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Mayfair & St James through time

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Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today.

Until 1686, the May Fair was held in Haymarket, and after 1764, it moved to Fair Field in Bow because the well-to-do residents of the area felt the fair lowered the tone of the neighbourhood.

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Amberley
1445629496 / 9781445629490
eBook (EPUB)
30/01/2014
England
English
8 pages
Copy: 20%; print: 20%
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