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Mayfair

Mayfair (originally called The May Fair) is an area of central London, by the east edge of Hyde Park. Mayfair boasts some of the capital's most exclusive property of all types.

Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today. In 1764, the May Fair was banned at Shepherd Market because the well-to-do residents of the area disliked the fair's disorderliness, and it moved to Fair Field in Bow in the East End of London.

The district is now mainly commercial, with many former homes converted into offices for major corporations headquarters, embassies and also hedge funds and real estate businesses. There remains a substantial quantity of residential property as well as some exclusive shopping and London's largest concentration of luxury hotels and many restaurants. Rents are among the highest in London and the world.

The freehold of a large section of Mayfair also belongs to the Crown Estate.

The renown and prestige of Mayfair could have grown in the popular mind because it is the most expensive property on the British Monopoly set. Victor Watson, the head of Waddingtons at the time, and his secretary Marjory Phillips, chose the London place names for the British version — Ms Phillips apparently went for a walk around London to choose suitable sites.

LOCATIONS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

25 Park Lane:   25 Park Lane was the London residence of Sir Philip Sassoon.
Apsley House:   There is a rumour that the 1st Duke of Wellington insisted his post to his home, Apsley House, be addressed as Number One, London. It however was not due only to ego.
Apsley Way:   Apsley Way is the formal name for the pathway which runs under Wellington Arch.
Buckingham Palace Gardens:   
Down Street :   Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair.
Halkin Hotel:   The Halkin (styled as The Halkin by COMO) is a 5-star hotel.
Hyde Park Corner:   At the other end of Park Lane from Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner has struck terror into many a learner driver.
InterContinental London:   InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury 5-star hotel.
London Lock Hospital:   The London Lock Hospital was the first venereal disease clinic.
Mayfair:   Mayfair (originally called The May Fair) is an area of central London, by the east edge of Hyde Park. Mayfair boasts some of the capital's most exclusive property of all types.
Park Lane Hotel:   The Park Lane Hotel is a 5 Star hotel on Piccadilly, London.
RAF Bomber Command Memorial:   The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.
Royal Aeronautical Society:   The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British-founded multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.
Royal Artillery Memorial:   The Royal Artillery Memorial is a stone memorial at Hyde Park Corner, dedicated to the First World War casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

PHOTOS OF THE AREA

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus:   An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885
Shepherd Market:   Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.

NEARBY STREETS AND BUILDINGS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

Adams Row, W1K · Aldford Street, W1K · Archibald Mews, W1K · Audley Square, W1K · Balfour Mews, W1K · Balfour Place, W1K · Berkeley Square, W1J · Bourdon Place, W1K · Bourdon Street, W1K · Brick Street, W1J · Brooks Mews, W1K · Bruton Place, W1J · Bruton Street, W1J · Burlington Gardens, W1S · Carlos Place, W1K · Carrington Street, W1J · Chapel Street, SW1X · Charles Street, W1J · Chester Close, SW1X · Chester Close, W1M · Chester Street, SW1X · Chesterfield Gardens, W1J · Chesterfield Street, W1J · Clarges Mews, W1J · Clarges Street, W1J · Constitution Hill, SW1W · Curzon Square, W1K · Curzon Street, W1J · Deanery Street, W1K · Derby Street, W1J · Dorchester Ride, W1K · Down Street, W1J · Duke of Wellington Place, SW1X · Farm Street, W1J · Fitzmaurice Place, W1J · Garrick House, W1J · Grosvenor Crescent, SW1X · Grosvenor Cresent, SW1X · Grosvenor Hill, W1K · Grosvenor Place, SW1X · Grosvenor Square, W1K · Grosvenor Street, W1K · Half Moon Street, W1J · Halkin Street, SW1X · Hamilton Mews, W1J · Hamilton Place, W1J · Hay’s Mews, W1J · Hays Mews, W1J · Headfort Place, SW1X · Hertford Street, W1J · Hill Street, W1J · Hyde Park Corner, W1J · Lambs Close, SW1W · Landsdowne Row, W1J · Lanesborough Place, SW1X · Lansdowne House, W1J · Lansdowne Row, W1J · Lovers’ Walk, W1K · Market Mews, W1J · Montrose Place, SW1X · Mount Row, W1K · Mount Street Mews, W1K · Mount Street, W1 · Mount Street, W1K · Old Park Lane, W1J · Park Towers, W1J · Pembroke Close, SW1X · Pitt’s Head Mews, W1J · Queen Street, W1J · Red Lion Yard, W1K · Reeves Mews, W1K · Rex Place, W1K · Sackville Street, W1S · Shepherd Market, W1J · Shepherd Street, W1J · South Audley Street, W1K · South Street, W1K · Stanhope Gate, W1K · Stanhope Row, W1J · Tilney Street, W1K · Trebeck Street, W1J · Vigo Street, W1S · Waverton Street, W1J · White Horse Street, W1J ·