Mayfair Building, W1J

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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
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
Jude Allen Orange Street, WC2H Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT	Bra top I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl. It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life. 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

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Loraine Brocklehurst Holcombe Road, N17 Added: 24 May 2023 14:00 GMT	Holcombe Road, N17 I lived at 23Holcombe Rd. with my parents, Grandfather , Aunt and Uncle in 1954. My Aunt and Uncle lived there until it was demolished. I’m not sure what year that was as we emigrated to Canada. Reply
Jen Williams Corfield Street, E2 Added: 20 May 2023 17:27 GMT	Corfield Street, E2 My mother was born in 193 Corfield Street in 1920.Her father was a policeman. Reply
sofia East Acton Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT	43 MELLITUS STREET 43 MELLITUS STREET Reply
Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Rendlesham Road, E5 Added: 16 Apr 2023 15:55 GMT	Rendlesham Road, E5 I lived at 14 Rendlesham Road in the 1940s and 50s. The house belonged to my grandfather James Grosvenor who bought it in the 1920s for £200.I had a brother who lived in property until 1956 when he married. Local families were the paisleys, the Jenners and the family of Christopher Gable. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Sue Germain Southwood Road, SE9 Added: 10 Apr 2023 08:35 GMT	Southwood Road, SE9 My great great grandfather lived in Time Villa, Southwood Rd around 1901. He owned several coffee houses in Whitechapel and in South London, including New Time Coffee House so either his house was named after the coffee house or vice versa. Reply
David Gleeson Campbell Road, N4 Added: 7 Apr 2023 22:19 GMT	MBE from Campbell Bunk (1897 - 1971) Walter Smith born at 43 Campbell Bunk was awarded the MBE in january honours list in 1971. A local councillor for services to the public. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

25 Park Lane 25 Park Lane was the London residence of Sir Philip Sassoon.

25 Park Lane

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus

Londonderry House Londonderry House was an aristocratic townhouse situated on Park Lane.

Londonderry House

Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.

Royal Institution

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

Shepherd Market

NEARBY STREETS

Adams Row, W1K On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place.

Adams Row, W1K

Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk.

Albemarle Street, W1S

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

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

Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street.

Birkett House, 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

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

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

Carrington Street, W1J

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

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

Clifford Street, W1S

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S

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

Conduit Street, W1S

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

Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork.

Cork Street, W1S

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

Culross Street, W1K

Curzon Square, W1K Curzon Square is a road in the W1K postcode area

Curzon Square, 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

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

Derby Street, W1J

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

Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels.

Dover Street, W1J

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

Garrick House, W1J Residential block

Garrick House, W1J

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, 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

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

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

Hertford Street, 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

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

Lovers’ Walk, W1K Lovers’ Walk is a road in the W1K postcode area

Lovers’ Walk, W1K

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

Maddox Street, W1S

Mark House, W1B Mark House is a block on Maddox Street.

Mark House, W1B

Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Market Mews, W1J

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S

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

Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street.

Mayfayre House, W1J

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

Meadows House, W1J

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

Mews Yard, W1K

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

Mill Street, W1S

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

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

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

Piccadilly, W1J

Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K Pitt’s Head Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area

Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K

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

Pollen Street, W1S

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

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

Savile House, W1J

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

Shepherd Market, W1J

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

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

St Georges Square, W1S

Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street.

Stafford House, 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

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

Stanhope Row, W1J

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

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

The Garden House, W1K

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel.

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A

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

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

Waverton Street, W1J

White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street.

White Horse Street, W1J

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

Woods Mews, W1K

Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street.

NEARBY PUBS

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

Coach & Horses

Drama

Finos Wine Bar & Restaurant

Finos Wine Cellar

Henry’s Cafe Bar Piccadilly

Iron Duke

Kings Arms

Maddox Club And Restaurant

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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.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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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	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:	Letter to Chuck Berry from Carl Sagan TUM image id: 1621596953 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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The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s
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Exterior of the memorial in 2013.
Credit: Tim Rademacher
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Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London.
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Street view of St George’s Hanover Square (1787). An aquatint, by T. Malton.
Credit: British Library
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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.
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Hedonism Wines, Davies Street (2022)
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Hyde Park Corner in 1842, looking east towards Piccadilly. The entrance to Hyde Park through Decimus Burton’s Ionic Screen is on the left, and behind it, in darker stone, is Apsley House.
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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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