Editing Mayfair (section)

===Retail===
Mayfair has had a range of exclusive shops, hotels, restaurants and clubs since the 19th century. The district—especially the vicinity of Bond Street—is also the home of numerous commercial art galleries and international auction houses such as [[Bonhams]], [[Christie's]] and [[Sotheby's]].{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=537}}

[[File:Savile Row c. 1890.jpg|thumb|Savile Row {{circa|1890}} showing the entrance to "Poole" (now [[Henry Poole & Co]])]]

From the early 19th century, tailors, attracted by the affluent and influential residents, began to take up premises on [[Savile Row]] in south-eastern Mayfair, beginning in 1803. The earliest extant tailor to move to Savile Row was [[Henry Poole & Co]] in 1846. The street's reputation steadily grew throughout the late 19th and early-20th centuries, under the patronage of monarchs, moguls and movie stars, into the [[Savile Row tailoring|global home of men's tailoring]]; a reputation retained to the present day.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 May 2019 |title=Savile Row tailors: the GQ Guide |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/savile-row-tailors-london |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Poole Savile Row – The History at London's Savile Row |url=https://henrypoole.com/heritage-savile-row/our-story/ |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=Henry Poole Savile Row}}</ref>

[[Gunter's Tea Shop]] was established in 1757 at Nos.&nbsp;7–8 Berkeley Square by the Italian Domenico Negri. Robert Gunter took co-ownership of the shop in 1777, and full ownership in 1799. During the 19th century it became a fashionable place to buy cakes and ice cream, and was well known for its range of multi-tiered [[wedding cake]]s. The shop moved to Curzon Street in 1936 when the eastern side of Berkeley Square was demolished, until closing in 1956. The business as a whole survived until the late 1970s.{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=365}}

Mount Street has been a popular shopping street since Mayfair was developed in the 18th century. It was largely rebuilt between 1880 and 1900 under the direction of the 1st Duke of Westminster, when the nearby workhouse was relocated to Pimlico. It now houses a number of shops dealing with luxury trades.{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=563}}

[[File:Shepherd Market 1.jpg|thumb|left|Shepherd Market in 2011|alt=Black and white view of Shepherd Market, London, from an upper storey window]]

Shepherd Market has been called the "village centre" of Mayfair. The current buildings date from around 1860, and house food and antique shops, pubs and restaurants. The market had a reputation for high-class prostitution. In the 1980s, [[Jeffrey Archer]] was alleged to frequent the area and was accused of visiting [[Monica Coghlan]], a call girl in Shepherd Market, which eventually led to a libel trial and his imprisonment for [[perverting the course of justice]].{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=834}}

Alongside Burlington House is one of London's most luxurious shopping areas, the [[Burlington Arcade]]. It was designed by [[Samuel Ware]] for [[George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington]], in 1819. The arcade was designed with tall walls on either side to prevent passers-by throwing litter into the Earl's garden. Ownership of the arcade passed to the [[Baron Chesham|Chesham family]]. In 1911, another storey was added by [[Beresford Pite]], who also added the Chesham arms. The family sold the arcade to the [[Prudential Assurance Company]] for £333,000 (now £{{inflation|GBP|333000|1926|fmt=c|r=-3}}) in 1926. It was bombed during the Second World War and subsequently restored.{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=115}}

[[File:Burlington Arcade, shops - clean.jpg|thumb|The [[Burlington Arcade]] opened in 1819.|alt=View of Burlington arcade, with shoppers]] [[Allens of Mayfair]], one of the best-known butchers in London, was founded in a shop on Mount Street in 1830. It held a [[Royal warrant of appointment]] to supply meat to the Queen, as well as supplying several high-profile restaurants. After accruing spiralling debts, it was sold to Rare Butchers of Distinction in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2939830/But-Allen-of-Mayfair-is-sold-to-rival-from-Lewisham-says-Supplier-to-Queens-kitchen-collapses.html |title=But Allen of Mayfair is sold to rival from Lewisham, says Supplier to Queen's kitchen collapses |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 May 2006 |access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> The Mayfair premises closed in 2015, but the company retains an online presence.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.westendextra.com/butcherssign |title=Mount Street laments the loss of Allens, Mayfair's legendary butchers shop |work=West End Extra |date=6 November 2015 |access-date=30 March 2017 |archive-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330174724/http://archive.westendextra.com/butcherssign |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Scott's (restaurant)|Scott's]] restaurant moved from [[Coventry Street]] to Nos.&nbsp;20–22 Mount Street in 1967.{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=828}} In 1975, the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) [[Scott's Oyster Bar bombing|bombed]] the restaurant twice, killing one and injuring 15 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch75.htm |title=CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1975 |last=Melaugh |first=Dr Martin |website=cain.ulst.ac.uk |access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref>

South Audley Street is a major shopping street in Mayfair running from north to south from Grosvenor Square to Curzon Street.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp290-291 |title=South Audley Street: Introduction |work= |series=Survey of London |pages=290–291 |access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref> Originally a residential street, it was redeveloped between 1875 and 1900. Retailers include china and silverware specialists [[Thomas Goode (tableware)|Thomas Goode]] and gunsmiths [[James Purdey & Sons]].{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=851}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mayfair-london.co.uk/sth_audley_street.htm |title=Mayfair Sth Audley Street, London Sth Audley Street W1 Mayfair |website=Mayfair-london.co.uk |access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
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