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5, St James's Square

Left: Wentworth House, 5, St James's Square, London

5, St James's Square (anciently Wentworth House) is a Grade II* listed historic townhouse in London, England, built 1748–51 by William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1722–1791) to the design of Matthew Brettingham the Elder.[1][2] It remained the London residence of the descendants of his sister until after 1968,[3] and in 1984 was the site of the "Libyan Peoples' Bureau" from which shots were fired which caused the murder of Yvonne Fletcher.

Residents

The following persons were resident in successive houses on the site:[4]

Wentworth & Byng families

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Wentworth House (1264938)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ "The Building". 5 St James's Square. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060, residence of Julian Byng (born Lafone), son and heir of Lady Elizabeth Byng, eldest daughter and co-heiress of the 6th Earl of Strafford.
  4. ^ Up to 1887 as listed in:Dasent, Arthur Irwin (1895). The history of St. James's square and the foundation of the West end of London, with a glimpse of Whitehall in the reign of Charles the Second. London and New York, Macmillan and co. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Strafford, Earl of (GB, 1711 - 1799)". Cracroft's Peerage. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "BYNG, George (1764-1847), of Wrotham Park and 5 St. James's Square, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060
  8. ^ A member of Kenya's Happy Valley set (Nicholls, Christine Stephanie (2005). Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya. Timewell Press. p. 2000. ISBN 978-1-85725-206-4. Retrieved 10 January 2022.), described as a "Kenyan bad-hat", in A sleuth in Happy Valley, The Spectator Archive, 20 Nov. 1982, p.22, Richard West's review of White Mischief by James Fox "A sleuth in Happy Valley » » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. 20 November 1982. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ "data.pdf" (PDF). The London Gazette. 22 April 1952. p. 2198. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ^ Debrett's, 1968, p.1060
  11. ^ Obituary of Lord Oliver of Aylmerton, Daily Telegraph, 23 Oct 2007
  12. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060, Julian Byng's address given as "5, St James's Square"

51°30′29″N 0°08′06″W / 51.50808°N 0.13509°W / 51.50808; -0.13509

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