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Article: Mount Street Gardens: an oasis of quiet tucked away in busy Mayfair.(50 HIDDEN GEMS: AN ONGOING SERIES)
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- British Heritage
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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The Mount Street Gardens in the heart of fashionable Mayfair is one of London's hidden treasures. Even Londoners familiar with their city are often surprised to stumble upon this secluded spot. While there are other entrances on Mount and Farm Streets, the small cul-de-sac just off South Audley Street offers a picturesque way to enter the gardens with its camera-ready photograph of traditional red telephone booths framing either side of the gates. The cul-de-sac has the Grosvenor Chapel on one side and the impressive red and white Victorian building that houses the Mayfair Public Library on the opposite side. Over the next several years the ...
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