Insurance House can be found on Old Queen Street (Westminster)

Municipal Insurance House, SW1H

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NIOC House, SW1H

North Court, SW1 North Court is a block on Great Peter Street (Westminster)

North Court, SW1

North Court, SW1P North Court is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

North Court, SW1P

Old Pye House, SW1P Old Pye House is a block on St Ann’s Street (Westminster)

Old Pye House, SW1P

Old Pye Street, SW1P Old Pye Street gets its name from Sir Robert Pye, member of parliament for Westminster in the time of Charles I. (Westminster)

Old Pye Street, SW1P

Old Queen Street, SW1H Old Queen Street is parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)

Old Queen Street, SW1H

Palace Street, SW1E Palace Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Palace Street, SW1E

Palmer Street, SW1H Palmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Palmer Street, SW1H

Parker Street, SW1H Before being renamed to Matthew Parker Street, old Parker Street was a Westminster slum (Westminster)

Parker Street, SW1H

Parliament Square, SW1A Parliament Square is one of the most important squares in Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Parliament Square, SW1A

Parliament Street, SW1A Parliament Street is the name of the southernmost stretch of Whitehall as it meets Parliament Square (Westminster)

Parliament Street, SW1A

Pelham House, SW1P Pelham House is sited on Monck Street (Westminster)

Pelham House, SW1P

Petty France, SW1H Petty France is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Petty France, SW1H

Portland House, SW1E Portland House is a block 101 metres tall with 29 floors (Victoria)

Portland House, SW1E

Post Office Way, SW1H Post Office Way is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Post Office Way, SW1H

Price’s Court, SW1P A street within the SW1P postcode (Westminster)

Price’s Court, SW1P

Queen Anne’s House, SW1H Queen Anne’s House is a block on Queen Anne’s Gate (St James’s Park)

Queen Anne’s House, SW1H

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H Queen Annes Gate Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H

Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H Queen Anne’s Gate runs parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)

Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H

Richmond House Whitehall, SW1A Richmond House Whitehall is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)

Richmond House Whitehall, SW1A

Ridley House, SW1P Ridley House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Ridley House, SW1P

Roebuck House, SW1E Residential block (Victoria)

Roebuck House, SW1E

Seaforth Place, SW1E Seaforth Place is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Seaforth Place, SW1E

Smith Square, SW1P Smith Square was originally developed by Sir James Smith around 1726. (Westminster)

Smith Square, SW1P

Spenser Street, SW1P Spenser Street is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Spenser Street, SW1P

St Anns Street, SW1P St Anns Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Anns Street, SW1P

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H St Ermin’s Hill is a small side street off Broadway (St James’s Park)

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H

St Matthew Street, SW1P St Matthew Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Matthew Street, SW1P

St. Margaret Street, SW1P St Margaret Street is the road immediately outside Westminster Hall (Westminster)

St. Margaret Street, SW1P

St. Matthew Street, SW1P St. Matthew Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

St. Matthew Street, SW1P

Stable Yard Road, SW1A Stable Yard Road leads from The Mall to Clarence House (St James’s)

Stable Yard Road, SW1A

Stag Place, SW1E The old brewhouse of the Westminster Abbey moved to Stag Place after the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. (Victoria)

Stag Place, SW1E

Storey’s Gate, SW1H Abraham Storey, one of Wren’s master-masons, built Storey’s Gate that now commemorates his name. (Westminster)

Storey’s Gate, SW1H

Strutton Court, SW1P Strutton Court is a block on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Strutton Court, SW1P

Strutton Ground, SW1P Strutton Ground is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Strutton Ground, SW1P

The Sanctuary, SW1P The Sanctuary is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

The Sanctuary, SW1P

The Terrace, SW1P The Terrace is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

The Terrace, SW1P

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E The Zig Zag Building is located on Victoria Street (Victoria)

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E

Thirleby Road, SW1P Thirleby Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Thirleby Road, SW1P

Tothill Street, SW1H Tothill Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Tothill Street, SW1H

Tufton Court, SW1 Tufton Court can be found on Tufton Street (Westminster)

Tufton Court, SW1

Tufton Street, SW1P Tufton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Tufton Street, SW1P

Vandon Court, SW1H Vandon Court is a block on Petty France (St James’s Park)

Vandon Court, SW1H

Vandon Passage, SW1H Vandon Passage probably dates from the fifteenth century (St James’s Park)

Vandon Passage, SW1H

Vandon Street, SW1H Vandon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Vandon Street, SW1H

Victoria Street, SW1E Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Street, SW1E

Victoria Street, SW1P Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Street, SW1P

Wellington House, SW1E Wellington House is located on Buckingham Gate (St James’s Park)

Wellington House, SW1E

Westminster Central Hall, SW1H Westminster Central Hall is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Central Hall, SW1H

Westminster House, SW1P Westminster House is sited on Millbank (Westminster)

Westminster House, SW1P

Westminster Mansions, SW1P Westminster Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Mansions, SW1P

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P Westminster Palace Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P

Wilcox Place, SW1P Wilcox Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilcox Place, SW1P

Wilfred Street, SW1E Wilfred Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilfred Street, SW1E

Windsor House, SW1H Windsor House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

Windsor House, SW1H

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