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ST JAMES'S
An exclusive little enclave sandwiched between St James's Park and Piccadilly, St
James's was laid out in the 1670s close to the royal seat of St James's Palace. Regal and
aristocratic residences overlook nearby Green Park and the stately avenue of The Mall,
while gentlemen's clubs cluster along Pall Mall and St James's Street, and jacket-and-
tie restaurants and expense-account gentlemen's outfitters line Jermyn Street. Hardly
surprising, then, that most Londoners rarely stray into this area. Plenty of folk,
however, frequent St James's Park, with large numbers heading for the Queen's chief
residence, Buckingham Palace, and the adjacent Queen's Gallery and Royal Mews.
