Mason's Yard

Mason's Yard is a street in London SW1, England.[1]

Mason's Yard, St James's
Mason's Yard sign
LocationSt James's, London, United Kingdom
Postal codeSW1
Nearest Tube station Green Park
Coordinates51.5074861°N 0.137945°W / 51.5074861; -0.137945
NorthJermyn Street
EastSt James's Square
SouthKing Street
WestDuke Street
Other
Known forWhite Cube and other galleries

Overview

Mason's Yard is a cul-de-sac east off Duke Street in the St James's area of London in the City of Westminster.

The White Cube gallery in Mason's Yard

The White Cube gallery has one of its two locations here, opened in September 2006 at 25–26 Mason's Yard. The plot was previously occupied by an electricity substation.

The London Library is to the south and the Cavendish Hotel to the north on the corner of Duke Street and Jermyn Street.

History

The original Ormond Yard was laid out as a 200 feet square plot.[2] It was designed to be a stableyard. It was also formerly known as West Stable Yard.[3][4] By 1740, the yard was known as Mason's Yard, probably because the owner of the two houses fronting onto both the yard itself and Duke Street was called Henry Mason, a victualler.[2]

The Indica Gallery was a counterculture art gallery in Mason's Yard during the late 1960s, in the basement of the Indica Bookshop. John Dunbar, Peter Asher, and Barry Miles owned the gallery. Paul McCartney supported it and hosted a show of Yoko Ono's work in November 1966, at which Ono met John Lennon.[5]

Gered Mankowitz photographed Jimi Hendrix at his studio in Mason's Yard in 1967.[6]

The Paisnel Gallery was previously located in Mason's Yard, moving here from Fulham Road in the early 1990s.

References
  1. "London's Alleys: Mason's Yard, SW1". www.ianvisits.co.uk. UK: ianVisits. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "History of Mason's Yard, Mayfair". www.londonguidedwalks.co.uk. UK: London Guided Walks. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins. p. 208.
  4. Bebbington, G. (1972). London Street Names. p. 216.
  5. Kirby, Terry (21 November 2006). "Where John met Yoko: The gallery that broke the mould". The Independent.
  6. "The Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Mason's Yard – Photographs by Gered Mankowitz". www.snapgalleries.com. SNAP Galleries. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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