56-511: Palmer Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London that runs between Petty France in the north and Victoria Street in the south. It is crossed by Caxton Street and Butler Place . The lower half of Palmer Street, below Caxton Street, is pedestrianised. The street is named after the priest and philanthropist James Palmer whose almshouses stood on the east side from 1654 to 1881. In
112-541: A Westminster parliamentary borough (constituency). The Anglican Diocese of Westminster was short-lived, being absorbed back into the Diocese of London in 1550. Despite having no borough corporation and having ceased to be the seat of a diocese, Westminster continued to be described as a city. In 1585 the Westminster Court of Burgesses was established to administer certain judicial powers in an area known as
168-590: A portcullis as the main charge, which now forms the crest . The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the City of Westminster. Peabody Trust The Peabody Trust was founded in 1862 as the Peabody Donation Fund and now brands itself simply as Peabody . It is one of London 's oldest and largest housing associations with over 100,000 homes across London and
224-628: A car or van, 6.0%; work mainly at or from home, 5.5%; bicycle, 3.1%; train, 3.0%. Westminster Children's Services administers many primary and secondary schools. In addition, there are several state-funded faith schools, primarily Church of England (CE), and Roman Catholic (RC), but Christian non-denominational (ND) schools are also in the borough, and there are several non-profit-making junior and senior independent schools . The city operates two reference libraries; Westminster Reference Library and Marylebone Information Service. Westminster Reference Library holds several special collections: of which
280-677: A finding of severe maladministration in respect of Peabody, relating to its failures to properly deal with reports of anti-social behaviour and noise nuisance, which led to a resident terminating her own tenancy to escape the situation. In October 2023, The Housing Ombudsman made a finding of three counts of severe maladministration against Peabody and ordered it to pay residents £8,300. This related to two separate investigations which found that it had left one household with intermittent hot water for nearly two years and another with leaks in multiple rooms for three years. Since taking over much of Thamesmead in 2014, Peabody have demolished large parts of
336-433: A number of major parks and open spaces , including Hyde Park , and most of Regent's Park . Away from central London the borough also includes various inner suburbs, including St John's Wood , Maida Vale , Bayswater , Belgravia and Pimlico . The borough had a population of 204,300 at the 2021 census. The original settlement of Westminster was historically a separate urban area to the west of London, growing up around
392-523: A report detailing the projects it spent the money on. Peabody funded the launch of RTM FM community radio station based in Thamesmead along with Thamesmead Arts and Culture Office (TACO), That SP Studios, and Sam Skinner. Prior to its merger with Peabody, Family Mosaic was a housing association in the United Kingdom . It had over 25,000 homes housing over 45,000 people and was one of
448-561: A rodent infestation. In 2014, Family Mosaic took the unusual step of apologising to its tenants after a malfunctioning computer system led to an increase in complaints about its repairs service. In February 2022, the body of Peabody tenant Sheila Seleoane was discovered in the hallway of her flat, with the Coroner later concluding that she had collapsed and died in August 2019. Investigations revealed that she had lain dead and decomposing on
504-563: A system of drinking fountains (comparable to the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association scheme actually set up by Samuel Gurney and Edward Thomas Wakefield in 1859), or a contribution to the " ragged schools " of the Earl of Shaftesbury . In March 1859, however, he settled on establishing a model dwellings company . Three years later, in a letter to The Times on 26 March 1862, he launched
560-527: Is Westminster City Council . To the east, Westminster borders the City of London , with the boundary marked by Temple Bar . Other neighbouring boroughs (anti-clockwise from north-east) are Camden , Brent , Kensington and Chelsea , Wandsworth and Lambeth , the latter two being separated from Westminster by the River Thames . Charing Cross in Westminster is the notional centre of London, being
616-594: Is a monument in Westminster Abbey . Alongside the almshouses, Palmer also started a Blackcoat School in Palmer Street which eventually became part of Westminster City School . A few streets away was Palmer's Village, created by a donation from Palmer in 1655. The almshouses in Palmer Street were demolished in 1881 and the residents moved to United Westminster Almshouses in Rochester Row . In
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#1732794309727672-454: Is at 14 St James's Square . Many countries' embassies or High Commissions are in Westminster. The current Westminster coat of arms was given by an official grant on 2 September 1964. Westminster had other arms before, which had a chief identical to the chief in the present arms. The symbols in the lower two thirds of the shield stand for former municipalities now merged with the city, Paddington and St Marylebone. The original arms had
728-422: Is the cylindrical Asticus Building (2006), built on a site considered so difficult that it had remained undeveloped for 25 years, with Tim Morgan 's steel and glass sculpture Cypher (2004) outside, one of three of that work. On the corner with Caxton Street is the grade II listed Caxton Hall . On the south side of Caxton Street is Christchurch House where Butler's Almshouses stood in the 19th-century and at
784-568: The British government . It contains a large part of central London , including most of the West End , such as the major shopping areas around Oxford Street , Regent Street , Piccadilly and Bond Street , and the entertainment district of Soho . Many London landmarks are within the borough, including Buckingham Palace , Westminster Abbey , Whitehall , Westminster Cathedral , 10 Downing Street , and Trafalgar Square . The borough also has
840-603: The City and Liberty of Westminster . From 1856 the area was also governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works , which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London. In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London . From 1856 until 1900 the lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various parish vestries and district boards . Within
896-597: The G15 group of housing associations in London . In July 2017 Family Mosaic merged with Peabody Trust housing association under the "Peabody" name. Catalyst Housing is a housing association operating in London and the south-east of England. On 1 April 2022 Catalyst became a subsidiary of The Peabody Trust. The intention is to move to full integration by April 2023. Once complete, the new Peabody Group will be responsible for 104,000 homes and around 220,000 customers across London and
952-649: The London Assembly , the borough forms part of the West Central constituency. The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 1991 to 2021 censuses in Westminster. The borough ranks highest on one standard criteria in analysing housing supply and demand, the proportion of private rented accommodation relative to other types of housing in England. A study in 2017 by Trust for London and The New Policy Institute found that Westminster has
1008-634: The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington , and the parish of the St Marylebone became the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone . The various territories within the old City and Liberty of Westminster became the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster . The new boroughs came into being on 1 November 1900; a few days ahead of that a royal charter was issued conferring city status on the new borough of Westminster from its creation. The Court of Burgesses, which had ceded most practical powers to
1064-424: The home counties . It is also a community benefit society and urban regeneration agency, with a focus on placemaking, stewardship and a provider of an extensive range of community programmes. The Trust was founded in 1862 by London-based American banker George Peabody , who in the 1850s had developed a great affection for London, and determined to make a charitable gift to benefit it. His initial ideas included
1120-472: The minster church of Westminster Abbey. Westminster was an important centre of royal authority from Saxon times, and was declared a city in 1540. It was gradually absorbed into the urban area of London, but London's official city boundaries remained unchanged, covering just the area called the City of London , broadly corresponding to the medieval walled city. From the 19th century some metropolis -wide administrative bodies were introduced. The County of London
1176-444: The 19th century the lower part of the street was known as Palmer's Passage and the upper part as Gardner's Lane. Caxton Street was known as Little Chapel Street. The area is within the City of Westminster's Broadway and Christchurch Gardens Conservation Area. At the northern end of the street on the east side is Albany Court and an entrance to St James Park underground station, the lines of which run under Palmer Street. At number 21
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#17327943097271232-553: The 19th century the lower part was known as Palmer's Passage and the upper part as Gardner's Lane . From 1953 to 2019, the street was the location of the London offices of the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). The street takes its name from Palmer's Almshouses (1654–1881) which stood on the east side, south of Caxton Street, and were founded by the priest and philanthropist James Palmer (died 1660) to whom there
1288-527: The 19th century with the grade II listed Albert public house at the end of the street on the corner with Victoria Street. [REDACTED] Media related to Palmer Street at Wikimedia Commons City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London , England. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of
1344-535: The City and Liberty of Westminster, the three parishes of St George Hanover Square , St James Piccadilly and St Martin-in-the-Fields were governed by their vestries , whilst the parishes covering the central part of Westminster formed the Westminster District and the parishes and territories adjoining the border with the City of London formed the Strand District . Beyond the liberty to
1400-510: The City of Westminster. Mayfair and St James's within the City of Westminster also have a large concentration of hedge fund and private equity funds. The West End is known as the Theatre District and is home to many of the leading performing arts businesses. Soho and its adjoining areas house a concentration of media and creative companies. Oxford Street is a busy shopping destination. The City of Westminster contains some of
1456-536: The Peabody Donation Fund, with an initial gift of £150,000. The aim of the organisation, he said, would be to "ameliorate the condition of the poor and needy of this great metropolis, and to promote their comfort and happiness". The paper reported, "We have today to announce an act of beneficence unexampled in its largeness and in the time and manner of the gift". Shortly before his death in 1869, Peabody increased his gift to £500,000. The Peabody Trust
1512-569: The Peabody Group. The Peabody Group now comprises two housing associations, Peabody and Gallions, and a number of trading companies. In July 2017, Peabody merged with Family Mosaic housing association under the "Peabody" name. On 1 April 2022 Catalyst Housing became a subsidiary of Peabody Trust and was fully integrated in April 2023. The new Peabody Group is responsible for over 104,000 homes and around 220,000 customers across London and
1568-912: The Sherlock Holmes, Arts and Business collections are the most comprehensive. In addition to the collections in Westminster Reference Library the city has two specialist libraries: the Westminster Music Library , the largest music library in the UK and the Westminster Chinese Library in the Charing Cross Library. Free City of Westminster operated public lending libraries in Westminster include: The London Library , an independent lending library funded by subscription,
1624-531: The South Coast including Clapham Junction , Sutton , Brighton , Eastbourne , Gatwick Airport ( [REDACTED] ), Guildford , Portsmouth , and Southampton . Services operated by Southern . Gatwick Airport [REDACTED] Services operated by Gatwick Express . The City of Westminster is served by 27 London Underground stations and 10 of the 11 lines. By 2009 Westminster City Council had electric vehicle charging points in 15 locations through
1680-509: The Trust imposed strict rules to ensure that its tenants were of good moral character. Rents were to be paid weekly and punctually; there was a night-time curfew and a set of moral standards to be adhered to; and the dwellings could not be used for certain trades. Peabody states that in pursuit of its mission it will: "help people flourish by providing great homes and services and making a positive impact in communities." Its stated values are: "Do
1736-481: The abbey and the river he built a palace, thereby guaranteeing that the seat of Government would be fixed at Westminster, and inevitably drawing power and wealth west out of the old City of London. For centuries Westminster and the City of London were geographically quite distinct. It was not until the sixteenth century that houses began to be built over the adjoining fields, eventually absorbing nearby villages such as Marylebone and Kensington , and gradually creating
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1792-466: The area, Peabody says it will provide firm foundations for Thamesmead's long term. However, the consultation has been controversial, as the ballot conducted in March 2020 asked the 'yes' or 'no' question: " Are you in favour of Peabody's proposal to include Lesnes Estate in their regeneration plans for South Thamesmead? ". Whilst having 70% support with a 65% turnout, the word 'demolition' was not featured in
1848-410: The city (13 car parks and two on-street points). Users pay an annual fee to cover administration costs to register and use the points. By 2018 there were 60 electric vehicle charging locations. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 21.0% of all residents aged 16–74; on foot, 9.3%; bus, minibus or coach, 9.3%; driving
1904-448: The consultation, that is now the threat against many residents of the estate. Thamesmead and the surrounding area is facing significant change since Crossrail opened at nearby Abbey Wood in 2022. Peabody has said it will capitalise on this, ensuring "the right amenities, infrastructure and transport connections are available for the long term sustainability" of the area. In 2014, Gallions, Trust Thamesmead and Tilfen Land became part of
1960-705: The corner with Caxton Street, opened in November 1938, with the demolition of the Westminster Hospital Medical School building, site clearance and construction, all being completed in under 12 months. It is the headquarters of the United Kingdom Alliance temperance movement , with a large meeting room, Alliance Hall, and much of the building let to other companies. On the other side of Caxton Street are Caxton House and Buckingham Green where Peabody Buildings stood in
2016-822: The crosses. These include Green Park , Hyde Park , Kensington Gardens , Regent's Park and St James's Park . In addition to parks and open spaces within the borough, the City owns and maintains East Finchley Cemetery and crematorium in the London Borough of Barnet . Four National Rail stations serve the City of Westminster: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Heathrow Airport [REDACTED] Services operated by Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line ( [REDACTED] ) . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] South London, Sussex and
2072-400: The diocese was abolished in 1550. The area was historically part of the county of Middlesex . Whilst an important centre of royal authority from Saxon times, Westminster was not formally incorporated as a borough for local government purposes until 1900. However, it was declared a city in 1540 on the elevation of Westminster Abbey to being a cathedral . From at least 1545 there was also
2128-514: The embassies, all the business deals, even the birthday greetings, they take everything. They feed it into the Dictionary. The Dictionary was a computer program designed to recognise key words of intelligence interest. In 2019, it was reported that GCHQ had vacated the building which had been sold to a private purchaser. A Starbucks coffee outlet is between the former GCHQ offices and Alliance House, an eight-storey office block at number 12, on
2184-587: The end of the street on the corner with Victoria Street is Windsor House . On the west side at the north end on the corner with Petty France is the Adam & Eve public house under the management of Greene King . Further down at 2–14 is the former London offices of the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) from 1953 to 2019. The building was newly built when GCHQ moved in. Known as station UKC-1000, it
2240-488: The floor for over two-and-a-half years. During this period neighbours tried repeatedly to raise the alarm regarding a putrid smell and maggot infestation without success while Peabody, who were aware that Ms Seleoane had not paid her rent since August 2019, started taking rent payments out of her Universal Credit benefits in March 2020 and cut off the gas supply to the flat in June 2020. In June 2023, The Housing Ombudsman made
2296-563: The home counties. Housing associations borrow money to pay for new homes and improvements. In March 2011, Peabody raised £200 million on a corporate bond , at a rate among the best secured by a housing association borrowing in its own name. In 2013 it issued a public bond for £350 million. In 2020 it played a leading role in creating the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing. In 2022 it issued its first £350m Sustainable Bond and in 2023 published
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2352-450: The home counties. In 2012, Family Mosaic was paid an out of court settlement by Haringey London Borough Council because of the council's failure to pay additional costs of over £108,000 for two care home residents. A number of complaints have been made against Family Mosaic in the national and local press, including heating being cut-off for five months of the year, a ceiling collapsing, poor administration at one of its care homes, and
2408-469: The largest housing providers in London , Essex and the South East of England . Family Mosaic also provided care and support services to over 8,000 people. Family Mosaic worked with young people, helping them into work and promoting better health. In addition to offering specialist housing for people with support needs and social housing for general needs tenants, a third strand of Family Mosaic
2464-482: The most famous sites in London, including Buckingham Palace , Westminster Abbey , the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) and Big Ben . Charing Cross is the notional centre of London and the location where distances from London are measured. This custom appears to have begun with the set distances of the 12 Eleanor crosses to Lincoln, England in the north, and expanded even after destruction of most of
2520-673: The newer authorities, was finally abolished in 1901. The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 . It was a merger of the old Paddington, St Marylebone and Westminster metropolitan boroughs, and Westminster's city status was transferred to the enlarged borough. In 1966 the city was granted the right to appoint a lord mayor . The local authority is Westminster City Council, which meets at Westminster Council House (also known as Marylebone Town Hall ) and has its main offices at Westminster City Hall on Victoria Street. Since 2000, for elections to
2576-528: The north, the two parishes of Paddington and St Marylebone were also governed by their vestries. The Westminster District was renamed the St Margaret and St John Combined Vestry in 1887, and unsuccessfully petitioned to be incorporated as a borough in 1897. In 1900 the lower tier of local government within the County of London was reorganised into metropolitan boroughs . The parish of Paddington became
2632-465: The point from which distances from London are measured. After the depopulation of Roman London in the 5th century, an Anglo Saxon agricultural and trade settlement likely developed to its west, associated with the Middle Saxons , sometimes called Lundenwic ('London village' or London port'). Over time, Lundenburh ('London fort'), the former Roman city with its still-existing Roman walls,
2688-546: The poor, nine shops with accommodation for the shopkeepers, and baths and laundry facilities on the upper floor. Water-closets were grouped in pairs by the staircases, with one shared between every two flats. This first block was followed by larger estates in Islington , Poplar , Shadwell , Chelsea , Westminster , Bermondsey , and elsewhere. By 1882 the Trust housed more than 14,600 people in 3,500 dwellings. By 1939 it owned more than 8,000 dwellings. In its early days,
2744-597: The right thing; pull together: be kind; celebrate diversity; love new ideas; and keep our promises". Peabody is leading the regeneration of Thamesmead , Abbey Wood and Plumstead in South-East London. The Group worked with the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley to successfully bid for Greater London Authority housing zone status, which led to a c£80 million investment. The new development provides thousands of new homes in
2800-419: The third-highest pay inequality of the 32 London boroughs. It also has the second-least affordable private rent for low earners in London, behind only Kensington and Chelsea . In education, 82% of adults and 69% of 19-year-olds having Level 3 qualifications. The City of Westminster covers all or part of the following areas of London : Many global corporations have their global or European headquarters in
2856-418: The vast Greater London that exists today. Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries abolished the abbey at Westminster, although the former abbey church is still called Westminster Abbey . The church was briefly the cathedral of the Diocese of Westminster created from part of the Diocese of London in 1540, by letters patent which also granted city status to Westminster, a status retained after
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#17327943097272912-559: Was created in 1889, replaced in 1965 by the larger administrative area of Greater London , which since 2000 has been led by the Mayor of London . The cities of London and Westminster retain their separate city statuses despite having long been part of the same urban area. The modern borough was created in 1965 as part of the same reforms which created Greater London, covering the area of the three former metropolitan boroughs of Westminster , Paddington and St Marylebone . The local authority
2968-400: Was its role in assisting people to get onto the property ladder through leasehold shared ownership properties. In April 2017, Family Mosaic announced that it would be launching a 111 home development for private rental tenants. Family Mosaic also ran employment training courses and activity groups for its residents. It also offered welfare benefits advice. Family Mosaic was a member of
3024-516: Was later constituted by Act of Parliament , stipulating its objectives to work solely within London for the relief of poverty . This was to be expressed through the provision of model dwellings for the capital's poor. The first block, designed by H. A. Darbishire in a red-brick Jacobethan style, opened in Commercial Street , Spitalfields , on 29 February 1864. It cost £22,000 to build, and contained 57 "dwellings" (i.e. flats ) for
3080-575: Was particularly responsible for the interception of communications such as radio transmissions and telexes from London's embassies. In 1991, the British television documentary series World in Action quoted a GCHQ employee as saying: Up on the fourth floor there, [GCHQ] has hired a group of carefully vetted British Telecom people... It's nothing to do with national security. It's because it's not legal to take every single telex. And they take everything:
3136-531: Was repopulated and Lundenwic declined, becoming pastoral and partly known as Aldwych (Aldwic—'old village'), the name of which lives on for a section of Westminster. The origins of the City of Westminster pre-date the Norman Conquest of England. In the mid-11th century, King Edward the Confessor began the construction of an abbey at Westminster, only the foundations of which survive today. Between
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