Have you ever been to Shepherd Market? This little oasis of calm is one of London’s most charming areas. Located close to Green Park, between Curzon Street and Piccadilly, it’s very compact but its pedestrianized streets make it a pleasure to spend time in. It was originally developed from 1735 onwards by Edward Shepherd, then used for the annual May Fair from which Mayfair takes its name.
There was once a duck pond, a two storey market and a theatre here. Nancy Mitford, the novelist and biographer, worked at Heywood Hill, the renowned book store on Curzon Street. The area was a popular residential choice for writers and artists such as Anthony Powell in the 1920s. Half Moon Street, adjacent to Shepherd Market, is where P.G. Wodehouse’s fictional characters Bertie Wooster and Jeeves lived. Despite its upmarket ambiance, the area used to be a red-light district where ladies of the night would ply their..The post A Serene Sunday Stroll around Shepherd Market appeared first on Luxury Columnist.