31-548: 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. Probably taking its name from Bury St Edmunds , 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. The street first appears by name Berry Street in
62-674: Is called in Scripture the son of Mary, not however of Mary the mother of our Lord, to be an apostle, or not? If he is an apostle, he must be the son of Alphæus and a believer in Jesus, ‘For neither did his brethren believe in him.’ The only conclusion is that the Mary who is described as the mother of James the Less was the wife of Alphæus and sister of Mary the Lord's mother, the one who is called by John
93-415: Is either the younger or shorter of two, he seems to be compared to one other James. In the lists of the twelve apostles in the synoptic Gospels , there are two apostles called James, who are differentiated there by their fathers: James, son of Zebedee , and James, son of Alphaeus . Long-standing tradition identifies James, the son of Alphaeus, as James the Less. James, son of Zebedee, is then called "James
124-458: Is headquartered in St James's. The area is home to fine wine merchants including Berry Brothers and Rudd , at number 3 St James's Street. Adjoining St James's Street is Jermyn Street, famous for tailoring. Some famous cigar retailers are at 35 St James's Street, occupied by Davidoff of London ; J.J. Fox at 19 St James's Street and Dunhill at 50 Jermyn St. Shoemaker, Wildsmith , designers of
155-601: Is home to many of the best known gentlemen's clubs in London, and sometimes, though not as often as formerly, referred to as "Clubland". The clubs are organisations of English high society. A variety of groups come together here, such as military officers, politicians, motoring enthusiasts, yachtsmen, and other groups. In 1990, the Carlton Club , traditional meeting place for members of the Conservative Party ,
186-456: Is located at No 9. There are also art galleries showing silver, Asian and Islamic art and print and illustrations. The restaurant Quaglino's is at No 16, and the Japanese restaurant Matsuri St James's at No 15. Christie's , a historic British auction house founded in 1766, has its main premises in a large building with its main entrance on King Street to the south and also bordering onto
217-501: Is the first free-standing building to be built in the area for more than 30 years. Other notable modern and contemporary art dealers in the St James's area include Helly Nahmad Gallery , Paisnel Gallery , Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Thomas Dane, Whitford Fine Art and Panter & Hall. On the southernmost border of St James's is The Mall where The Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Mall Galleries are located. St James's
248-697: The Church of England ) the feast has never moved from 1 May. He is identified by 4th-century priest Jerome as the same person also called " James the Just" and " James, brother of Jesus " in the Bible, thought of by Jerome and others as really a cousin of Jesus. Less consensually, he is also traditionally identified with James, son of Alphaeus , one of the Twelve Apostles . In the New Testament ,
279-604: The Economist Buildings, which occupy an area from St James's Street to Bury Street (Nos 28–30d), London, SW1. Built by Alison and Peter Smithson between 1962 and 1964, in the New Brutalist Style . 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, The Nine British Art
310-588: The Evangelist ' Mary of Clopas '. Papias of Hierapolis , who lived circa 70–163 AD, in the surviving fragments of his work Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord relates that Mary, wife of Alphaeus is mother of James the Less: Mary, mother of James the Less and Joseph, wife of Alphaeus was the sister of Mary the mother of the Lord, whom John names of Cleophas. Therefore, James, son of Alphaeus would be
341-786: The Great was the brother of John the Apostle . James the Less has traditionally been commemorated along with St. Philip in the Western Christian calendars. In the Roman Catholic Church their feast day was observed on 1 May until 1955, when it was moved to 11 May to accommodate the Feast of St Joseph the Worker on 1 May. A later revision of the calendar moved the feast back to 3 May. In many other churches (for example,
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#1732775894889372-463: The Great" (although that designation does not appear in the New Testament). Some propose that Alphaeus was the same man as Cleophas or at least the husband of Mary Clopas. In this regard, Jerome identified James the Less with James, son of Alpheus writing in his work called The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary the following: Do you intend the comparatively unknown James the Less, who
403-568: The Less, James, son of Alphaeus and James the brother of Jesus are one and the same person. According to the Golden Legend , which is a collection of hagiographies , compiled by Jacobus de Voragine in the thirteenth century: James the Apostle is said the Less, how well that he was elder of age than was St. James the More. He was called also the brother of our Lord, because he resembled much well our Lord in body, in visage, and of manner. He
434-496: The east by Haymarket . The area's name is derived from the dedication of a 12th-century leper hospital to Saint James the Less . The hospital site is now occupied by St James's Palace . The area became known as "Clubland" because of the historic presence of gentlemen's clubs . The section of Regent Street (colloquially known as 'Lower Regent Street') that runs between Waterloo Place and Piccadilly Circus has been officially renamed 'Regent Street St James's'. St James's
465-620: The east side of Bury Street. St James%27s St James's is a central district in the City of Westminster , London, forming part of the West End . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St. James's Palace . During the Restoration in the 17th century, the area was developed as a residential location for the British aristocracy , and around the 19th century
496-510: The first loafer , was located at 41 Duke Street but is now at 13 Savile Row . Art galleries catering for a spectrum of tastes occupy premises in the area. The White Cube gallery, which represents Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin , opened in Duke Street before moving to Hoxton Square . In September 2006, it opened a second gallery at 25–26 Mason's Yard, off Duke Street, on a plot previously occupied by an electricity substation. The gallery
527-412: The mother of James the Less and Joseph/Joses. In Matthew 27:56, she is clearly distinguished from the mother of James, son of Zebedee . According to Jerome , James the Less is identified with James the brother of Jesus and with James, the son of Alphaeus . Jerome first tells that James the Less must be identified with James, the son of Alphaeus. No one doubts that there were two apostles called by
558-486: The name "James" identifies multiple men. James the Less is named only in connection with his mother " Mary ", who is also the mother of Joseph, who is called Joses by Mark (Joseph and Joses are variants of the same name). There are four mentions: This "Mary" may have been Mary of Clopas , mentioned only in John 19:25 . It is unlikely to be Mary the mother of Jesus since she is not identified as Jesus' mother but only called
589-466: The name James, James the son of Zebedee, and James the son of Alphaeus. The only conclusion is that the Mary who is described as the mother of James the Less was the wife of Alphaeus and sister of Mary the Lord's mother, the one who is called by John the Evangelist Mary of Clopas, whether after her father, or kindred, or for some other reason. After that, James the Less being the same as James,
620-465: The new parish. For elections to Westminster City Council , the area is part of the St James's ward. The ward includes Covent Garden , the Strand , Westminster and part of Mayfair. The ward elects three councillors. Notable streets include: The following utilises the generally accepted boundaries of St James’s, viz. Piccadilly to the north, Haymarket and Cockspur Street to the east, The Mall to
651-521: The north to Pall Mall in the south. It roughly corresponded to the contemporary St James's area, but extended into parts of Soho and Mayfair . Land south of Pall Mall remained in St Martin in the Fields' parish, and St James's Park was split between the parishes of St Martin and St Margaret . St James's Palace was an extra-parochial area and not part of any parish. A select vestry was created for
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#1732775894889682-561: The rate books of St Martins in 1673, 11 names were recorded. On 23 February 1755 Horace Walpole described a fire in Bury Street. 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 February 1755). The freehold of
713-521: The same as James the Less. In Catholic tradition, James's mother is none other than Mary of Clopas who was among the women at the foot of the Cross of Jesus, weeping. For that reason, and given the fact that the Semitic word for brother is also used for other close relatives, James son of Alpheus is often held as a cousin to Jesus. He is also thought by some to be the brother of Matthew the Apostle , since
744-454: The son of Alphaeus, Jerome describes in his work called De Viris Illustribus that James "the brother of the Lord" is the same as James, son of Alphaeus: James, who is called the brother of the Lord, surnamed the Just, the son of Joseph by another wife, as some think, but, as appears to me, the son of Mary, sister of the mother of our Lord "Mary of Cleophas" of whom John makes mention in his book. [John 19:25] Thus, Jerome concludes that James
775-518: The south and Queen's Walk to the west. St James's is a predominantly commercial area with some of the highest rents in London and, consequently, the world. The auction house Christie's is based in King Street, and the surrounding streets contain many upmarket art and antique dealers including Colnaghi , Agnew's Gallery , Moretti Fine Art , Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox , Stoppenbach & Delestre Ltd, The Sladmore Gallery and S Franses Ltd. BP
806-564: The street belongs to The Crown Estate . 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 . In Swift's A Journal to Stella , he wrote "Tomorrow I change my lodgings to Bury Street". (Letter 3, London, 9 September 1710). There are two listed buildings in Bury Street: There are also
837-526: Was called James the Just for his right great holiness. He was also called James the son of Alphaeus. He sang in Jerusalem the first mass that ever was sung therein, and he was first bishop of Jerusalem. The same work adds " Simon Cananean and Judas Thaddeus were brethren of James the Less and sons of Mary Cleophas , which was married to Alpheus." The title, "the Less", is used to differentiate James from other people named James. Since it means that he
868-517: Was in the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields in the Liberty of Westminster . Attempts made in 1664, 1668 and 1670 to separate St James's from the parish were resisted by St Martin's vestry . The building of St James's Church, Piccadilly in 1684 forced the issue, and a new parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster was created in 1685. The parish stretched from Oxford Street in
899-672: Was once part of the same royal park as Green Park and St. James's Park . In the 1660s, Charles II gave the right to develop the area to Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans who developed it as a predominantly aristocratic residential area around a grid of streets centred on St James's Square . Until the Second World War , St James's remained one of the most exclusive residential enclaves in London. Notable residences include St James's Palace , Clarence House , Marlborough House , Lancaster House , Spencer House , Schomberg House , Norfolk House and Bridgewater House . St James's
930-854: Was struck by an IRA bomb. James the Less James the Less ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός Iakōbos ho mikros ) is a figure of early Christianity . He is also called "the Minor", "the Little", "the Lesser", or "the Younger", according to translation, James is styled "the Less" to distinguish him from the Apostle James the Great (also called "James the Elder") with "Less" meaning younger or shorter, rather than less important. James
961-424: Was the focus of the development of their gentlemen's clubs . Once part of the parish of St Martin in the Fields , much of it formed the parish of St James from 1685 to 1922. Since the Second World War the area has transitioned from residential to commercial use. St James's is bounded to the north by Piccadilly and Mayfair , to the west by Green Park , to the south by The Mall and St. James's Park , and to