Reviews and Newsletters

I was honoured and delighted when asked by the Trustees if I would become Chairman when John Beveridge resigned.

The Crown Estate consists of a number of portfolios of which its ‘Urban Estate’ is the largest and includes its St James’s Estate, which covers about 52% of the freehold land in the Trust’s area.

On 11th November 2011, the Trust took possession of a small, but adequate, office in a modern block in The Linen Hall, 122-168 Regent Street.

Christopher Fenwick, who served for six years as a Trustee of the St James’s Conservation Trust, retired in June 2011.

Henry Jermyn (1605-1684) was a young Stuart courtier who, largely due to his skill in speaking French, became the confidant and life-long friend of Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, the beautiful life of Charles I, mother of Charles II and daughter of King Henry IV of France.

Alexander Nicoll FRSA, on standing down as a Westminster City Councillor for the St James’s Ward, has been appointed a Trustee of the St James’s Conservation Trust.

At the instigation of the Trust, led by the Chairman, the Westminster City Council has agreed to repave Crown Passage in St James’s with York stone in March 2010.

On the 24 th February2009, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and senior members of the Royal Family attended the unveiling of the statue of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

The Right worshipful, The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Louise Hyams hosted a luncheon for the St James’s Conservation Trust at Westminster City Hall, on 24th June 2008, to mark the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the Trust.

His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales held a reception in Clarence House on Wednesday 25th April 2007 in support of the St James’s Conservation Trust.

The Turkish Bath, as understood by the Victorians, was a dry air sauna, different from the Russian steam bath or the Finnish sauna (which has water ladled onto hot coals), and drier even than the present day Turkish bath or hammam.

The St James’s Conservation Trust was delighted when, on 13th February 2006, the Portland Gallery opened to the public, having taken the lease on the ground floor and basement of 7-8 Bennet Street.