The Royal Mews is a mews, or collection of equestrian stables, of the British royal family. In London these stables and stable-hands' quarters have occupied two main sites in turn, being located at first on the north side of Charing Cross, and then within the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Entrance to the Royal Mews
The 'Royal Stables in the Mews, Charing Cross' in 1793.
The King's Mews in 1809 (an etching by Rowlandson and Pugin).
Stables in the Royal Mews
A mews is a row or courtyard of stables and carriage houses with living quarters above them, built behind large city houses before motor vehicles replaced horses in the early twentieth century. Mews are usually located in desirable residential areas, having been built to cater for the horses, coachmen and stable-servants of prosperous residents.
Mews house. Third of three identical buildings, Bruton Place (formerly North Bruton Mews) off Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1. The winch for horse feed is visible in front of the attic door
Charterhouse Mews, London
Horbury Mews, located near Ladbroke Road in Notting Hill