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.
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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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A. E. Darby
Bethnal Green Borough Engineer/Architect in 1922, 1926, 1937.
4 memorials
Bridge House Estates
Established to maintain London Bridge. Named after Bridge House, the original administrative and maintenance centre located where St Olaf House now is. Originally funded by tolls from London Bridge...
13 memorials
De Vere's mansion
Medieval mansion sometime home of Edward de Vere. Built c. 14th century, demolished c. 1710.
2 memorials
St Katherine's Rents
Bestowed in 1370 upon the Royal Hospital at St Katharine's by the Tower. We can find no information about these properties, housing we assume, besides these two maps: 1677 (shown here) and 1792-9. ...
1 memorial
Thomas Cubitt
Builder. Born at Buxton, near Norwich. He travelled to India as a ship's carpenter, from which he was able to raise sufficient funds to start his own building firm in 1810. His two brothers: Willi...
5 memorials
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Worshipful Company of Broderers' Hall
Broderers were workers in embroidery. The Hall existed in Gutter Lane from 1515 but was burnt in the Great Fire of 1666. It was rebuilt but little used, let and became a warehouse in the 19th cent...
1 memorial
Bakerloo Line
London Underground line running from Elephant and Castle to Harrow and Wealdstone. It was originally known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. Londonist have a good succinct history of this ...
4 memorials
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