Editing Jermyn Street

{{Short description|Street in St James's, London}}
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'''Jermyn Street''' is a [[One-way traffic|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 of London|West End]].

==History==
[[File:Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans Green Plaque.jpg|thumb|City of Westminster Green Plaque for Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans (1605-1684), located in Duke of York Street, London SW1]]
[[File:SIR ISAAC NEWTON 1642-1727 Lived Here.jpg|thumb|Blue Plaque for Sir Isaac Newton]]
[[File:Statue of Beau Brummell.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A statue of [[Beau Brummell]] in Jermyn Street]]
[[File:Turkish Baths in Jermyn Street. Wellcome L0004797.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lanier, Pamela|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9N2i_BXeBRYC&q=22+Jermyn+Street|title=Elegant Small Hotels: A Connoisseur's Guide|publisher=A Lanier guide, Lanier Pub. International|date=2001|page=211|isbn = 9781580083263}}</ref> 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.<ref name=britishhistory>{{cite web|editor=F. H. W. Sheppard |title=Survey of London: volumes 29 and 30: St James Westminster, Part 1|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40572#s2|year=1960|pages=271–284|website=British History Online|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
Many [[tailor]]s owned or still own the houses along the street and often let rooms to people. [[22 Jermyn Street|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 [[Rothschild banking family of England|Theodore Rothschild]].

The [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|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 (highwayman)|William Plunkett]], the [[Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond|Duchess of Richmond]], the [[Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Northumberland|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'')''.<ref>{{cite web|title=British History Online: Appendix: Some distinguished residents and lodgers in Jermyn Street|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols29-30/pt1/pp546-549|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref>''

The Gun Tavern<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wheatley|first1=Henry Benjamin|last2=Cunningham|first2=Peter|title=London, past and present; its history, associations, and traditions|date=1891|publisher=London, J. Murray; New York, Scribner & Welford|page=[https://archive.org/details/londonpastandpr00cunngoog/page/n317 307]|url=https://archive.org/details/londonpastandpr00cunngoog|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> 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 [[Château de Ham|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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Grant|first1=Kenneth|title=Remembering Aleister Crowley by Kenneth Grant. Introduction|date=1991|publisher=Skoob|location=London|url=http://www.skoob.com/pub/esoterica/rac.html|access-date=7 September 2016|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220134929/http://www.skoob.com/pub/esoterica/rac.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was through Crowley that [[Nancy Cunard]] resided in a flat in Jermyn Street.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chisholm|first1=Anne|title=Nancy Cunard : a biography|date=1979|publisher=Knopf|location=New York|isbn=978-0394492001|page=272|edition=1st}}</ref>

New Zealand chefs and entertainers, [[Hudson and Halls]], lived in a flat at No. 60 in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/hudson-and-halls-a-love-story-2001 |title=Hudson and Halls - A Love Story |date=2001 |type=Television production}}</ref>

==Businesses==
Jermyn Street shops traditionally sell shirts and other gentlemen's apparel, such as hats, shoes, [[Shave brush|shaving brushes]], [[Eau de Cologne|colognes]], [[Suspenders|braces]] and [[Collar stays|collar stiffeners]]. The street is famous for its resident shirtmakers such as [[Turnbull & Asser]], [[Hawes & Curtis]], [[Thomas Pink]], [[Hilditch & Key]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paton|first=Elizabeth|date=2016-06-12|title=Considering the Future of London Collections Men (Published 2016)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/fashion/mens-style/mens-fashion-spring-2017-london.html|access-date=2021-02-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Harvie & Hudson, Emma Willis, and [[Charles Tyrwhitt]]. Gentlemen's outfitters [[Hackett London|Hackett]] is located on Jermyn Street, as well as shoe- and boot-makers [[John Lobb Bootmaker|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|Davidoff of London]].

The street also contains Britain's oldest [[cheese]] shop, [[Paxton & Whitfield]], trading since 1797. Floris, a [[perfumer]]s in the street, has display cabinets acquired directly from the [[Great Exhibition]] in 1851.<ref name= "GBRJ">{{Cite episode |title= London's West End |series= Great British Railway Journeys |series-link= Great British Railway Journeys |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ynyyh |access-date=  15 January 2015 |network= BBC |date= 15 January 2015 |series-no= 6 |number= 9 }}</ref>

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)|Tramp]] nightclub and the 70-seat [[Jermyn Street Theatre]] (the [[West End of London|West End]]'s smallest)<ref>{{cite web|title=Which is London's Smallest Theatre?|url=http://londonist.com/2016/05/londons-smallest-theatres|website=Londonist|access-date=26 September 2016|date=14 May 2016}}</ref> are also on the street.

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

== Listed buildings ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Street number !! Grade !! Date first listed !! Historic England
|-
| 14 & 15 || II || 30 May 1972 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=14 & 15 Jermyn Street|num=1274532|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 25 || II || 30 May 1972 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=25 Jermyn Street|num=1275730|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 30 ([[Simpsons of Piccadilly|Simpsons]]) || II*|| 14 Sept 1970 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=30 Jermyn Street, Simpsons|num=1226639|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 70-72 || II || 14 Jan 1970 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=70-72 Jermyn Street|num=1216767|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 88 || II || 4 Oct 1974 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=88 Jermyn Street|num=1277360|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 89 || II|| 4 Oct 1974||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=89 Jermyn Street|num=1275733|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
|90 || II* || 14 Jan 1970 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=90 Jermyn Street|num=1277361|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 93|| II || 1 Dec 1987 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=93 Jermyn Street|num=1216774|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 94|| II || 30 Jan 1987 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=94 Jermyn Street|num=1231889|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 95|| II || 1 Dec 1987 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=95 Jermyn Street|num=1231891|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 96|| II || 1 Dec 1987|| <ref>{{NHLE|desc=96 Jermyn Street|num=1275740|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 106|| II ||1 Dec 1987 || <ref>{{NHLE|desc=106 Jermyn Street|num=1275741|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 111 & 112|| II || 14 Jan 1970 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=111 & 112 Jermyn Street|num=1216785|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Piccadilly Arcade]]|| II || 30 May 1972 ||<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Piccadilly Arcade|num=1265804|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|}

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Survey of London British History Online|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols29-30/pt1|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

[[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".<ref>{{cite book|first1=Nikolaus|last1=Pevsner|first2=Ian|last2=Nairn|first3=Bridget |last3=Cherry |title=The Buildings of England - London I : the cities of London and Westminster|url=https://archive.org/details/londonicitiesof00pevs |url-access=registration |date=1984|publisher=Penguin|location=Harmondsworth|isbn=0140710124|pages=[https://archive.org/details/londonicitiesof00pevs/page/592 592–3]|edition=3rd}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Savile 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 London]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jermyn Street}}
*[http://www.jermynstreet.net Jermyn Street Association]
*[https://www.tmlewin.co.uk/ T.M.Lewin]
*[https://sladmore.com/ Sladmore Gallery]

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[[Category:Shopping streets in London]]
[[Category:Streets in the City of Westminster]]
[[Category:Garment districts]]
[[Category:Jermyn family]]
[[Category:St James's]]