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For anyone else, who, like me, never came across the word before: > A mews is a row or courtyard of stables and carriage houses with living quarters above them
by V__ 4y ago
For anyone else, who, like me, never came across the word before:
> 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews
- kibwen 4y agoI'd never heard of that usage before, and I was prepared to be flabbergasted at the idea that London might be home to over 12,000 falcon roosts: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews_(falconry) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mews_(falconry)
- Lio 4y agoI believe they come from the same linguistic root and that this usage for stables/flats is derived from the falconry term.