Mayfair
Mayfair, the number
one spot on the monopoly board takes its name from the May
fair which was transferred from the overcrowded Haymarket.
Mayfair is a large block made up of six great estates
bounded by Oxford Street in the north, Regent Street in the
east, Piccadilly in the south and Park Lane in the west.
This huge development began in the 1660s and shifted the
focus of fashionable London westward. Due to residents
complaints the May fair was suspended in the 18c and unlike
other areas Mayfair remained fashionable. Although Mayfair
refers to the whole block (see also Piccadilly, |
Bond
Street |
Grovesnor
Square |
Burlington
Arcade - all part
of the block) the conation is more of the western strip.
This is still one of the best addresses in London. It has a
variety of architectural styles, not all the best, but it
retains the air of a well bred Georgian neighbourhood. There
are not many shops in this part of western Mayfair, but the
ones there are - are palatial.
Green Park
Piccadilly and Victoriqae lines-
Bond Street
Central and Jubille
