Royal Yacht Squadron green plaque

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# Royal Yacht Squadron Green Plaque Standing before this elegant townhouse on St James's Street, you're looking at the birthplace of one of Britain's most prestigious maritime institutions. Behind these walls at The Thatched House Tavern, on June 1st, 1815, a group of passionate yacht enthusiasts g...

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78 St James's Street

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Site of The Thatched House Tavern. On June 1st 1815 was formed The Royal Yacht Squadron as named in 1833 by order of His Majesty King William IV