Mews Houses
Our celebration of the converted stables buildings behind large city homes, that came to be known as the Mews House (Chimni Home Typology type 8.4.1). The word ‘mews’ originally referred to the buildings used to house hawks and falcons in a large country house. The name comes from the french word "muer" which means to moult. the Royal Mews in London was set up to house the monarch's birds. In James I's reign the Royal Mews stood where the National Gallery stands today and extended across Trafalgar Square down Whitehall. Many stately homes still have a mews associated with them.
Well Known Mews Houses[edit]
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The Striped House, Kensington, decorated by a disgruntled Londoner as revenge on neighbours who objected to her basement extension by painting her house in bright stripes
Mews Houses In TV & Movies[edit]
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The Saint’s Simon Templar lived in the imaginary Upper Berkeley Mews (in reality 36 Eaton Mews North)
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St Luke’s Mews, Notting Hill London was used in the film ‘Love Actually’ for the scene where ‘Mark’ stands outside on the cobbles and declares his love for ‘Juliet’ using a series of panel cards.
Nothing to see here yet - but we are so going to write cool stuff about Simon Templar when we are done
See Also In Chimni[edit]
Chimni Wiki Page Industrial & Other Urban Buildings
Chimni Wiki Page Homes In Other Buildings
Chimni Wiki Page Chimni Home Typology
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Books We Liked[edit]
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