St James Palace

Has been described as a Certain Palace (Royal)

There are major building remains

NameSt James Palace
Alternative NamesSt James's Palace
Historic CountryLondon and Middlesex
Modern AuthorityLondon Borough of Westminster
1974 AuthorityGreater London
Civil ParishCity Of Westminster

Royal palace constructed in 1531 on the site of a former leper hospital (Which had had a crenellated tower . It originally comprised a manor house with four courtyards and a gate house. It has a complex history of alterations and additions including damage by a major fire in 1809. The palace became the official royal residence in 1702 and continued in use until the 1830s when Buckingham House was constructed. It is still used for accommodation for members of the royal family. It is the senior palace of the Royal Court and residence of the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and foreign diplomatic missions to the UK are accredited to the Court of St James.

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
Images Of England
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ293800
Latitude51.5048789978027
Longitude-0.137879997491837
Eastings529350
Northings180040
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Books

  • Goodall, John, 2011, The English Castle 1066-1650 (Yale University Press) p. 479
  • Cooper, Nicholas, 1999, Houses of the Gentry, 1480-1680 (Yale University Press) p. 83
  • Thurley, Simon, 1993, The Royal Palaces of Tudor England (Yale University Press)
  • James, T.B., 1990, The Palaces of Medieval England (London; Seaby) p. 158, 163
  • Colvin, H.M., Ransome, D.R. and Summerson, John, 1982, The history of the King's Works, Vol. 4: 1485-1660 (part 2) (London) p. 241-52
  • Pevsner, N. (Revised by Cherry, Bridget), 1973, Buildings of England: London: the Cities of London and Westminster (London, Penguin) p. 472
  • RCHME, 1925, Inventory of Historic Monuments in London Vol. 2: West London (HMSO) p. 128-32 online transcription
  • Page, Wm (ed), 1911, VCH Middlesex p. 291
  • Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol. 1 (London) p. 148-50 online copy

Antiquarian

  • Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain online copy)
  • Anthony van den Wyngaerde, c. 1543, Panorama of London online copy
  • Celia Fiennes, 1888, Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary (London: Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press) Vision of Britain online transcription

Journals

  • Baille, M., 1967, 'Etiquette and planning of the state apartments in baroque palaces' Archaeologia Vol. 101 p. 177-8

Other

  • Thurley, Simon, 1991, English Royal Palaces, 1450-1550 (unpub PhD thesis; London) p. 214-28 (available via EThOS)