What is Mews?
[[File:Mews House - geograph.org.uk - 911973.jpg|thumb|Mews house]] A '''mews''' is a row or courtyard of [[stable]]s and [[carriage house]]s with living spaces above them, built behind large city houses. The word mews comes from the [[Royal Mews]] in London, England.<ref>Samuel Weller Singer, ed., ''The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare'', vol. III (Chiswick: Charles Whittinghame, College House, 1826), p.357, fn. 13</ref><ref>''Ibid.'' p. 357</ref><ref>See ''mew up'' at [http://www.shakespeareswords.com/Headwords-Instance.aspx?Ref=10947 Shakespeare's Words website]. Accessed 26 March 2017</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mews {{!}} Modern Design, Urban Living & Conservation {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/mews|access-date=2024-05-06|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> Today, many mews stables have been turned into houses. ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Housing]]