Mews

Mews house

A mews is a row or courtyard of stables and carriage houses with living spaces above them, built behind large city houses. The word mews comes from the Royal Mews in London, England.[1][2][3]

Originally, a mews meant a row of stables and coach houses with living quarters above, in a paved yard behind large London houses during the 17th and 18th centuries.[4] Today, many mews stables have been turned into houses.

References

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  1. ↑ Samuel Weller Singer, ed., The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, vol. III (Chiswick: Charles Whittinghame, College House, 1826), p.357, fn. 13
  2. ↑ Ibid. p. 357
  3. ↑ See mew up at Shakespeare's Words website. Accessed 26 March 2017
  4. ↑ "Mews | Modern Design, Urban Living & Conservation | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.