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How Mayfair went from a hotbed of scandal, science, art to one of the world's most sought-after addresses


Intrigue and romance were synonymous with Mayfair long before Bridgerton appeared on our screens, discovers Carla Passino.
If a part of London were ever to be crowned Queen of Romance, Mayfair would be it. The former home of Dame Barbara Cartland and the literary backdrop to Julia Quinn’s
Bridgerton (although the Netflix series was mostly filmed in Bath for Regency authenticity), it has witnessed love affairs, romps and liaisons as entrancing as any penned by either author.
 
 
Its very foundation rests on a wedding: the one between heiress Mary Davies and Sir Thomas Grosvenor, whose descendants would become the Dukes of Westminster. Their eldest son, Sir Richard, was the first to embark on a building programme that would turn an unremarkable estate into one London’s most fashionable addresses. ....

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The History of the Greenwich Villa in Bridgerton | The London Resident


Lead image: Ranger’s House © English Heritage 
Talk about wisteria hysteria – when the Ranger’s House in Greenwich turned up looking absolutely resplendent in Netflix’s latest hit series, Bridgerton, we were practically apoplectic.
Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but hey, none of us are getting out much at the moment. Still, it’s always great to see London landmarks shown off at their best on TV, especially when they’re somewhat lesser known, and especially when you happen to live nearby.
Ranger’s House is one of those places that you pass often and think, ‘I really should visit that place one day’. The English Heritage property stars in the shiny new modern period drama as the family home of the protagonist, Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor), and her numerous siblings (there are eight of them altogether). ....

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