Maddox Street

The Mason's Arms, a public house in Maddox Street
47 Maddox Street

Maddox Street is a street in the Mayfair area of London.

History

Maddox Street extends from Regent Street to St George's, Hanover Square and was completed in 1720.[1] Maddox Street was named after Sir Benjamin Maddox who owned the Millfield estate on which the street was built.[2] The Mason's Arms, located at 38 Maddox Street, was built in 1721 and rebuilt in its current form in 1934.[3]

Dickenson’s Drawing Gallery, whose teachers included John Mogford and whose students included Emily Mary Osborn, was established at 18 Maddox Street in the early 19th century:[4] the premises are now known as ArtSpace Galleries.[5] A Museum of Building Appliances, established in the street in 1866, no longer exists.[1]

Famous residents have included Samuel Whitbread, the Member of Parliament and brewer, who lived at 33 Maddox Street in the late 19th century,[6] Harry Wooldridge, the English musical antiquary, who lived with Robert Bridges, the Poet Laureate, at 50 Maddox Street in the 1890s[7] and Edward Gathorne-Hardy, the British Bohemian socialite, who lived at 39 Maddox Street in the 1930s.[8]

Wilkinson & Son, tailors and robemakers to the King, were based at 34 Maddox Street in the 1920s.[9]

The Rolling Stones operated from offices at 46A Maddox Street[10] and Chappell Recording Studios, where the Beatles held recording sessions in the 1960s, was also located at 52 Maddox Street.[11]

Hibiscus, a London restaurant owned and run by French chef Claude Bosi, is now located at 29 Maddox Street.[12] Meanwhile, the imposing building known as 47 Maddox Street, which was designed by Walter Williams for Messrs Lawrence – a firm of tailors which was later known as Walter Williams – was completed in 1892 and is now occupied by Brown's Restaurant.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Walford, Edward (1878). "'Hanover Square and neighbourhood', in Old and New London: Volume 4". London. p. 314-326. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "London hotel near to Maddox Street". Hotel Assist. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Masons Arms, 38 Maddox Street, St George Hanover Square". Pub history. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "A brief history". The Heatherley School of Fine Art. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "ArtSpace Galleries". All in London. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Samuel Charles Whitbread". History of Parliament. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ↑ The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion by Linda Jo McKim
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33991. p. 7089. 31 October 1933. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Mansel, Philip (2005). "Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II". Yale University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0300106978.
  10. ↑ "46A Maddox Street". Notable abodes. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Chappell Recording Studios". Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jay Rayner reviews Hibiscus". The Guardian. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mayfair, Westminster". Hidden London. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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