.jpg) Jermyn Street decorated for theDiamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 | |
 Interactive map of Jermyn Street | |
| Namesake | Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.3 mi (0.48 km) |
| Location | London,United Kingdom |
| Postal code | SW1 |
| Nearest Tube station |  Piccadilly Circus |
| East end | Haymarket |
| To | St James's Street |
| Other | |
| Known for | Gentlemen's clothing retailers |
Jermyn Street is aone-way street in theSt James's area of theCity of Westminster inLondon, England. It is to the south of, parallel, and adjacent toPiccadilly. Jermyn Street is known as a street for gentlemen's-clothing retailers in theWest End.
In around 1664, the street was created by and named afterHenry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, as part of his development of theSt 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]
Manytailors 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 bankerTheodore Rothschild.
TheDuke of Marlborough lived there when he was Colonel Churchill, as didIsaac 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 asWarden of the Mint), the mid-18th century highwayman and apothecaryWilliam Plunkett, theDuchess of Richmond, theCountess of Northumberland and the artistJohn Keyse Sherwin (in whose rooms in 1782 the actressSarah Siddons sat for him for her portrait asEuphrasia).[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 thefortress of Ham.
Though he did not live there, a statue of the dandyBeau Brummell stands on Jermyn Street at its junction withPiccadilly 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 thatNancy 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]
Jermyn Street shops traditionally sell shirts and other gentlemen's apparel, such as hats, shoes,shaving brushes,colognes,braces andcollar stiffeners. The street is famous for its resident shirtmakers such asTurnbull & Asser,Hawes & Curtis,Thomas Pink,Hilditch & Key,[8] Harvie & Hudson, Emma Willis, andCharles Tyrwhitt. Gentlemen's outfittersHackett is located on Jermyn Street, as well as shoe- and boot-makersJohn Lobb. A number of other related businesses occupy premises on the street, such as Sartoria dei Duchi - Atri, the men's luxury goods brandAlfred Dunhill, who opened its shop on the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street in 1907; barbersGeo.F. Trumper, and Taylor ofOld Bond Street; and cigar shopDavidoff of London.
The street also contains Britain's oldestcheese shop,Paxton & Whitfield, trading since 1797. Floris, aperfumers in the street, has display cabinets acquired directly from theGreat Exhibition in 1851.[9]
Forming part of the St James's Art District, there are a number of art galleries in Jermyn Street, includingThe 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 newFortnum and Mason restaurant, and Franco's.Tramp nightclub and the 70-seatJermyn Street Theatre (theWest End's smallest)[10] are also on the street.
Many of the buildings on Jermyn Street are owned by theCrown Estate.
TheBrutalist showroom of jewellerAndrew Grima opened on 80 Jermyn Street in 1966 with a distinctive facade of slate slabs.[11]
| Street number | Grade | Date first listed | Historic England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 & 15 | II | 30 May 1972 | [12] |
| 25 | II | 30 May 1972 | [13] |
| 30 (Simpsons) | II* | 14 Sept 1970 | [14] |
| 70-72 | II | 14 Jan 1970 | [15] |
| 88 | II | 4 Oct 1974 | [16] |
| 89 | II | 4 Oct 1974 | [17] |
| 90 | II* | 14 Jan 1970 | [18] |
| 93 | II | 1 Dec 1987 | [19] |
| 94 | II | 30 Jan 1987 | [20] |
| 95 | II | 1 Dec 1987 | [21] |
| 96 | II | 1 Dec 1987 | [22] |
| 106 | II | 1 Dec 1987 | [23] |
| 111 & 112 | II | 14 Jan 1970 | [24] |
| Piccadilly Arcade | II | 30 May 1972 | [25] |
Most of the buildings appear inSurvey of London inThe Parish of St James Westminster Part 1 South of Piccadilly: Volumes 29 and 30, Vol. 29 (1960), which can be viewed online.[26]
Nikolaus Pevsner writes inThe 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 cheesemakersPaxton & Whitfield, "another good one".[27]
51°30′30″N0°08′12″W / 51.5084°N 0.1367°W /51.5084; -0.1367
