In the 1660s Henry Jermyn was given the right by Charles II to develop an area carved out of the royal parks. One of the few areas in London that is clearly defined geographically, it is bounded by Piccadilly, Haymarket, The Mall and Green Park and is known as St James’s. Jermyn built houses for the aristocracy some of which were converted into gentlemen’s clubs in the 19th century and this area was sometimes called Clubland. St James's Square was the first in the West End.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St James's
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Henry Jermyn
Look left to St James's Square and right to St James's Church in Jermyn Stree...
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United Friendly Insurance Company
The Picture source has: "United Friendly Life Insurance was founded back in 1908, with their Head Offices based in London 42, Southwark Bridge Road, SE1."
1 memorial
Rotherhithe Old Town Hall
Built in 1895 by the architects Murray and Foster. The caryatides can be seen in the image either side of the entrance at the right. In 1905 Rotherhithe merged with Bermondsey and St Olave and t...
2 memorials
Friary House
There has been a house on this site since about 1551 and it was occupied by, amongst others, John Popham. Guests at the house included Queen Elizabeth I and, in the early 1700s, Queen Anne. 1800 th...
1 memorial
Queensberry House - 1830
Built in 1830 by Sir William Dundas. Demolished in 1933 to make way for the flats there now. This extract comes from an 1893 map. The footprint is slightly different in this 1867 map.
1 memorial
Wimpole Street Post Office
This was at the southern end of Wimpole Street, on the east side. The Royal Society of Medicine website tells us: "Once again 1 Wimpole Street was given a major refurbishment between 1982 – 86 ......
1 memorial
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Henry Poole
Architectural sculptor. Born Westminster. Son of architectural sculptor Samuel Poole and brother of painter Samuel Jr. He studied with G. F. Watts and was a Studio assistant on Physical Energy. Pro...
6 memorials
Victoria Foundation stone
WC2, Savoy Place, 2
Built in 1886 this was originally the joint Examination Hall for the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons. Its c...
1 subject commemorated
War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church - 5 Clark
N5, Highbury Quadrant
The 7 plaques are on different faces of the frontage of the building. We've numbered them left to right. Plaque 3 can be seen in our phot...
1 subject commemorated
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