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Handel House Museum
Handel House Museum
Handel House Museum, 25 Brook Street, London, W1K 4HB

0.12km

18th century period townhouse, home of baroque composer George Frideric HandelRead more

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Spencer House, London
Spencer House
Spencer House, London, 27 Saint James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR

0.55km

18th-century mansion with restored state rooms and gardenRead more

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Apsley House
Apsley House
Apsley House, 149 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7NT

0.59km

Operated by English Heritage, also known as Wellington Museum, home of The Duke of Wellington, significant...Read more

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Clarence House
Clarence House
Clarence House, London, SW1A 1BA

0.65km

Official residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of CornwallRead more

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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA

0.75km

Official London residence of the British monarch, public tours of the state rooms, includes Queen's Gallery and Royal...Read more

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Queen's Gallery
Queen's Gallery
Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1A 1AA

0.85km

Exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, located at Buckingham PalaceRead more

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Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NF

1.02km

18th-century house where Benjamin Franklin lived for 16 years, exhibits on his life, science activitiesRead more

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Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall, Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1A 2ER

1.06km

17th century ornate building used for entertaining, designed by Inigo Jones, only remaining component of the Palace...Read more

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Jewel Tower
Jewel Tower
Jewel Tower, Abingdon Street, London, SW1P 3JX

1.29km

Operated by English Heritage, one of only two surviving sections of the mediaeval royal Palace of Westminster,...Read more

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Charles Dickens Museum
Charles Dickens Museum
Charles Dickens Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London, WC1N 2LX

1.59km

Mid-19th century period house with original papers, furniture and items relating to author Charles DickensRead more

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Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace, London, SE1 7JU

1.63km

Tours of the official London residence of the Archbishop of CanterburyRead more

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Dr Johnson's House
Dr Johnson's House
Dr Johnson's House, 17 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE

1.72km

18th-century townhouse home of 18th-century English writer Samuel JohnsonRead more

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Carlyle's House
Carlyle's House
Carlyle's House, Carlyle's House, London, SW3

2.12km

Operated by the National Trust, Victorian period townhouse home of historian and philosopher Thomas CarlyleRead more

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18 Stafford Terrace
Stafford Terrace
18 Stafford Terrace, 18 Stafford Terrace, London, W8 7BH

2.23km

Also known as Linley Sambourne House, home of the Victorian Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne, features much...Read more

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Mansion House, London
Mansion House
Mansion House, London, Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BH

2.51km

Guided tours of the public rooms of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, includes city...Read more

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Freud Museum
Freud Museum
Freud Museum, 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SX

2.84km

Home of Dr. Sigmund Freud, features his study, exhibits on his life and works, collection of Ancient Egyptian...Read more

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575 Wandsworth Road
575 Wandsworth Road
575 Wandsworth Road, 575 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 3JD

2.91km

Operated by the National Trust, 18th century terrace house with interiors designed by Kenyan poet and civil...Read more

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FAQs about Mayfair and Historic Houses in London

If you are travelling to Mayfair by tube you are spoilt for choice in terms of tube lines and tube stations to choose from.

Oxford Street borders four different districts of London, Soho, Fitzrovia, Marylebone, and Mayfair .

Oxford Street is located in the borough of Westminster in central London.

Oxford Street can be considered to form part of the districts of Fitzrovia, Soho and Mayfair .

Berkeley Square is located in the London district of Mayfair , one of the most exclusive districts in London.

The nearest tube station is Green Park.

Mayfair is located in what is commonly known as the West End in central London.

The main areas in London for the best London clubs are Mayfair and Soho. Shoreditch and East London are becoming increasing popular too.

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Blue Plaques in London

George Eliot Blue Plaque - George Eliot 1819-1880 novelist died here
Black Plaque № 41028 - The Ancient House was restored in 1934. The building at that time was very deformed and the 1934 repairs retained the building in its settled position. The 2001 restoration re-established the integrity of the timber frame and as such realigned many of the timers. The wall at ground level along Orford Road was built in 1934 to look as if it was deformed Tudor brickwork. This 1934 architectural conceit, which was executed superbly by the bricklayer, has been retained as part of the history of the
Ernie Wise Blue Plaque - Ernie Wise OBE 1925-1999
Christopher Wren Grey Plaque - The church of St Dunstan in the East stood on this site from ancient times. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the church after the Great Fire of 1666 and the only part of his design which survivies is the tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1817 and destroyed by enemy action in 1941. This garden was created by the Corporation of London and opened by the RT. Hon. The Lord Mayor Sir Peter Studd. on 21st June 1971.
Horace Short, Eustace Short, And Oswald Short Blue Plaque - The Short Brothers Horace 1872-1917 Eustace 1875-1932 Oswald 1883-1969 aeronautical engineers worked in arches 75 and 81
Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling, Herbert Wilson, Maurice Wilkins, And 1 Other - R. E. Franklin R. G. Gosling H. R. Wilson M. H. F. Wilkins A. R. Stokes King's College London DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953

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Mayfair in the News

Bargain hunters out in force early but number of in-store shoppers falls

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2018/12/...

Published: Wed 26th Dec 2018 02:41 PM

Boxing Day sales: Footfall in London's West End up 15% on last year as bargain hunters descend on shops

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/boxing-day-sale...

Published: Wed 26th Dec 2018 02:41 PM

UK Bargain Hunters Out In Force Early For Boxing Day Sales

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_154582324845...

Published: Wed 26th Dec 2018 12:07 PM

Boxing Day bargain hunters out in force early for sales as half a million shoppers expected in central London

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/shopping/boxing...

Published: Wed 26th Dec 2018 11:02 AM

eL Seed brings his brand of contemporary calligraphy to London for first UK show

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/el-seed-brings-...

Published: Wed 26th Dec 2018 11:01 AM

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