London’s Alleys: Sherlock Mews, W1

Just off Baker Street, home of a famous detective can be found a small cobbled street, Sherlock Mews, but which came first, the man or the mews?The mews can be found running through the middle of a block of houses built as part of the wider development of the area in around 1800 as part of the Portman Estate. As with many blocks of houses in the area, the fronts face the main roads, with back access for stables and staff running in the middle of the block via the mews. As with most old stables m