5, St James's Square (anciently Wentworth House) is a Grade II* listed historic townhouse in London, England, built 1748–51 by William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1722–1791) to the design of Matthew Brettingham the Elder.[1][2] It remained the London residence of the descendants of his sister until after 1968,[3] and in 1984 was the site of the "Libyan Peoples' Bureau" from which shots were fired which caused the murder of Yvonne Fletcher.

Left: Wentworth House, 5, St James's Square, London

Residents

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The following persons were resident in successive houses on the site:[4]

Wentworth & Byng families

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References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Wentworth House (1264938)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ "The Building". 5 St James's Square. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060, residence of Julian Byng (born Lafone), son and heir of Lady Elizabeth Byng, eldest daughter and co-heiress of the 6th Earl of Strafford.
  4. ^ Up to 1887 as listed in:Dasent, Arthur Irwin (1895). The history of St. James's square and the foundation of the West end of London, with a glimpse of Whitehall in the reign of Charles the Second. London and New York, Macmillan and co. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Strafford, Earl of (GB, 1711 - 1799)". Cracroft's Peerage. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "BYNG, George (1764-1847), of Wrotham Park and 5 St. James's Square, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060
  8. ^ A member of Kenya's Happy Valley set (Nicholls, Christine Stephanie (2005). Red Strangers: The White Tribe of Kenya. Timewell Press. p. 2000. ISBN 978-1-85725-206-4. Retrieved 10 January 2022.), described as a "Kenyan bad-hat", in A sleuth in Happy Valley, The Spectator Archive, 20 Nov. 1982, p.22, Richard West's review of White Mischief by James Fox "A sleuth in Happy Valley » » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. 20 November 1982. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ "data.pdf" (PDF). The London Gazette. 22 April 1952. p. 2198. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ^ Debrett's, 1968, p.1060
  11. ^ Obituary of Lord Oliver of Aylmerton, Daily Telegraph, 23 Oct 2007
  12. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060, Julian Byng's address given as "5, St James's Square"

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