St. James's Square
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St. James's Square by HelenK as part of the Geograph project.
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St. James's Square
Image: © HelenK Taken: 6 Jun 2007
Bath's answer to London's squares. "Exuding quiet taste and charm... In 1790 Sir Peter Rivers Gay leased the land (by then partly gardens to the Royal Crescent) to four craftsmen, who commissioned the architect John Palmer. To maintain quality, the lease specified that building costs should be at least ten thousand pounds. Work was complete by 1793. ... The railings [seen here] were restored in the 1990s" (Michael Forsyth, Pevsner Architectural Guide to Bath)
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Image Location
Latitude
51.389221
Longitude
-2.36872