Mews houses are among London’s most distinctive and desirable homes: originally stables and carriage houses built behind grand Georgian and Victorian townhouses, they have been transformed into compact, characterful residences on quiet, often cobbled lanes. 
 
The word “mews” comes from the French muer (“to moult”) and originally referred to the royal hawk-housing at Charing Cross, established in the late 14th century on the site now occupied by the National Gallery. Over time the term shifted from falconry to the stabling of horses, and by the 18th and 19th centuries “mews” in London meant rows of coach houses and stables built to serve the city’s elite households. 
 
Interesting facts...
Quiet streets off busy thoroughfares are always attractive to those with secrets, so quite a few spy stories abound these places. I will write a blog soon!