Adams Row, W1K

On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place.

It was laid out in the 1720s to provide stables and coach houses for the mansions in nearby Grosvenor Square. Originally Adams Mews it probably takes its name from one of its builders.

By the end of the eighteenth century the different portions of Mount Street had begun to establish their own identity. On the north side, where there was good access to the back premises from Mount Row, Bishop’s Yard, Adam Mews and Reeves Mews, a number of tradesmen and craftsmen established quite sizeable businesses.

In 1940, a high explosive bomb is recorded falling somewhere between Mount Street and Adams Row, meaning many of the properties had to be rebuilt.

Adams Row contains 12 properties for residential use, businesses and a pub.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Emma Seif Hill Street, London Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT	Birth of the Bluestocking Society In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society. Reply
Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
TUM The Underground Map Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT	The Underground Map Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London. Reply
Admin Baker Street Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:41 GMT	Baker Street Baker Street station opened on the Metropolitan Railway - the world’s first underground line. Reply
www.violettrefusis.com Wilton Crescent, SW1X Added: 17 Feb 2021 15:05 GMT	Birth place Violet Trefusis, writer, cosmopolitan intellectual and patron of the Arts was born at 2 Wilton Crescent SW1X. Source: www.violettrefusis.com Reply
Ray Ashby Enford Street, W1H Added: 14 Aug 2023 17:22 GMT	Greengrocers in Enford street Greengrocer under new ownership by Mr Stanley Ashby, married to Mrs Lily Ashby Reply
Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. Reply
Julian Collingwood House, W1W Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT	Dennis Potter Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s Reply
Jessie Doring Tisbury Court, W1D Added: 22 Feb 2021 04:33 GMT	Tisbury Court Jazz Bar Jazz Bar opened in Tisbury Court by 2 Australians. Situated in underground basement. Can not remember how long it opened for. Reply
Justin Russ Binney Street, W1K Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT	Binney Street, W1K Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St. Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply
Lynette beardwood Ebury Street, SW1W Added: 29 Nov 2022 20:53 GMT	Spy’s Club Topham’s Hotel at 24-28 Ebury Street was called the Ebury Court Hotel. Its first proprietor was a Mrs Topham. In WW2 it was a favourite watering hole for the various intelligence organisations based in the Pimlico area. The first woman infiltrated into France in 1942, FANY Yvonne Rudellat, was recruited by the Special Operations Executive while working there. She died in Bergen Belsen in April 1945. Reply

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hanover Square Rooms The Hanover Square Rooms (also called the Queen’s Concert Rooms) were assembly rooms principally for musical performances.

Hanover Square Rooms

Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.

Shepherd Market

Somerset House, Park Lane Somerset House was an 18th-century town house on the east side of Park Lane, where it meets Oxford Street, in the Mayfair area of London. It was also known as 40 Park Lane, although a renumbering means that the site is now called 140 Park Lane.

Somerset House, Park Lane

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Aldford House, W1K Aldford House is sited on South Audley Street.

Aldford House, W1K

Aldford Street, W1K Aldford Street is named after Aldford, a property on the Grosvenor family’s Cheshire estates.

Aldford Street, W1K

Ancaster House, W1J Ancaster House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens.

Ancaster House, W1J

Archibald Mews, W1J Archibald Mews was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley.

Archibald Mews, W1J

Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street.

Ashburton Place, W1J

Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street.

Audley Court, W1J

Audley House, W1K Audley House can be found on North Audley Street.

Audley House, W1K

Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley.

Audley Square, W1K

Avenfield House, W1K Avenfield House is a block on Park Lane.

Avenfield House, W1K

Avery Row, W1K Avery Row was probably named after Henry Avery, an 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook.

Avery Row, W1K

Balderton Flats, W1K Balderton Flats is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Balderton Flats, W1K

Balderton Street, W1K Balderton Street was named after local landowners the Grosvenors, who also owned land in Balderton, Cheshire

Balderton Street, W1K

Balfour Mews, W1K Balfour Mews is the southern extention of Balfour Place.

Balfour Mews, W1K

Balfour Place, W1K Balfour Place honours Eustace Balfour, surveyor for the Grosvenor estate from 1890 to 1910.

Balfour Place, W1K

Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Barlow Place, W1S

Belgravia House, W1K Belgravia House is located on South Audley Street.

Belgravia House, W1K

Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square.

Berger House, W1J

Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill.

Berkeley House, W1J

Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square.

Berkeley Square House, W1J

Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent.

Berkeley Square, W1J

Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square.

Berkeley Street, W1J

Binney Street, W1K Binney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Binney Street, W1K

Blenheim House, W1C Blenheim House can be found on Woodstock Street.

Blenheim House, W1C

Blenheim Street, W1S Blenheim Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Blenheim Street, W1S

Bloomfield Court, W1K Bloomfield Court is located on Bourdon Street.

Bloomfield Court, W1K

Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south.

Bolton Street, W1J

Bond House, W1C Bond House is a block on Woodstock Street.

Bond House, W1C

Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Bourdon Place, W1J

Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Bourdon Street, W1J

Brook House, W1K Brook House is a block on Park Lane.

Brook House, W1K

Brook Street, W1K Brook Street was named after the Tyburn Brook that formerly ran nearby,

Brook Street, W1K

Brookfield House, W1K Brookfield House is a block on Davies Street.

Brookfield House, W1K

Brooks Mews, W1K Brooks Mews is a small road on the Grosvenor Estate, laid out in the 1720s.

Brooks Mews, W1K

Brown Hart Gardens, W1K Brown Hart Gardens is a road in the W1K postcode area

Brown Hart Gardens, W1K

Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area

Bruton Lane, W1S

Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Bruton Place, W1J

Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Bruton Street, W1S

Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Carlos Place, W1

Cavendish Buildings, W1K Red Lion Yard was renamed to Cavendish Buildings in 1882.

Cavendish Buildings, W1K

Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Charles Street, W1J

Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Chesterfield Gardens, W1J

Chesterfield House, W1J Chesterfield House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens.

Chesterfield House, W1J

Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Chesterfield Street, W1J

Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street.

Clarges Mews, W1J

Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly.

Clarges Street, W1J

Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street.

Connaught House, W1K

Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street.

Copus House, W1K

Culross Street, W1K Culross Street is a road in the W1K postcode area

Culross Street, W1K

Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Curzon Street, W1J

Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street.

Curzonfield House, W1J

Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street.

Dartmouth House, W1J

Davies Mews, W1K Davies Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Davies Mews, W1K

Davies Street, W1K Davies Street is a north-south street in Mayfair.

Davies Street, W1K

Davis Street, W1K Davis Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Davis Street, W1K

Deanery House, W1K Deanery House is a block on Deanery Street.

Deanery House, W1K

Deanery Street, W1K Deanery Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Deanery Street, W1K

Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly.

Devonshire House, W1J

Dorchester Ride, W1K Dorchester Ride is a road in the W1K postcode area

Dorchester Ride, W1K

Dudley House, W1K Dudley House is a block on Park Lane.

Dudley House, W1K

Duke Street, W1K Duke Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Duke Street, W1K

Dunraven Street, W1K Dunraven Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Dunraven Street, W1K

Eaton House, W1K Eaton House is a block on Upper Grosvenor Street.

Eaton House, W1K

Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street.

Farm House, W1J

Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Farm Street, W1J

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J

Fountain House, W1K Fountain House is a block on Aldford Street.

Fountain House, W1K

Gilbert Street, W1K Gilbert Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Gilbert Street, W1K

Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street.

Glendore House, W1J

Grafton Street, W1S Grafton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Grafton Street, W1S

Green Street, E7 Green Street is a location in London.

Green Street, E7

Green Street, W1K Green Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Green Street, W1K

Greybrook House, W1K Greybrook House can be found on Brook Street.

Greybrook House, W1K

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street.

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K

Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Grosvenor Hill, W1K

Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Grosvenor Square, W1K

Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square was developed by Sir Richard Grosvenor from 1721 onwards.

Grosvenor Square, W1K

Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Grosvenor Street, W1K

Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street.

Half Moon Street, W1J

Hampden House, W1K Hampden House is a building on Green Street.

Hampden House, W1K

Hanover Court, W1S Hanover Court is a building on Hanover Square.

Hanover Court, W1S

Hanover Square, W1S Hanover Square was created as the ’Whig’ square with Cavendish Square being the ’Tory’ square.

Hanover Square, W1S

Haunch Of Venison Yard, W1K Haunch Of Venison Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Haunch Of Venison Yard, W1K

Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Hay Hill, W1S

Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Hay’s Mews, W1J

Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Hill Street, W1J

Jones Street, W1K Jones Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Jones Street, W1K

Keysign House, W1C Keysign House is a block on Oxford Street.

Keysign House, W1C

King House, W1S King House can be found on Maddox Street.

King House, W1S

Lancashire Court, W1 Lancashire Court can be found on Lancashire Court.

Lancashire Court, W1

Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court runs off New Bond Street.

Lancashire Court, W1K

Lancashire Court, W1S Lancashire Court is a block on Lancashire Court.

Lancashire Court, W1S

Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Landsdowne Row, W1J

Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square.

Lansdowne House, W1J

Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Lansdowne Row, W1J

Lees Court, W1K Lees Court is a block on Lees Place.

Lees Court, W1K

Lees Place, W1K Lees Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Lees Place, W1K

Lumley Street, W1K Lumley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Lumley Street, W1K

Marble Arch, W1H Marble Arch is a major road junction in the West End, surrounding the monument of the same name.

Marble Arch, W1H

Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street.

Mayfair Building, W1J

Mayfair House, W1K Mayfair House can be found on Carlos Place.

Mayfair House, W1K

Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode

Mayfair Mews, W1K

Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House.

Mayfair Place, W1J

Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street.

Meadows House, W1J

Medici Courtyard, W1S Medici Courtyard is a location in London.

Medici Courtyard, W1S

Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area

Mews Yard, W1K

Moss House, W1K Moss House is a block on Brook’s Mews.

Moss House, W1K

Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards.

Mount Row, W1K

Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area

Mount Street Mews, W1

Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Mount Street, W1K

Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is a road in the W1 postcode area

Mount Street, W1K

Nash House, W1S Nash House is a building on St George Street.

Nash House, W1S

New Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use.

New Bond Street, W1J

Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street.

Nightingale House, W1J

North Audley House, W1K North Audley House is a building on North Audley Street.

North Audley House, W1K

North Audley Street, W1K North Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

North Audley Street, W1K

North Row, W1K North Row is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

North Row, W1K

Oxford Street, W1K Oxford Street is Europe’s busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops.

Oxford Street, W1K

Park House, W1K Park House is a block on Park Street.

Park House, W1K

Park Lane, W1C A very small section of Park Lane next to Marble Arch, lies within the W1 postcode.

Park Lane, W1C

Park Lane, W1K Park Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Park Lane, W1K

Park Lane, W1K Park Lane is a road in the W1J postcode area

Park Lane, W1K

Park Street, W1K Park Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Park Street, W1K

Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Park Towers, W1J

Parliament House, W1C Parliament House is a block on North Row.

Parliament House, W1C

Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End.

Piccadilly, W1J

Portman Street, W1K Portman Street is a road in the W1C postcode area

Portman Street, W1K

Providence Court, W1K Providence Court is north of Grosvenor Square.

Providence Court, W1K

Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Queen Street, W1J

Red Lion Yard, W1J Red Lion Yard is a road in the W1K postcode area

Red Lion Yard, W1J

Red Place, W1K Red Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Red Place, W1K

Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street.

Red Wolf House, W1J

Reeves Mews, W1K Reeves Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area

Reeves Mews, W1K

Renoir House, W1S Renoir House is a block on New Bond Street.

Renoir House, W1S

Rex Place, W1K Rex Place is a road in the W1K postcode area

Rex Place, W1K

Sandgate Trading Estate, W1K Commercial area

Sandgate Trading Estate, W1K

Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street.

Savile House, W1J

Sedley Place, W1K Sedley Place is a road in the W1K postcode area

Sedley Place, W1K

Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field

Shepherd Market, W1J

Shepherds Place, W1K Shepherds Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Shepherds Place, W1K

South Audley Street, W1K South Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

South Audley Street, W1K

South Molton Lane, W1K South Molton Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

South Molton Lane, W1K

South Molton Street, W1K South Molton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

South Molton Street, W1K

South Street, W1K South Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

South Street, W1K

St Anselm’s Place, W1K St Anselm’s Place lies behind Bond Street station.

St Anselm’s Place, W1K

St George Street, W1S St George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

St George Street, W1S

St Georges House, W1S St Georges House can be found on Hanover Square.

St Georges House, W1S

St Georges Square, W1S St Georges Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

St Georges Square, W1S

Stanhope Gate, W1K Stanhope Gate is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Stanhope Gate, W1K

Stanhope House, W1K Stanhope House is sited on Park Lane.

Stanhope House, W1K

Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street.

Stratton House, W1J

Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street.

Stratton Street, W1J

Tenterden Street, W1S Tenterden Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Tenterden Street, W1S

The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row.

The Garden House, W1K

Three Kings’ Yard, W1K This is a street in the W1K postcode area

Three Kings’ Yard, W1K

Tilney Street, W1K Tilney Street is a road in the W1K postcode area

Tilney Street, W1K

Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street.

Time & Life Building, W1J

Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Trebeck Street, W1J

Upper Brook Street, W1K Upper Brook Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Upper Brook Street, W1K

Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K Upper Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K

Vogue House, W1S Vogue House is a block on Hanover Square.

Vogue House, W1S

Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Waverton Street, W1J

Weighhouse Street, W1K Weighhouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Weighhouse Street, W1K

West One Shopping Centre, W1C West One Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area.

West One Shopping Centre, W1C

Woods Mews, W1K Woods Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Woods Mews, W1K

Woodstock Street, W1S Woodstock Street is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area.

Woodstock Street, W1S

NEARBY PUBS

Balls Brothers

Barley Mow

Bonds

Burger & Lobster

Coach & Horses The Coach & Horses is at the top of Bruton Lane.

Coach & Horses

Finos Wine Bar & Restaurant

Finos Wine Cellar

Gigis Mayfair

Henry’s Cafe Bar Piccadilly

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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.

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Marble Arch, 2016 Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=352348 TUM image id: 1510054281 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Somerset House, Park Lane: house (right) and stables (centre) in 1912, from junction of Park Lane and Oxford Street. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1510057932 Licence:	Speaker’s Corner, April 1987 Speakers here at this corner of Hyde Park nearest of Marble Arch may talk on any subject, as long as the police consider their speeches lawful. Contrary to popular belief, there is no immunity from the law, nor are any subjects proscribed, but in practice the police intervene only when they receive a complaint. Credit: Wiki Commons/Michael E. Cumpston TUM image id: 1607876169 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Montagu House, Portman Square TUM image id: 1510140427 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A view of Tyburn (1750) Credit: Old and New London: Volume 5. Edward Walford (1878) TUM image id: 1510156812 Licence:
The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s Credit: Unknown TUM image id: 1515432472 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Exterior of the memorial in 2013. Credit: Tim Rademacher TUM image id: 1515433432 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1674215047 Licence:	The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914) Credit: Architectural Record Company, New York TUM image id: 1657550221 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904) Credit: Henry Jamyn Brooks TUM image id: 1661785947 Licence:
64 Baker Street, photographed in 2021. Credit: Wiki Commons/Kyle Glover TUM image id: 1674550415 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Street view of St George’s Hanover Square (1787). An aquatint, by T. Malton. Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1640275389 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wellington Arch photographed on 10 January 2017. Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ’Quadriga’ - or four-horsed chariot - of War. The pathway that runs underneath the arch has a formal name - Apsley Way. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621590589 Licence:	Hedonism Wines, Davies Street (2022) Credit: Simon Gunzinger TUM image id: 1653911632 Licence:	41 and 42 Dover Street, Mayfair (2022) Credit: Wiki Commons/No Swan So Fine TUM image id: 1657297428 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Montagu House, Portman Square
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Exterior of the memorial in 2013.
Credit: Tim Rademacher
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Hedonism Wines, Davies Street (2022)
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Jason Court W1
Credit: The Underground Map
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Oxford Street, 1935
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Picton Place, W1 was formerly Gray Street as can be seen on a ’ghost sign’ on the corner
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Portman Square, W1H
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Slow going for snow-bound traffic in Oxford Street (1931)
Credit: Douglas Miller
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The distinctive Leslie Green red tiling of the former Down Street station frames the entrance to a mews which predates the station - Down Street Mews.
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Prewar aerial view of Hyde Park Corner This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
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