Ritz Hotel

The Ritz is a Grade II listed 5-star hotel in Piccadilly.

The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914)
Credit: Architectural Record Company, New York

The London Ritz, opened by Swiss hotelier César Ritz in 1906, is one of the world’s best known and most prestigious hotels.

The hotel began to gain popularity towards the end of the First World War, frequented by politicians, actors, socialites and writers. Noël Coward was a notable diner at the Ritz in the 1920s and 1930s. Prime Minister David Lloyd George held a number of secret meetings at the Ritz in the latter half of the First World War, and it was at the Ritz that he made the decision to intervene on behalf of Greece against Turkey.

The Barclay brothers purchased the hotel for £80 million in 1995. In 2002, it became the first hotel to receive a Royal warrant from the Prince of Wales for its banquet and catering services. In 2020, it was sold to a Qatari investor.

The exterior is structurally and visually heavily influenced by the architectural traditions of Paris. The interior was designed mainly by London- and Paris-based designers in the Louis XVI style. In 2022 it had 111 rooms and 25 suites.

The Ritz Club is a casino in the basement of the hotel, occupying the space which was formerly the Ritz Bar and Grill.

The Ritz’s most widely known facility is the Palm Court, which hosts ’Tea at the Ritz’.

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The Underground Map Whitehall, SW1A Added: 8 Dec 2020 00:24 GMT	Othello takes a bow On 1 November 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at The Palace of Whitehall. The palace was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698. Seven years to the day, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest was also presented for the first time, and also at the Palace of Whitehall. Reply
Emma Seif Hill Street, London Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT	Birth of the Bluestocking Society In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society. Reply
Linda Webb Hungerford Stairs Added: 27 Sep 2021 05:51 GMT	Hungerford Stairs In 1794 my ancestor, George Webb, Clay Pipe Maker, lived in Hungerford Stairs, Strand. Source: Wakefields Merchant & Tradesmens General Directory London Westminster 1794 Source: Hungerford Stairs Reply
Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
TUM The Underground Map Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT	The Underground Map Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London. Reply
Roy Batham Covent Garden Added: 7 Jan 2022 07:17 GMT	Smithy in Longacre John Burris 1802-1848 Listed 1841 census as Burroughs was a blacksmith, address just given as Longacre. Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree Reply
Admin Baker Street Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:41 GMT	Baker Street Baker Street station opened on the Metropolitan Railway - the world’s first underground line. Reply
www.violettrefusis.com Wilton Crescent, SW1X Added: 17 Feb 2021 15:05 GMT	Birth place Violet Trefusis, writer, cosmopolitan intellectual and patron of the Arts was born at 2 Wilton Crescent SW1X. Source: www.violettrefusis.com Reply
Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. Reply
Julian Collingwood House, W1W Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT	Dennis Potter Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s Reply
Jessie Doring Tisbury Court, W1D Added: 22 Feb 2021 04:33 GMT	Tisbury Court Jazz Bar Jazz Bar opened in Tisbury Court by 2 Australians. Situated in underground basement. Can not remember how long it opened for. Reply
Pauline jones Bessborough Place, SW1V Added: 16 Oct 2017 19:04 GMT	Bessborough Place, SW1V I grew up in bessborough place at the back of our house and Grosvenor road and bessborough gardens was a fantastic playground called trinity mews it had a paddling pool sandpit football area and various things to climb on, such as a train , slide also as Wendy house. There were plants surrounding this wonderful play area, two playground attendants ,also a shelter for when it rained. The children were constantly told off by the playground keepers for touching the plants or kicking the ball out of the permitted area, there was hopscotch as well, all these play items were brick apart from the slide. Pollock was the centre of my universe and I felt sorry and still do for anyone not being born there. To this day I miss it and constantly look for images of the streets around there, my sister and me often go back to take a clumped of our beloved London. The stucco houses were a feature and the backs of the houses enabled parents to see thier children playing. Reply
Richard Roques Hungerford Stairs Added: 21 Jan 2021 16:53 GMT	Buckingham Street residents Here in Buckingham Street lived Samuel Pepys the diarist, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling Reply
Justin Russ Binney Street, W1K Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT	Binney Street, W1K Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St. Reply
Jude Allen Orange Street, WC2H Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT	Bra top I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl. It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life. Reply

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
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Piccadilly Circus

RAF Bomber Command Memorial The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.

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Royal Air Force Club The Royal Air Force Club (often referred to as the RAF Club) is situated at 128 Piccadilly.

Royal Air Force Club

Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.

Royal Institution

Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.

Shepherd Market

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St James’s

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Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street.

Academy House, W1S

Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658.

Air Street, SW1Y

Air Street, W1B Air Street’s name is believed to be a corruption of ‘Ayres’, after Thomas Ayre, a local brewer and resident in the 17th century.

Air Street, W1B

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y The courtyard is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site.

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y

Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802.

Albany, W1B

Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk.

Albemarle Street, W1S

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A Ambassador’s Court is a block on Ambassador’s Court.

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A Ambassador’s Court is part of the St James’s Palace complex.

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A

Ancaster House, W1J Ancaster House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens.

Ancaster House, W1J

Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name.

Angel Court, SW1Y

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here.

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y

Archibald Mews, W1J Archibald Mews was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley.

Archibald Mews, W1J

Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development.

Arlington House, SW1A

Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner.

Arlington Street, SW1A

Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street.

Ashburton Place, W1J

Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street.

Audley Court, W1J

Babmaes Street, SW1Y Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street.

Babmaes Street, SW1Y

Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Barlow Place, W1S

Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street.

Bennet Street, SW1A

Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street.

Bennett House, SW1A

Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square.

Berger House, W1J

Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill.

Berkeley House, W1J

Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square.

Berkeley Square House, W1J

Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent.

Berkeley Square, W1J

Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square.

Berkeley Street, W1J

Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street.

Birkett House, W1S

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II.

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A

Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south.

Bolton Street, W1J

Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Bourdon Street, W1J

Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Brick Street, W1J

Bridgewater House, SW1A Bridgewater House is a block on Cleveland Row.

Bridgewater House, SW1A

Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street.

Broughton House, W1S

Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area

Bruton Lane, W1S

Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Bruton Place, W1J

Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Bruton Street, W1S

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens.

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y

Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate.

Burlington Gardens, W1J

Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street.

Bury Street, SW1A

Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Carlos Place, W1

Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Carrington Street, W1J

Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is named after an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895.

Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A

Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’.

Charles II Street, SW1Y

Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Charles Street, W1J

Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square.

Chatham House, SW1Y

Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Chesterfield Gardens, W1J

Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Chesterfield Street, W1J

Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly.

Church Place, SW1Y

Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street.

Clarges Mews, W1J

Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly.

Clarges Street, W1J

Cleveland Row, SW1A Cleveland Row – after Cleveland House (now Bridgwater House), named for Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland who lived there in the late 17th century.

Cleveland Row, SW1A

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place.

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y

Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Clifford Street, W1S

Clydesdale Bank House, W1J Clydesdale Bank House is a block on Piccadilly.

Clydesdale Bank House, W1J

Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly.

Colette House, W1J

Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street.

Connaught House, W1K

Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street.

Copus House, W1K

Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork.

Cork Street, W1S

Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name.

Crown Passage, SW1A

Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Curzon Street, W1J

Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street.

Curzonfield House, W1J

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street.

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y

Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street.

Dartmouth House, W1J

Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly.

Denman House, W1J

Denman Street, W1D Denman Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Denman Street, W1D

Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly.

Devonshire House, W1J

Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels.

Dover Street, W1J

Down Street Mews, W1J Down Street Mews is a largely hidden side street in Mayfair.

Down Street Mews, W1J

Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Down Street, W1J

Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly.

Dudley House, SW1A

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square.

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y Duke Street St James’s is named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time.

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y

Eagle Place, SW1Y Eagle Place lies off Piccadilly.

Eagle Place, SW1Y

Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly.

Egyptian House, W1J

Empire House, W1J Empire House is a block on Piccadilly.

Empire House, W1J

Eon House, W1K Eon House is a block on Piccadilly.

Eon House, W1K

Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street.

Farm House, W1J

Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Farm Street, W1J

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J

French Railway House, SW1Y French Railway House occupies 178-180 Piccadilly.

French Railway House, SW1Y

Garrick House, W1J Residential block

Garrick House, W1J

Glasshouse Street, W1B Glasshouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Glasshouse Street, W1B

Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street.

Glendore House, W1J

Gloucester House, W1J Gloucester House is a block on the corner of Old Park Lane.

Gloucester House, W1J

Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row.

Gossard House, W1S

Grafton Street, W1S Grafton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Grafton Street, W1S

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street.

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K

Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street.

Half Moon Street, W1J

Hammersley House, W1B Hammersley House is a block on Warwick Street.

Hammersley House, W1B

Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Hay Hill, W1S

Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Hay’s Mews, W1J

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Heddon Street, W1B

Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Hertford Street, W1J

Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Hill Street, W1J

Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s.

Jermyn Street, SW1Y

King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square.

King Street, SW1Y

Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Landsdowne Row, W1J

Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square.

Lansdowne House, W1J

Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Lansdowne Row, W1J

Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper.

Little St James’s Street, SW1A

Lower John Street, W1F Lower John Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Lower John Street, W1F

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus.

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y

Malta House, W1J Malta House is a building on Piccadilly.

Malta House, W1J

Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Market Mews, W1J

Marlborough Road, SW1Y Marlborough Road was named after the adjacent Marlborough House, built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in 1711.

Marlborough Road, SW1Y

Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason.

Masons Yard, SW1Y

Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street.

Mayfair Building, W1J

Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House.

Mayfair Place, W1J

Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street.

Mayfayre House, W1J

Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street.

Meadows House, W1J

Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards.

Mount Row, W1K

Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area

Mount Street Mews, W1

Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street.

Nightingale House, W1J

Nuffield House, W1J Nuffield House is located on Piccadilly.

Nuffield House, W1J

Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End.

Old Bond Street, W1J

Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street.

Old Burlington Street, W1J

Old Park Lane, W1J Old Park Lane is a road in the W1J postcode area

Old Park Lane, W1J

Ormond Yard, SW1Y Ormond Yard was named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century.

Ormond Yard, SW1Y

OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place.

OverSeas House, SW1A

Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century.

Pall Mall, SW1Y

Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park.

Park Place, SW1A

Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Park Towers, W1J

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade was named after Piccadilly Hall, home of local tailor Robert Baker in the 17th century.

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y

Piccadilly Circus, W1J Piccadilly Circus was laid out by John Nash in 1819.

Piccadilly Circus, W1J

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street.

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y

Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets.

Piccadilly, SW1Y

Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End.

Piccadilly, W1J

Pickering Place, SW1A Thought to be the smallest public open space in London, Pickering Place is perhaps most famous for being the location of the last public duel in England.

Pickering Place, SW1A

Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square.

Pickering Place, SW1Y

Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Pollen Street, W1S

Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here.

Princes Arcade, SW1Y

Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Queen Street, W1J

Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street.

Red Wolf House, W1J

Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street.

Regency House, W1B

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name.

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y

Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops.

Royal Arcade, W1S

Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street.

Royalty House, W1S

Russell Court, SW1A Russell Court is named after the Russell family, who lived here in the 1600s.

Russell Court, SW1A

Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street was named after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II.

Ryder Street, SW1A

Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street.

Ryger House, SW1A

Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly.

Sackville Street, W1B

Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street.

Savile House, W1J

Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring.

Savile Row, W1S

Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street.

Scandia House, W1S

Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field

Shepherd Market, W1J

Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Shepherd Street, W1J

Sherwood Street, W1F Sherwood Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Sherwood Street, W1F

Spencer House, SW1A Spencer House is a block on St James’s Place.

Spencer House, SW1A

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street.

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y

St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street.

St James’s Place, SW1A

St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s.

St James’s Square, SW1Y

St James’s Street, SW1A St James’s Street is a main road of the West End running from Pall Mall to Piccadilly.

St James’s Street, SW1A

Stable Yard Road, SW1A Stable Yard Road leads from The Mall to Clarence House.

Stable Yard Road, SW1A

Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street.

Stafford House, W1S

Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century.

Stafford Street, W1S

Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street.

Standbrook House, W1S

Stanhope Row, W1J Stanhope Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Stanhope Row, W1J

Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street.

Stratton House, W1J

Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street.

Stratton Street, W1J

Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built.

Swallow Street, SW1Y

Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street.

Swan House, W1S

The Bank Building, SW1A The Bank Building is located on St James’s Street.

The Bank Building, SW1A

The Economist Building, SW1A The Economist Building can be found on St James’s Street.

The Economist Building, SW1A

The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row.

The Garden House, W1K

The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus.

The London Pavillion, SW1Y

The Mall, SW1Y The Mall is the processional route between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace.

The Mall, SW1Y

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel.

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A

Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street.

Time & Life Building, W1J

Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Trebeck Street, W1J

Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street.

Victory House, W1B

Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street.

Vigo Street, W1J

Vine Street, SW1Y Vine Street is a short dead-end street running east from Swallow Street and is parallel to Piccadilly.

Vine Street, SW1Y

Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street.

Westmorland House, W1B

White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street.

White Horse Street, W1J

Wilder Walk, W1F This is a street in the W1B postcode area

Wilder Walk, W1F

Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street.

Yarmouth Place, W1J

NEARBY PUBS

Burger & Lobster

Coach & Horses The Coach & Horses is at the top of Bruton Lane.

Coach & Horses

Drama

Finos Wine Cellar

Henry’s Cafe Bar Piccadilly

The Clarence The Clarence is located diagonally opposite the Ritz.

The Clarence

The Glassblower

The Kings Head The Kings Head dates from 1710.

The Kings Head

The Queen’s Head

Ye Grapes

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St James’s

St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

St James’s was once part of the same royal park as Green Park and St James’s Park. 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 centered on St James’s Square. 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.

St James’s is the home of many of the best known gentlemen’s clubs in London. 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.

It is now a predominantly commercial area with some of the highest rents in London and, consequently, the world. The auction house Christie’s is based in King Street, and the surrounding streets contain a great many upmarket art and antique dealers.

Office space to rent in St James’s is among the most expensive in the world, costing up to five times average rents in New York, Paris and Sydney.

The area is home to fine wine merchants including Berry Brothers and Rudd, at 3 St James’s Street. Adjoining St James’s Street is Jermyn Street, famous for its many tailors. St James’s is home to some of the most famous cigar retailers in London. At 35 St James’s Street is Davidoff of London, 19 St James’s Street is home to J.J. Fox and 50 Jermyn St has Dunhill.

The iconic English shoemaker Wildsmith - which designed the first ever loafer - was located at 41 Duke Street, St, James’s. It is now currently located at 13 Savile Row.

The area has a good number of art galleries, covering a spectrum of tastes. The White Cube gallery, which has represented Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, originally opened in Duke Street, St James’s, then moved to Hoxton Square. In September 2006, it opened a second gallery in St James’s at 25–26 Mason’s Yard, off Duke Street, on a plot previously occupied by an electricity sub-station. The gallery was the first free-standing building to be built in the St James’s area for more than 30 years.

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Theatreland, Shaftesbury Avenue Credit: IG/my.wandering.journey TUM image id: 1653838404 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Transmission TUM image id: 1509553463 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Get Back Credit: Stable Diffusion TUM image id: 1675076090 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1515432472 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Exterior of the memorial in 2013. Credit: Tim Rademacher TUM image id: 1515433432 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The 52 bus TUM image id: 1556876554 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1674215047 Licence:	Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994. Credit: Wiki Commons/psd TUM image id: 1677764605 Licence:	A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904) Credit: Henry Jamyn Brooks TUM image id: 1661785947 Licence:
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly Credit: Simon Gunzinger TUM image id: 1653912771 Licence:	The Queen’s Theatre in the West End (2011), then showing the musical "Les Misérables" Credit: Andreas Praefcke TUM image id: 1606216780 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Street view of St George’s Hanover Square (1787). An aquatint, by T. Malton. Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1640275389 Licence: CC BY 2.0	London Library, 14 St James’s Square. The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning and knowledge. The adjacent building (13 St James’s Square) is the High Commission of Cyprus. Credit: Wiki Commons/GrindtXX TUM image id: 1660307621 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Albany Courtyard leads to The Albany Credit: Wiki Commons/Ham TUM image id: 1657546568 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Get Back
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Piccadilly Theatre (2007)
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Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London.
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Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994.
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A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904)
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Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly
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Street view of St George’s Hanover Square (1787). An aquatint, by T. Malton.
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London Library, 14 St James’s Square. The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning and knowledge. The adjacent building (13 St James’s Square) is the High Commission of Cyprus.
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Albany Courtyard leads to The Albany
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Hedonism Wines, Davies Street (2022)
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