Jermyn Street
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Jermyn Street is a street in central London, England, parallel and adjacent to Piccadilly that is famous for its resident shirtmakers. It contains a good many shops selling both "off-the-peg" and bespoke shirts and other men's apparel such as hats and shoes.
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[edit] Trivia
Jermyn Street is named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, who developed the St. James's area around the year 1667.
The Duke of Marlborough lived there when he was Colonel Churchill, as did the Duchess of Richmond and the Countess of Northumberland.
In addition to shirtmakers, the street also hosts the Jermyn Street Theatre, a 70-seat venue for stage performances. Legendary 1930s "Big Band" singer Al Bowlly was killed by a parachute mine in his Jermyn Street flat during the The Blitz of 1941.
Perhaps its most famous inhabitant, Sir Isaac Newton, lived there when he was working in London as Warden of the Royal Mint. Also the famous surgeon, John Hunter had his abode there. In the mid-eighteenth century, highwayman and apothecary William Plunkett also made his home on Jermyn Street.
The Gun Tavern here was one of the great resorts for foriegners of revolutionary tastes during the end of the eighteenth century. Whilst Grenier's Hotel was patronised by French Refugees. At the Brunswick Hotel, Louis Napoleon took up his residence under the assumed name of Count D'Arenberg on his escape from captivity in the fortress of Ham.
In 1782 at his rooms in this street, Mrs Siddons gave sittings to Sherwin for her portrait as the "Tragic Muse"
One of London's most exclusive haunts, Tramp nightclub, is located on this street.
The management consulting firm McKinsey & Company have their UK headquarters on the street.
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