St James's Palace survive, but most were remodelled in the 19th century. The palace was commissioned by Henry VIII, on the site of a former leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less. The new palace, secondary in the king's interest to Henry's Whitehall Palace, was constructed between 1531 and 1536 as a smaller residence to escape formal court life. Much smaller than the nearby Whitehall, St James's was arranged around a number of courtyards, including the Colour Court, the Ambassador's Court and the Friary Court. The most recognisable feature is the north gatehouse; constructed with four storeys, the gatehouse has two crenellated
James Charles Inglis medals awarded by the institution. He was knighted by King George V at St James's Palace on 23 February 1911 by which point he was the General Manager of the Great Western Railway. Inglis died on 19 December that year and is buried at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell in London. James Charles Inglis Sir James Charles Inglis (9 September 1851 – 19 December 1911) was a British civil engineer. Inglis was born in Aberdeen on 9 September 1851. He began his engineering career in Glasgow, before moving to London in 1871, where he trained under James