From the start a desirable area to live, St James's was close to both the royal palace and Westminster and so handy both for courtiers and politicians. But how did Henry Jermyn get his hands on what had been St James's fields?
Women in the UK did not gain universal suffrage until 1928, but the first milestone was reached in 1918, when some women became eligible to vote. On the centenary of this first victory, Parliament Square made way for a statue of a woman to commemorate the many who fought to secure universal suffrage
Poets' Corner would seem to the perfect place for the renowned author's last resting place, but Dickens himself had requested an 'unostentatious' and 'private' funeral. So why were his wishes disregarded?
London transport's first chief executive may have died more than 75 years ago, but Frank Pick's philosophy on form and function is very much in evidence both below and above ground all around the capital