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Title: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: Mike Thw on Friday 02 March 18 13:41 GMT (UK)
In 1887, I've come across someone who lived at 2 Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair.

Can't find it on modern maps and there is little info on the net.

Can anyone give me more information please.

(Must be worth a Fortune these days!)
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 02 March 18 13:45 GMT (UK)
1881 they appear in Christ Church Parish, Westminster

RG11/97 folio 41 page1
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: avm228 on Friday 02 March 18 13:46 GMT (UK)
Some info here (says it no longer exists):

http://www.1790salehouse.com/2011/08/dog-and-duck-bond-street.html
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: jennifer c on Friday 02 March 18 13:49 GMT (UK)
On the 1881 census Shepherds Market Centre Block follows on.

Jennifer
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: JJen on Friday 02 March 18 13:51 GMT (UK)
In Sporting Times 05 July 1884 there is an advert for Ducking Pond Mews, Shepherd Street, Mayfair.

JJ
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: Mike Thw on Friday 02 March 18 13:54 GMT (UK)
Thanks All

Trying to compare modern maps, looks like, apart from some of the streets, the whole area has been redeveloped.

Mike
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 02 March 18 14:19 GMT (UK)
It appears to be close to Christ Church Vicarage

1901 - RG13/82 f56 p38
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: JenB on Friday 02 March 18 15:03 GMT (UK)
Centre of this map http://london1872.com/stanford19b.htm you can see Curzon Street (in the angle formed by the two parks)

Just south and running parallel is Hertford Street. Just east of that and running north-south is Ducking Pond Mews.
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: Mike Thw on Friday 02 March 18 15:56 GMT (UK)
Thanks JenB - wonder when it was demolished?   ???

Bet the name goes back into history - witches!!!
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: Mart 'n' Al on Friday 02 March 18 16:11 GMT (UK)
Brief quotation, '   however a number of nearby streets including Ducking Pond Mews and Ducking Pond Row (now Grafton Street) refer to the popular sport of duck hunting, in which dogs were trained to catch ducks whose wings had been clipped and were compelled to dive underwater to avoid capture. This was apparently popular in Mayfair, and was presumably where the Dog and Duck got its name. '
http://www.1790salehouse.com/2011/08/dog-and-duck-bond-street.html

I think Mayfair had more than one !

Martin
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: jennifer c on Saturday 03 March 18 11:25 GMT (UK)
How cruel, thank goodness that sport went away. :'(
Jennifer
Title: Re: Ducking Pond Mews, Mayfair
Post by: candychris1954 on Saturday 20 February 21 16:24 GMT (UK)
Hi Mike THW....

Im also looking for the occupiers of 2 Duckpond Mews that I have found residing there in 1901.  Are you available to chat?