St James's Square in 1750, looking north

St. James Square is a square in the St. James's district of central London. It is roughly half way along a line from Piccadilly Circus to Buckingham Palace. It has predominantly Georgian architecture and a private garden in the centre. It is the address of the offices of a number of well-known businesses, including the headquarters of BP. St. ... London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Piccadilly Circus, daytime in 2003. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria memorial. ... Georgian architecture is the name given in English-speaking countries to the classic architectural styles current between about 1720 and 1840, named after the four British monarchs named George. ... BP (formerly British Petroleum and briefly known as BP Amoco) (NYSE: BP) is a petroleum company headquartered in London, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Shell, ExxonMobil, and Total). ...

The garden's main feature is an equestrian statue of William III erected in 1808. William III King of England, Scotland and Ireland William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Details

• Post code: SW1Y
• Closest Tube stops: Piccadilly Circus, Green Park

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History

Beginnings

The construction of St. James's Square began in the 1670's. 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was built with the intent of housing upper-class people that desired residence close to St. James's Palace, and quickly became one of the most high-class addresses in London, serving as home to seven dukes and seven earls in residence by the 1720's. Main entrance of St. ... London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ...

20th Century

American General Eisenhower and French General Charles de Gaulle had their European headquarters in the Square during World War II. Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (   listen?) (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

Addresses

• No. 1: BP Head Office
• No. 4: The Naval & Military Club
• No. 6: Rio Tinto Head Office
• No. 10: Chatham House, built 1736.
• No. 12: classical seven storey Georgian style building. Grade 2 listed.
• No. 13: built 1735-1737
• No. 14: The London Library
• No. 15: Lichfield House. Georgian architecture
• No. 16: East India Club
• No. 17: Halifax House
• No. 18: Georgian architecture
• No. 19: Georgian architecture
• No. 20: Adam style
• No. 21: Georgian architecture
• No. 32: Georgian architecture
• No. 33: Adam style

• NW corner: built 1896. The London Library, a private library originally founded by Thomas Carlyle in 1841.

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Interesting points

The Libyan embassy in St. James's Square was the site of the 1984 Libyan Embassy Siege. During a demonstration in 1984 in London organized by members of the Libyan opposition, British woman police officer, Yvonne Fletcher, was shot, apparently from the offices of the Libyan People’s Bureau. ...

A news story from the time:

"A police officer has been killed and ten people injured after shots were fired from the Libyan People's Bureau in central London. WPC Yvonne Fletcher had been helping control a small demonstration outside the embassy when automatic gunfire came from outside. She received a fatal stomach wound and some of the demonstrators were also severely injured. WPC Fletcher, 25, died soon afterwards at Westminster Hospital." [1]