St James's Place
A sign for St James's Place along St James's Street
St James's Place is a street in the St James's district of London near Green Park.[1] It was first developed around 1694, the historian John Strype 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 ..."[2][3] Henry Benjamin Wheatley wrote in 1870 that it was "one of the oddest built streets in London."[3]
Spencer House, which was commissioned by the 1st Earl Spencer in 1756, stands at number 27 and is now listed as Grade I.[4][5] A further thirteen properties are Grade II listed; Number 4 is Grade II* listed.[6]
Notable residents[]
No. 4 St James's Place, from where Frédéric Chopin left for the Guildhall on 16 November 1848 for his last public performance
- Joseph Addison (1672–1719), the author and politician who founded The Spectator, lived here in 1710.[3]
- Eustace Budgell (1686–1737), English writer and politician.[3]
- Sir Francis Burdett (1770–1844), the reforming politician known as "Old Glory", lived at number 25 from 1820 to 1844.[7]
- Sir Francis Chichester (1901–1972), pioneer aviator, sailor and author lived at number 9 from 1944 to 1972.[8]
- Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (1849–1895), British statesman, lived at number 29 from April 1880 to late 1882.[9]
- James Craggs the Younger (1686–1721), English politician.[3]
- Mary Delany (1700–1788), English artist and writer.[3]
- Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844), Scottish traveller and author lived at number 4.[3]
- Cornelius Hatfield, Jr. (1755–1823), American Revolutionary War Loyalist partisan captain from Elizabeth, New Jersey.[10]
- John Hick (1815–1894), English industrialist, art collector and Conservative Party politician lived at number 4.[11][12]
- Henry Grattan (1746–1820), Irish politician.[3]
- White Kennett (1660–1728), Bishop of Peterborough.[3]
- John Lubbock (1803–1865), English banker and scientist.[3]
- Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818–1887), British statesman lived at number 30.[citation needed]
- Richard Rigby (1722-1788), English civil servant and politician.[3]
- Samuel Rogers (1763–1855), 19th-century English poet.[13]
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet rented rooms at 10-11 for five months in 1893-1894.[citation needed]
- John Wilkes (1725–1797), English journalist and politician, lived there in 1756.[3]
Gallery[]
Blue Plaque at 4 St James's Place
Francis Chichester Map and Guide publishing house at 9 St James's Place
10-11 St James's Place
See also[]
References[]
- ^ St James's Street, londontown.com, accessed 23 April 2012.
- ^ Stow, John. "Southwark, and Parts Adjacent", A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark and Parts Adjacent, p. 663.
- Also see "St James's Park," The Parish of St. James Westminster. Part II: north of Piccadilly, Volumes 31-32 of Survey volumes, Athlone Press, University of London, 1963, p. 511ff.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1870), Round about Piccadilly and Pall Mall, Smith, Elder & co., pp. 167–169
- ^ Ed Glinert (2004), "St. James's Place", The London Compendium, Penguin UK, ISBN 9780141012131
- ^ Historic England. "SPENCER HOUSE (1264952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "The National Heritage List for England (search term: st james's place sw1)". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Burdett, Sir Francis", The History of Parliament, accessed 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Francis Chichester green plaque in London". BluePlaquePlaces.co.uk. 17 September 1993. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Buczacki, Stefan (2017). "Churchill Facts: Residences of Winston and Clementine Churchill". The INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY. The International Churchill Society. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
29 St. James’s Place (April 1880—late 1882). Leased by Lord Randolph Churchill.
- ^ "London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932". Ancestry.
- ^ Royal Blue Book, Fashionable Directory and Parliamentary Guide. B. W. Gardiner, Princes Street, Cavendish Square. 1873. p. 744.
- ^ List of Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Ancestry.com, Civil Engineers Lists 1818-1930 Ancestry.com Operations Inc: Institution of Civil Engineers. 1886.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Richard Ellis Roberts (1910), "St. James's Place", Samuel Rogers and his circle, Dutton, p. 48
External links[]
Media related to St James's Place, London at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°30′20.61″N 0°8′22.78″W / 51.5057250°N 0.1396611°W
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