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Jermyn Street is a street in central London, England, parallel and adjacent to Piccadilly that is famous for its resident shirtmakers. The street contains many shops selling both "off-the-peg" and "made-to-measure" shirts and other mens apparel such as hats and shoes. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ...


Jermyn Street is home to world-famous shirtmakers such as New & Lingwood, Turnbull & Asser, Hilditch & Key, Harvie Hudson, TM Lewin, Thomas Pink, Charles Tyrwhitt and many others. Thomas Pink is a famous shirt maker catering for the uppermost end of the market, particularly for financial services (stockbrokers etc. ...


It is also home to the Jermyn Street Theatre, a 70-seat venue for stage performances. Jermyn Street Theatre is a performance venue situated on Jermyn Street, London. ...


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Jermyn Street | British History Online (9186 words)
Jermyn Street takes its name from Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans, to whose trustees the whole of Pall Mall Field was leased in 1661 by the trustees of Henrietta Maria for thirty years.
The fine double staircase at the Jermyn Street entrance rose to the first floor, where there was a very large U-shaped exhibition-hall, ringed by two upper galleries and covered by a segmental roof of cast-iron construction, the cove and central range of panels being glazed (Plate 48a).
In the west wall is an ornate white marble chimneypiece with a shouldered architrave, fluted and flanked by scrolls, and an entablature with an anthemion plaque in the centre of the frieze.
Jermyn Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (163 words)
Jermyn Street is a street in central London, England, parallel and adjacent to Piccadilly that is famous for its resident shirtmakers.
It is also home to the Jermyn Street Theatre, a 70-seat venue for stage performances.
Legendary 1930s "Big Band" singer Al Bowlly was killed by a parachute mine in his Jermyn Street flat during the The Blitz of 1941.
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