Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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map 3 generations later: The Developers had a field day.
http://www.motco.com/map/81002/SeriesSearchPlatesFulla.asp?mode=query&title=St+James%27s+Square&artist=384&other=335&x=11&y=11
In the beginning :”…In 1662 Charles II extended a lease over the Pall Mall (St James’s) Field held by Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans to 1720 and soon afterwards the earl began to lay out the property for development…>>>>>>”