St James's Place is a street in the St James's district of London near Green Park.[1] It was first developed around 1694, the historian John Strype describing it in 1720 as a "good Street ... which receiveth a fresh Air out of the Park; the Houses are well-built, and inhabited by Gentry ..."[2][3] Henry Benjamin Wheatley wrote in 1870 that it was "one of the oddest built streets in London."[3]
Spencer House, which was commissioned by the 1st Earl Spencer in 1756, stands at number 27 and is now listed as Grade I.[4][5] A further thirteen properties are Grade II listed; Number 4 is Grade II* listed.[6]
- ^ St James's Street, londontown.com, accessed 23 April 2012.
- ^ Stow, John. "Southwark, and Parts Adjacent", A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark and Parts Adjacent, p. 663.
- Also see "St James's Park," The Parish of St. James Westminster. Part II: north of Piccadilly, Volumes 31–32 of Survey volumes, Athlone Press, University of London, 1963, p. 511ff.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
RaPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ed Glinert (2004), "St. James's Place", The London Compendium, Penguin UK, ISBN 9780141012131
- ^ Historic England. "SPENCER HOUSE (1264952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "The National Heritage List for England (search term: st james's place sw1)". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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