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Development has seen major progress on a number of exciting projects across St. James’s. In this Review we showcase some of these
with photographic examples of yesterday’s sites alongside the buildings and settings that have replaced them.
The St. James’s Conservation Trust has, this year, celebrated twenty five years since its establishment in 1999 as a charity and a registered limited company.
The Coronation of King Charles III, together with Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023, was a landmark in the history of our country.
Her Majesty The Queen’s Royal Platinum Jubilee Year of 2022 had been a superb tonic in so many ways.
The St. James’s Conservation Trust has continued throughout this second year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Before St. James’s was fully developed by Royal Grant, St. James’s Palace was briefly vacated by King Charles II and his family in 1665, due to the London Plague which brought 70.000 deaths to the City Districts.
The St James’s Conservation Trust has noted an increase in activities St James’s in recent years. Whilst some activities celebrate and protect the area’s distinctive character, others can be seen as harmful, either due to their nature or poor management.
20 years on from the coming together of The St. James’s Conservation Society, now the Trust, we must report the sad news that one of our St. James’s resident founders, has died.
2017 has been a very good year, seeing at last the commencement of some of the St. James’s Conservation Trust’s most important priority improvement projects, since the Trust was formed in 1999.
I am delighted to report on the Trust’s progress over 2016 which has seen many long term and new initiatives coming to fruition.
We proudly celebrate one aspect of the regular ceremonial character in St. James’s, with guardsmen musicians, with the splendid setting and backdrop of St. James’s Palace on our front cover.
The benefits of a refreshed Trust after 15 years since it was established by John Beveridge QC, continues with the appointment of new Trustees.