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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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Emma Seif   
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.

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TUM   
Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT   

The Underground Map
Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London.

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Justin Russ   
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.

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY STREETS
Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street
Adams Row, W1K On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place. (Mayfair)
Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802
Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk
Aldford House, W1K Aldford House is sited on South Audley Street (Mayfair)
Aldford Street, W1K Aldford Street is named after Aldford, a property on the Grosvenor family’s Cheshire estates (Mayfair)
Ancaster House, W1J Ancaster House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens
Archibald Mews, W1J Archibald Mews was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley
Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)
Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street
Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street
Audley House, W1K Audley House can be found on North Audley Street (Mayfair)
Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley (Mayfair)
Avenfield House, W1K Avenfield House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Avery Row, W1K Avery Row was probably named after Henry Avery, an 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook (Mayfair)
Balderton Flats, W1K Balderton Flats is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Balderton Street, W1K Balderton Street was named after local landowners the Grosvenors, who also owned land in Balderton, Cheshire (Mayfair)
Balfour Mews, W1K Balfour Mews is the southern extention of Balfour Place (Mayfair)
Balfour Place, W1K Balfour Place honours Eustace Balfour, surveyor for the Grosvenor estate from 1890 to 1910 (Mayfair)
Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Belgravia House, W1K Belgravia House is located on South Audley Street (Mayfair)
Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square
Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill
Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent
Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square (Green Park)
Binney Street, W1K Binney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street
Blenheim House, W1C Blenheim House can be found on Woodstock Street (Bond Street)
Bloomfield Court, W1K Bloomfield Court is located on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)
Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south
Bond House, W1C Bond House is a block on Woodstock Street (Bond Street)
Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area
Boyle Street, W1S Boyle Street was built on a piece of land called the Ten Acres to discharge some Boyle family debts (Mayfair)
Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Brook House, W1K Brook House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Brook Street, W1K Brook Street was named after the Tyburn Brook that formerly ran nearby, (Mayfair)
Brookfield House, W1K Brookfield House is a block on Davies Street (Mayfair)
Brooks Mews, W1K Brooks Mews is a small road on the Grosvenor Estate, laid out in the 1720s (Mayfair)
Brown Hart Gardens, W1K Brown Hart Gardens is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area
Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Cavendish Buildings, W1K Red Lion Yard was renamed to Cavendish Buildings in 1882 (Mayfair)
Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Chesterfield House, W1J Chesterfield House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens (Mayfair)
Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street
Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly
Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Conduit Street, W1S Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street
Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street
Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork
Culross Street, W1K Culross Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Curzon House, W1J Curzon House is a block facing Derby Street (Mayfair)
Curzon Square, W1K Curzon Square is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street
Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street
Davies Mews, W1K Davies Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
Davies Street, W1K Davies Street is a north-south street in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Davis Street, W1K Davis Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Deanery House, W1K Deanery House is a block on Deanery Street (Mayfair)
Deanery Street, W1K Deanery Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Derby Street, W1J Derby Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Dorchester Ride, W1K Dorchester Ride is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels (Green Park)
Down Street Mews, W1J Down Street Mews is a largely hidden side street in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Dudley House, W1K Dudley House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Duke Street, W1K Duke Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Eaton House, W1K Eaton House is a block on Upper Grosvenor Street (Mayfair)
Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street
Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Foley House, W1B Foley House is a block on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
Fountain House, W1K Fountain House is a block on Aldford Street (Mayfair)
Gilbert Street, W1K Gilbert Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street
Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row
Grafton Street, W1S Grafton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Green Street, E7 Green Street is a location in London (Marble Arch)
Green Street, W1K Green Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Greybrook House, W1K Greybrook House can be found on Brook Street (Bond Street)
Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square was developed by Sir Richard Grosvenor from 1721 onwards (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street
Hamilton Mews, W1J Hamilton Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Hamilton Place, W1J Hamilton Place lies just to the north of Hyde Park Corner (Mayfair)
Hampden House, W1K Hampden House is a building on Green Street (Mayfair)
Hanover Court, W1S Hanover Court is a building on Hanover Square (Mayfair)
Hanover House, W1S Hanover House can be found on Harewood Place (Mayfair)
Hanover Square, W1S Hanover Square was created as the ’Whig’ square with Cavendish Square being the ’Tory’ square (Mayfair)
Hanover Street, W1S Hanover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Harewood Place, W1C Harewood Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Haunch Of Venison Yard, W1K Haunch Of Venison Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Heathcoat House, W1S Heathcoat House is a block on Savile Row (Mayfair)
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area
Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
International House, W1S Residential block (Mayfair)
Jammal House, W1S Jammal House is a block on Hanover Street (Mayfair)
Jones Street, W1K Jones Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Keysign House, W1C Keysign House is a block on Oxford Street (Mayfair)
King House, W1S King House can be found on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
Lancashire Court, W1 Lancashire Court can be found on Lancashire Court (Mayfair)
Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court runs off New Bond Street (Mayfair)
Lancashire Court, W1S Lancashire Court is a block on Lancashire Court (Mayfair)
Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square
Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Lees Court, W1K Lees Court is a block on Lees Place (Mayfair)
Lees Place, W1K Lees Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Lovers’ Walk, W1K Lovers’ Walk is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Lumley Street, W1K Lumley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Maddox Street, W1S Maddox Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Mark House, W1B Mark House is a block on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area (Mayfair)
Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street
Mayfair House, W1K Mayfair House can be found on Carlos Place (Mayfair)
Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode (Mayfair)
Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)
Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street
Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street
Medici Courtyard, W1S Medici Courtyard is a location in London (Bond Street)
Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area (Mayfair)
Mill Street, W1S Mill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Mimosa House, W1B Mimosa House can be found on Princes Street (Mayfair)
Moss House, W1K Moss House is a block on Brook’s Mews (Mayfair)
Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards (Mayfair)
Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is a road in the W1 postcode area (Mayfair)
Nash House, W1S Nash House is a building on St George Street (Mayfair)
New Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use (Mayfair)
New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street
North Audley House, W1K North Audley House is a building on North Audley Street (Mayfair)
North Audley Street, W1K North Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
North Row, W1K North Row is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)
Old Park Lane, W1J Old Park Lane is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
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. (Mayfair)
Oxford Street, W1S Oxford Street is England’s most famous and popular shopping street (Mayfair)
Park House, W1K Park House is a block on Park Street (Marble Arch)
Park Lane, W1K Park Lane has several historically significant properties and is one of the most desirable streets in London (Mayfair)
Park Lane, W1K Park Lane is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Park Street, W1K Park Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Parliament House, W1C Parliament House is a block on North Row (Marble Arch)
Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End (Green Park)
Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K Pitt’s Head Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Policeman’s Walk, W2 Policeman’s Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area (Mayfair)
Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Portman Street, W1K Portman Street is a road in the W1C postcode area (Marble Arch)
Providence Court, W1K Providence Court is north of Grosvenor Square (Mayfair)
Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Red Lion Yard, W1J Red Lion Yard is a road in the W1K postcode area
Red Place, W1K Red Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)
Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street (Green Park)
Reeves Mews, W1K Reeves Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Renoir House, W1S Renoir House is a block on New Bond Street (Mayfair)
Rex Place, W1K Rex Place is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops
Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street
Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly
Sandgate Trading Estate, W1K Commercial area (Bond Street)
Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)
Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring (Mayfair)
Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field
Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Shepherds Place, W1K Shepherds Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
South Audley Street, W1K South Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
South Molton Lane, W1K South Molton Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
South Molton Street, W1K South Molton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
South Street, W1K South Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
St Anselm’s Place, W1K St Anselm’s Place lies behind Bond Street station (Mayfair)
St George Street, W1S St George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
St Georges House, W1S St Georges House can be found on Hanover Square (Mayfair)
St Georges Square, W1S St Georges Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Mayfair)
Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street
Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century.
Stanhope Gate, W1K Stanhope Gate is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Stanhope House, W1K Stanhope House is sited on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Stanhope Row, W1J Stanhope Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street (Green Park)
Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street
Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street
Tenterden Street, W1S Tenterden Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)
The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel (St James’s)
Three Kings’ Yard, W1K This is a street in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Tilney Street, W1K Tilney Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street
Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Upper Brook Street, W1K Upper Brook Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K Upper Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street
Vogue House, W1S Vogue House is a block on Hanover Square (Mayfair)
Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Weighhouse Street, W1K Weighhouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
West One Shopping Centre, W1C West One Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area (Mayfair)
Woods Mews, W1K Woods Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

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