St James's

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TQ295805
Administration
London borough:	Westminster
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Media
ITV franchise:	ITV London
BBC region:	BBC London
BBC Local Radio:	BBC London 94.9
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:	SW1
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly:	West Central London
European Parliament:	London

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St James's was once part of the same royal park as Green Park, St James's Park and Buckingham Palace Gardens. In the 1660s, Charles II gave the right to develop the area to Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, who proceeded to develop it as a predominantly aristocratic residential area with a grid of streets centred on St James's Square. Green Park is also: the name given to the old Aston Clinton House site in Buckinghamshire the name given to a pleasure park in the city of Bath (see Green Park, Bath), and also to the Midland Railway station (now closed) lying near it (see Green Park railway station). ... St. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... Events and Trends Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary in 1660 and ends it, due to failing eyesight in 1669. ... Charles II or The Merry Monarch (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans (c. ... St Jamess Square in 1750, looking north St. ...

Until the Second World War, St James's remained one of the most exclusive residential enclaves in London. Famous residences in St James's include St James's Palace, Clarence House, Marlborough House, Lancaster House, Spencer House, Schomberg House and Bridgewater House. It is now a predominantly commercial area with some of the highest rents in London and, consequently, the world. Corporate offices in St James's include the global headquarters of BP and Rio Tinto Group. The auction house Christie's is based in King Street, and the surrounding streets contain a great many upmarket art and antique dealers. St James's is also the home of many of the best known gentlemen's clubs in London, and is sometimes, though not as often as formerly, referred to as "Clubland". The "clubs" found here are organisations of English high society. A variety of groups congregate here, such as: royals, military officers, motoring enthusiasts, and other groups. In 1990, the Carlton Club, traditional meeting place for members of the Conservative Party, was struck by an IRA bomb. See List of London's gentlemen's clubs. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... St Jamess Palace and The Mall by Jan Kip, 1715. ... Clarence House, London Clarence House is a royal home in London, situated in The Mall. ... Marlborough House, London Marlborough House is a mansion in Westminster, London. ... Lancaster House is a mansion in the St Jamess district in the West End of London. ... Spencer House is a large mansion in St. ... Schomberg House is a mansion on the south side of Pall Mall in central London which has a colourful history. ... BP plc (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP, TYO: 5051 ), originally British Petroleum, is a British energy company with headquarters in London, one of the four vertically integrated private sector oil, natural gas, and gasoline Super Majors in the world, along with Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, and Total. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ... Christies Auction Room in London circa 1808. ... A Gentlemens club is a members club, originally for male members of the English upper class. ... Alternative meaning: Organisation (band). ... The English are a northern European ethnic group associated with England and the English language. ... Members of the British royal family A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... Enthusiasm (from Gr. ... This article is about the year. ... The Carlton Club is a gentlemens club in London. ... The Conservative Party is the second-largest political party in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the army or the RA) is an Irish Republican paramilitary organisation dedicated to the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and to a United Ireland. ... See Gentlemens club (traditional) for an explanation of this particular sort of club. ...

Famous streets in St James's include:

• St James's Square, which retains many of its original houses, but mostly in office use. The London Library is located here.
• Jermyn Street, an upmarket retail street best known for fine shirts.
• Pall Mall, which contains many of London's gentlemen's clubs.
• The Haymarket, once the best known centre of prostitution in London, but no trace of this remains now. Contains two of London's most historic theatres, the Haymarket Theatre and Her Majesty's Theatre.
• Carlton House Terrace, a pair of grand terraces of houses designed by John Nash overlooking St James's Park.
• St James's Street which runs down from Piccadilly to St James's Palace.

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External links

• St James Westminster, Part 1 - a volume of the Survey of London which provides a very detailed architectural history of most of St James's. However a few sections of the parish of St James's fall outside the district, so they are omitted (map).
• Map of St James's and surrounding areas
• Clubland at Virtual London