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Jermyn Street

November 23, 2023

Jermyn Street is a one-way street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster in London, England. It is to the south of, parallel, and adjacent to Piccadilly. Jermyn Street is known as a street for gentlemen's-clothing retailers in the West End.

Jermyn Street
Jermyn Street decorated for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012
NamesakeHenry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans
Length0.3 mi (0.48 km)
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Postal codeSW1
Nearest Tube station Piccadilly Circus
East endHaymarket
ToSt James's Street
Other
Known forGentlemen's clothing retailers

History edit

 
City of Westminster Green Plaque for Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans (1605-1684), located in Duke of York Street, London SW1
 
Blue Plaque for Sir Isaac Newton
 
A statue of Beau Brummell in Jermyn Street
 
Turkish baths in Jermyn Street, 1862

In around 1664, the street was created by and named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, as part of his development of the St James's area of central London.[1] It was first recorded as "Jarman Streete" in the 1667 rate books of St Martin's, which listed 56 properties on it. In 1675, there were 108 names listed.[2]

Notable residents edit

Many tailors owned or still own the houses along the street and often let rooms to people. No. 22, Jermyn Street, for instance was once owned by Italian silk merchant Cesare Salvucci and a military tailor who rented rooms out to people such as the banker Theodore Rothschild.

The Duke of Marlborough lived there when he was Colonel Churchill, as did Isaac Newton (at No. 88, from 1696 to 1700; he then moved next door to No. 87, from 1700 to 1709, during which time he worked as Warden of the Mint), the mid-18th century highwayman and apothecary William Plunkett, the Duchess of Richmond, the Countess of Northumberland and the artist John Keyse Sherwin (in whose rooms in 1782 the actress Sarah Siddons sat for him for her portrait as Euphrasia).[3]

The Gun Tavern[4] was one of the great resorts for foreigners of revolutionary tastes during the end of the 18th century, whilst Grenier's Hotel was patronised by French refugees. At the Brunswick Hotel, Louis Napoleon took up his residence under the assumed name of Count D'Arenberg on his escape from captivity in the fortress of Ham.

Though he did not live there, a statue of the dandy Beau Brummell stands on Jermyn Street at its junction with Piccadilly Arcade, as embodying its elegant clothing values. Aleister Crowley lived in No. 93 during the Second World War up until 1 April.[5] It was through Crowley that Nancy Cunard resided in a flat in Jermyn Street.[6]

New Zealand chefs and entertainers, Hudson and Halls, lived in a flat at No. 60 in the 1990s.[7]

Businesses edit

Jermyn Street shops traditionally sell shirts and other gentlemen's apparel, such as hats, shoes, shaving brushes, colognes, braces and collar stiffeners. The street is famous for its resident shirtmakers such as Turnbull & Asser, Hawes & Curtis, Thomas Pink, Hilditch & Key,[8] Harvie & Hudson, and Charles Tyrwhitt. Gentlemen's outfitters Hackett is located on Jermyn Street, as well as shoe- and boot-makers John Lobb. A number of other related businesses occupy premises on the street, such as Sartoria dei Duchi - Atri, the men's luxury goods brand Alfred Dunhill, who opened its shop on the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street in 1907; barbers Geo.F. Trumper, and Taylor of Old Bond Street; and cigar shop Davidoff.

The street also contains Britain's oldest cheese shop, Paxton & Whitfield, trading since 1797. Floris, a perfumers in the street, has display cabinets acquired directly from the Great Exhibition in 1851.[9]

Forming part of the St James's Art District, there are a number of art galleries in Jermyn Street, including The Sladmore Gallery. Shops in this district are required to display art as part of their lease.

Among the restaurants in the street are the historic Wiltons, the long established Rowley's Restaurant, the new Fortnum and Mason restaurant, and Franco's. Tramp nightclub and the 70-seat Jermyn Street Theatre (the West End's smallest)[10] are also on the street.

Many of the buildings on Jermyn Street are owned by the Crown Estate.

Listed buildings edit

Street number Grade Date first listed Historic England
14 & 15 II 30 May 1972 [11]
25 II 30 May 1972 [12]
30 (Simpsons) II* 14 Sept 1970 [13]
70-72 II 14 Jan 1970 [14]
88 II 4 Oct 1974 [15]
89 II 4 Oct 1974 [16]
90 II* 14 Jan 1970 [17]
93 II 1 Dec 1987 [18]
94 II 30 Jan 1987 [19]
95 II 1 Dec 1987 [20]
96 II 1 Dec 1987 [21]
106 II 1 Dec 1987 [22]
111 & 112 II 14 Jan 1970 [23]
Piccadilly Arcade II 30 May 1972 [24]

Most of the buildings appear in Survey of London in The Parish of St James Westminster Part 1 South of Piccadilly: Volumes 29 and 30, Vol. 29 (1960), which can be viewed online.[25]

Nikolaus Pevsner writes in The Buildings of England that "The Mid Victorian shop-front of No 97 is one of the best of its date in the West End". He calls no 93, which houses cheesemakers Paxton & Whitfield, "another good one".[26]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lanier, Pamela (2001). Elegant Small Hotels: A Connoisseur's Guide. A Lanier guide, Lanier Pub. International. p. 211. ISBN 9781580083263.
  2. ^ F. H. W. Sheppard, ed. (1960). "Survey of London: volumes 29 and 30: St James Westminster, Part 1". British History Online. pp. 271–284. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ^ "British History Online: Appendix: Some distinguished residents and lodgers in Jermyn Street". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ Wheatley, Henry Benjamin; Cunningham, Peter (1891). London, past and present; its history, associations, and traditions. London, J. Murray; New York, Scribner & Welford. p. 307. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ Grant, Kenneth (1991). . London: Skoob. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ Chisholm, Anne (1979). Nancy Cunard : a biography (1st ed.). New York: Knopf. p. 272. ISBN 978-0394492001.
  7. ^ Hudson and Halls - A Love Story (Television production). 2001.
  8. ^ Paton, Elizabeth (12 June 2016). "Considering the Future of London Collections Men (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ^ "London's West End". Great British Railway Journeys. Series 6. Episode 9. 15 January 2015. BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Which is London's Smallest Theatre?". Londonist. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  11. ^ Historic England. "14 & 15 Jermyn Street (1274532)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ^ Historic England. "25 Jermyn Street (1275730)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ^ Historic England. "30 Jermyn Street, Simpsons (1226639)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  14. ^ Historic England. "70-72 Jermyn Street (1216767)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ^ Historic England. "88 Jermyn Street (1277360)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  16. ^ Historic England. "89 Jermyn Street (1275733)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  17. ^ Historic England. "90 Jermyn Street (1277361)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  18. ^ Historic England. "93 Jermyn Street (1216774)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  19. ^ Historic England. "94 Jermyn Street (1231889)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  20. ^ Historic England. "95 Jermyn Street (1231891)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  21. ^ Historic England. "96 Jermyn Street (1275740)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  22. ^ Historic England. "106 Jermyn Street (1275741)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  23. ^ Historic England. "111 & 112 Jermyn Street (1216785)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Piccadilly Arcade (1265804)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Survey of London British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  26. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Nairn, Ian; Cherry, Bridget (1984). The Buildings of England - London I : the cities of London and Westminster (3rd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 592–3. ISBN 0140710124.

External links edit

 
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Jermyn Street is a one way street in the St James s area of the City of Westminster in London England It is to the south of parallel and adjacent to Piccadilly Jermyn Street is known as a street for gentlemen s clothing retailers in the West End Jermyn StreetJermyn Street decorated for Queen Elizabeth II s Diamond Jubilee in 2012NamesakeHenry Jermyn 1st Earl of St AlbansLength0 3 mi 0 48 km LocationLondon United KingdomPostal codeSW1Nearest Tube stationPiccadilly CircusEast endHaymarketToSt James s StreetOtherKnown forGentlemen s clothing retailers Contents 1 History 2 Notable residents 3 Businesses 4 Listed buildings 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp City of Westminster Green Plaque for Henry Jermyn Earl of St Albans 1605 1684 located in Duke of York Street London SW1 nbsp Blue Plaque for Sir Isaac Newton nbsp A statue of Beau Brummell in Jermyn Street nbsp Turkish baths in Jermyn Street 1862In around 1664 the street was created by and named after Henry Jermyn 1st Earl of St Albans as part of his development of the St James s area of central London 1 It was first recorded as Jarman Streete in the 1667 rate books of St Martin s which listed 56 properties on it In 1675 there were 108 names listed 2 Notable residents editMany tailors owned or still own the houses along the street and often let rooms to people No 22 Jermyn Street for instance was once owned by Italian silk merchant Cesare Salvucci and a military tailor who rented rooms out to people such as the banker Theodore Rothschild The Duke of Marlborough lived there when he was Colonel Churchill as did Isaac Newton at No 88 from 1696 to 1700 he then moved next door to No 87 from 1700 to 1709 during which time he worked as Warden of the Mint the mid 18th century highwayman and apothecary William Plunkett the Duchess of Richmond the Countess of Northumberland and the artist John Keyse Sherwin in whose rooms in 1782 the actress Sarah Siddons sat for him for her portrait as Euphrasia 3 The Gun Tavern 4 was one of the great resorts for foreigners of revolutionary tastes during the end of the 18th century whilst Grenier s Hotel was patronised by French refugees At the Brunswick Hotel Louis Napoleon took up his residence under the assumed name of Count D Arenberg on his escape from captivity in the fortress of Ham Though he did not live there a statue of the dandy Beau Brummell stands on Jermyn Street at its junction with Piccadilly Arcade as embodying its elegant clothing values Aleister Crowley lived in No 93 during the Second World War up until 1 April 5 It was through Crowley that Nancy Cunard resided in a flat in Jermyn Street 6 New Zealand chefs and entertainers Hudson and Halls lived in a flat at No 60 in the 1990s 7 Businesses editJermyn Street shops traditionally sell shirts and other gentlemen s apparel such as hats shoes shaving brushes colognes braces and collar stiffeners The street is famous for its resident shirtmakers such as Turnbull amp Asser Hawes amp Curtis Thomas Pink Hilditch amp Key 8 Harvie amp Hudson and Charles Tyrwhitt Gentlemen s outfitters Hackett is located on Jermyn Street as well as shoe and boot makers John Lobb A number of other related businesses occupy premises on the street such as Sartoria dei Duchi Atri the men s luxury goods brand Alfred Dunhill who opened its shop on the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street in 1907 barbers Geo F Trumper and Taylor of Old Bond Street and cigar shop Davidoff The street also contains Britain s oldest cheese shop Paxton amp Whitfield trading since 1797 Floris a perfumers in the street has display cabinets acquired directly from the Great Exhibition in 1851 9 Forming part of the St James s Art District there are a number of art galleries in Jermyn Street including The Sladmore Gallery Shops in this district are required to display art as part of their lease Among the restaurants in the street are the historic Wiltons the long established Rowley s Restaurant the new Fortnum and Mason restaurant and Franco s Tramp nightclub and the 70 seat Jermyn Street Theatre the West End s smallest 10 are also on the street Many of the buildings on Jermyn Street are owned by the Crown Estate Listed buildings editStreet number Grade Date first listed Historic England14 amp 15 II 30 May 1972 11 25 II 30 May 1972 12 30 Simpsons II 14 Sept 1970 13 70 72 II 14 Jan 1970 14 88 II 4 Oct 1974 15 89 II 4 Oct 1974 16 90 II 14 Jan 1970 17 93 II 1 Dec 1987 18 94 II 30 Jan 1987 19 95 II 1 Dec 1987 20 96 II 1 Dec 1987 21 106 II 1 Dec 1987 22 111 amp 112 II 14 Jan 1970 23 Piccadilly Arcade II 30 May 1972 24 Most of the buildings appear in Survey of London in The Parish of St James Westminster Part 1 South of Piccadilly Volumes 29 and 30 Vol 29 1960 which can be viewed online 25 Nikolaus Pevsner writes in The Buildings of England that The Mid Victorian shop front of No 97 is one of the best of its date in the West End He calls no 93 which houses cheesemakers Paxton amp Whitfield another good one 26 See also editSavile Row the London street famous for making bespoke suits Fleet Street the London street famous for its newspapers and media Harley Street the London street famous for its private medical practitioners List of eponymous roads in LondonReferences edit Lanier Pamela 2001 Elegant Small Hotels A Connoisseur s Guide A Lanier guide Lanier Pub International p 211 ISBN 9781580083263 F H W Sheppard ed 1960 Survey of London volumes 29 and 30 St James Westminster Part 1 British History Online pp 271 284 Retrieved 13 October 2014 British History Online Appendix Some distinguished residents and lodgers in Jermyn Street www british history ac uk Retrieved 26 September 2016 Wheatley Henry Benjamin Cunningham Peter 1891 London past and present its history associations and traditions London J Murray New York Scribner amp Welford p 307 Retrieved 7 September 2016 Grant Kenneth 1991 Remembering Aleister Crowley by Kenneth Grant Introduction London Skoob Archived from the original on 20 February 2020 Retrieved 7 September 2016 Chisholm Anne 1979 Nancy Cunard a biography 1st ed New York Knopf p 272 ISBN 978 0394492001 Hudson and Halls A Love Story Television production 2001 Paton Elizabeth 12 June 2016 Considering the Future of London Collections Men Published 2016 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2 February 2021 London s West End Great British Railway Journeys Series 6 Episode 9 15 January 2015 BBC Retrieved 15 January 2015 Which is London s Smallest Theatre Londonist 14 May 2016 Retrieved 26 September 2016 Historic England 14 amp 15 Jermyn Street 1274532 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 25 Jermyn Street 1275730 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 30 Jermyn Street Simpsons 1226639 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 70 72 Jermyn Street 1216767 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 88 Jermyn Street 1277360 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 89 Jermyn Street 1275733 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 90 Jermyn Street 1277361 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 93 Jermyn Street 1216774 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 94 Jermyn Street 1231889 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 95 Jermyn Street 1231891 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 96 Jermyn Street 1275740 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 106 Jermyn Street 1275741 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England 111 amp 112 Jermyn Street 1216785 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Historic England Piccadilly Arcade 1265804 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 8 September 2016 Survey of London British History Online www british history ac uk Retrieved 8 September 2016 Pevsner Nikolaus Nairn Ian Cherry Bridget 1984 The Buildings of England London I the cities of London and Westminster 3rd ed Harmondsworth Penguin pp 592 3 ISBN 0140710124 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jermyn Street Jermyn Street Association T M Lewin Sladmore Gallery 51 30 30 N 0 08 12 W 51 5084 N 0 1367 W 51 5084 0 1367 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jermyn Street amp oldid 1182368519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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