Carnaby in City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Lady Jane

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 27, 2026

1. Lady Jane Marker

Inscription.
In this building in 1966 Henry Moss & Harry Fox opened iconic
Lady Jane Carnaby Street's first women's fashion boutique

Erected 2019 by Westminster City Council.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. In addition, it is included in the City of Westminster Green Plaques series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 51° 30.815′ N, 0° 8.351′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is in Carnaby. It is at the intersection of Carnaby Street and Foubert’s Place, on the right when traveling north on Carnaby Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Carnaby Street, City of Westminster, England W1F 7DQ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shakespeare's Head (a few steps from this marker); White Horse (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord John (within shouting distance of this marker); Felix Dennis (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Jimi Hendrix Experience (about 120 meters away); Paul McCartney (about 120 meters away); Don Arden and “Small Faces” (about 150 meters away); Canaletto (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

Also see . . . Lady Jane (boutique) (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Lady Jane was the first women's fashion boutique on London's Carnaby Street. It was opened by Henry Moss and his partner Harry Fox in April 1966 and was seen as a counterpart to Warren Gold's Lord John chain.

he shop was one of the new wave of fashionable boutiques that were revitalising Carnaby Street which before the early 1960s had been a down-at-heel area of mixed shops. Lady Jane was on the site of a former dairy. Designer Marion Foale described the general Carnaby area in 1962 as follows: "People lived there, there was a dairy, a
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 27, 2026

2. Lady Jane Marker - wide view
tobacconist, a newsagent – there was this little courtyard and everything… a proper village, though very run down." The shop's name is an allusion to Lady Chatterley's Lover, which uses the term "Lady Jane" to mean female genitalia; The Rolling Stones released a song entitled "Lady Jane" at almost the exact same time as the boutique opened.

The shop gained great publicity from the national press, and attracted the attention of crowds of potential customers by having models changing in the shop window for three days. Henry Moss was quoted as saying "Then I got arrested. I thought it was for indecency, although the girls were wearing underwear. I was tried at Gt. Marlborough Street Court and fined £2 for obstructing the highway". A visit by Jayne Mansfield garnered further publicity. Harry Fox was also arrested several times for obstruction of the highway, when crowds gathered outside during publicity stunts.

(Submitted on February 27, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.