Bury Street
 West side of Bury Street | |
| Length | 0.16 km (0.10 mi) |
|---|---|
| Location | St James's, London, United Kingdom |
| Postal code | SW1 |
| Nearest metro station | Green Park Tube |
| Coordinates | 51°30′25″N 0°08′19″W / 51.506930°N 0.138615°WCoordinates: 51°30′25″N 0°08′19″W / 51.506930°N 0.138615°W |
| North | Jermyn Street |
| South | King Street |
| Other | |
| Known for | Art Galleries and Restaurants |
Bury Street is a one-way street in St James's, London SW1. It runs roughly north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, and crosses Ryder Street.
Street History
Probably taking its name from Bury St Edmonds, Rushbrooke, the country seat of the Jermyn family, was near that town, and from 1643 until his advancement to an earldom in 1660, St. Albans was Baron Jermyn of St. Edmundsbury.[1] The street first appears by name Berry Street in the rate books of St Martins in 1673, 11 names were recorded.[1]
On February 23, 1755 Horace Walpole described a fire in Bury Street.[2] A newspaper at the time reported: "Yesterday morning [20 Feb.], about five o'clock, a fire broke out at Mr Thompson's, an embroiderer in Bury Street, St James's, which entirely consumed the same, and damaged several other houses adjoining' (The Daily Advertiser, 21 Feb 1755).
The freehold of the street belongs to The Crown Estate.[1]
Notable Residents
Notable residents have included writer Jonathan Swift, writer and politician Richard Steele, William Brummell father of Beau Brummell, the statesman Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, Irish poet Thomas Moore and poet George Crabbe.[1]
In Swift's A Journal to Stella, he wrote "Tomorrow I change my lodgings to Bury Street". (Letter 3, London, Sept. 9, 1710).[3]
Listed Buildings
There are two listed buildings in Bury Street:
- No 21-24 Bury Street on the corner of Jermyn Street. Corner building of chambers and shops. Dated 1903, by Reginald Morphew, sculpture by Gilbert Seale.[4]
- No 37-38 Bury Street. Residential Chambers with art galleries below, by the architect William Butterfield (1814-1900).[5]
There is also the Economist Buildings, which occupy an area from St James's Street to Bury Street. Built by Alison and Peter Smithson between 1962 and 1964, in the New Brutalist Style.[6]
Notable Businesses
Although a relatively short street (160 meters), there are several businesses, most notably art dealers, including Old Master dealers, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, at No 38 and Colnaghi at No 26, modern and contemporary art dealers, Paisnel Gallery is located at No 9.[7]
There are also art galleries showing silver, Asian and Islamic art and print and illustrations.[8]
The restaurant Quaglino's is at No 16,[9] and the Japanese restaurant Matsuri St James's at No 15.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Bury Street". www.british-history.ac.uk. British History Online. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ The Lewis Walpole Library. "Walpole's Correspondence". images.library.yale.edu. Yale. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Swift, Jonathan. "The Journal to Stella : Ch. 1: Letters 1-10". www.online-literature.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "21-24 Bury Street". Historic England. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "37-38 Bury Street". Historic England. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "The Economist Buildings.". postwarbuildings.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ "Paisnel Gallery". www.list.co.uk. UK: The List. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- 1 2 "St James's, London Directory". stjameslondon.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.(Includes a listing of the galleries and restaurants).
- ↑ "Quaglino's - Restaurant In St.James - D&D London".