Mayfair Place

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Mayfair Place is a street in the City of Westminster, London. The street joins Stratton Street to Berkeley Street.

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The immediate vicinity of Mayfair Place

Mayfair Place was built in 1924, following the demolition of the original Devonshire House in that year. [1] The new Devonshire House, which completely takes up the south side of Mayfair Place, is a grade II listed building with Historic England. [2]

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References

  1. "Stratton Street, W1." in Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (2010). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 536. ISBN   978-0-230-73878-2.
  2. Historic England. "DEVONSHIRE HOUSE (1226746)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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