A St. James’s Institution: Fortnum & Mason

We have looked at the history of our local area in St. James's several times before (to refresh your memory, have a look here, here, and here).  Today we are going to look at a local St. James's institution that is just a stones throw away from our gallery: Fortnum & Mason. Fortnum & Mason …

A Moment in Local Literary History: St. James’s Revisited

A while ago we wrote about the history of St. James's and Ryder Street, where our gallery is located.  You can read about the history here. Today we thought we would revisit the subject and focus on a particular historical figure who has a connection to Ryder Street: Jonathan Swift.  Swift was an Anglo-Irish author …