Shepherd Market, London  
Covered Passageway, Shepherd Market, London, England, Great Britain
Mayfair area.

We entered Shepherd Market from Curzon Street through this covered passageway leading through to the Grapes Pub.

Mayfair itself is named after the infamous fifteen-day fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today. James II established the fair in the 1680's, mainly for the purpose of cattle trading.

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The Kings Arms, Shepherd Market, London, England, Great Britain
Mayfair area.

By the Kings Arms pub looking along White Horse Street towards Piccadilly.

Shepherd Market remains a peculiar and curious collection of charming alleyways, eclectic cuisine, 18th century pubs and discreet residences.

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Brick Street, Shepherd Market, London, England, Great Britain
Mayfair area.

A scene rather typical of the Shepherd Market area in Brick Street.

Next to Brick Street is Half Moon Street, where the fictional Wooster (the perfect upper-class Mayfair resident and his faithful valet Jeeves) of P.G. Wodehouse's novels lived

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Shepherds Tavern, Shepherd Market, London, England, Great Britain
Mayfair area.

Looking along Hertford Street, past Shepherds Tavern, to where it crosses Shepherd Street.

Shepherd Market is best known today for its boutiques, restaurants, and Victorian pubs. This pedestrian friendly area offers a variety of places to shop and eat.

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