Birdcage Walk is a street in the City of Westminster, London that runs east-west as a continuation of Great George Street. The road runs from the crossroads with Horse Guards Road at Storey's Gate to a junction with Buckingham Gate at the southeast corner of Buckingham Palace. St. James's Park lies to the north, while to the south ar ethe backs of the buildings on Old Queen Street, Queen Anne's Gate, and Petty France, as well as the Wellington Barracks. The street is named after King James I of England's Royal Menagerie and Aviary, which was expanded by King Charles II of England in 1660. Until 1828, only the British Royal Family and the Hereditary Grand Falconer were permitted to drive along the road. By the mid-19th century, Birdcage Walk gained notoriety as a cruising ground for homosexual trysts.