From : Mayfair suffered a direct hit during the Blitz of winter 1940 and the area’s oldest cottage, which had an inscription over its doorway ‘The Cottage, 1618 A.D’ was destroyed. This little shepherd’s cottage was crushed under the blast from a bomb which had struck a public house opposite. Its James I rafters were left lying on a pile of rubble in its tiny garden.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Cottage, 1618
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Mayfair's oldest house
Unveiled as part of Westminster's 50th anniversary commemorations marking the...
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Ernest James Golds
A developer and a councillor. Presented a Roman relic to Clapham Library in or soon after 1912. At that time Clapham was in the borough of Wandsworth and at Fandom we have found reference to Counc...
1 memorial
Charles Square
This Square was laid out at the same time as Hoxton Square and in 1922 Charles Square still contained at least some houses from about 1685 - 1745. Â Only no. 16 remains. Â Shown in the picture, it w...
1 memorial
Thomas Cubitt
Builder. Born at Buxton, near Norwich. He travelled to India as a ship's carpenter, from which he was able to raise sufficient funds to start his own building firm in 1810. Â His two brothers: Willi...
5 memorials
St James's
In the 1660s Henry Jermyn was given the right by Charles II to develop an area carved out of the royal parks. One of the few areas in London that is clearly defined geographically, it is bounded by...
1 memorial
Manor Street 'club'
Used by a 'club' after the war but probably built for a worthy purpose, we have been unable to identify the original function of this building. Currently marketed as follows: "The offices are app...
1 memorial
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