London Mews Directory

by afhammadon 11/1/22, 10:40 AMwith 31 comments
by V__on 11/3/22, 11:38 AM

For anyone else, who, like me, never came across the word before:

> A mews is a row or courtyard of stables and carriage houses with living quarters above them, built behind large city houses before motor vehicles replaced horses in the early twentieth century. Mews are usually located in desirable residential areas, having been built to cater for the horses, coachmen and stable-servants of prosperous residents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews

by josh_fyion 11/3/22, 12:03 PM

What has London come to? Housing for horses and servants now serves as £10m money-havens for foreign oligarchs.

by ChrisMarshallNYon 11/3/22, 11:57 AM

I used to live in Ennismore Mews: https://www.lurotbrand.co.uk/mews-property/ennismore-gardens...

Back in the 1970s.

It was nice, then. It would probably be eye-wateringly expensive, these days.

by fgkrameron 11/3/22, 12:20 PM

Thanks for sharing, I always wanted to see what was inside these beautiful properties! (If you go to the lettings section you can actually see individual properties and their HEFTY price)

by zeristoron 11/3/22, 11:26 AM

Ashburn Mews with contemporary photos.

Including an Electric Vehicle charging station:

https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/2018/04/12/mews-views...

by voisinon 11/3/22, 4:25 PM

I had the joy of living on Adam and Eve Mews in Kensington for a period. It was cobblestone and just steps from Kensington Palace and Hyde Park. Amazing to see these photos and I’m thankful someone is documenting these magical little streets.

by bejdon 11/3/22, 12:35 PM

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Naughty.

Missing a mews in central London where I used to work, but I suspect they're more focused on aesthetically pleasing locations.