South Street, Mayfair

South Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England. It runs west to east from Park Lane before merging into Farm Street.

Ashfield, 43 South Street, Mayfair
Blue plaque to Catherine Walters, "Skittles", in South Street

Notable buildings include the private house, Aberconway House, listed for sale in 2007 by the developer and estate agent Portman Heritage at £46 million.[1]

Historical residents include the courtesan Catherine Walters who lived there from 1872 until her death in 1920, and the future British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, born in 1903, whose childhood London home was at 28 South Street,[2] which his family leased from the politician and stockbroker, Sir Cuthbert Quilter.[3] It became the London home of the novelist and socialite, Barbara Cartland, from the 1930s until 1950.[3]

References
  1. "What does £46m buy you in Mayfair? - The Sunday Times".
  2. "Notable Abodes - Alec Douglas Home". Notable Abodes. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Prudence Ivey (14 February 2020). "Dame Barbara Cartland's former mansion: Queen of Romance's Mayfair townhouse goes on sale on Valentine's Day". Homes and Property (London Evening Standard). Retrieved 13 April 2020.


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