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Sir Stirling Moss' Townhouse in Mayfair, London

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High-tech houses full of computerized everything and robotized everything else are all the rage these days, but back in the 60's most people hadn't even dreamed of having remote-operated bathtubs and automatic dumbwaiters. Sir Stirling Moss did, however. Renowned as the "greatest driver never to win the world championship", Sir Stirling retired as one of the most distinguished racing drivers in the world. Having retired after a crash put him into a coma, Moss built himself a swanky townhouse in Mayfair, London, and packed it with all the gadgets and gizmos he could shake a titanium rod at. The best feature could very well be the one-of-a-kind carbon fiber elevator which was built especially for him by the Williams F1 team.

Seem a bit much? Moss certainly doesn't think so: the octogenarian is building himself a new house on a 2,300 square-foot plot along the river in the the retirement community of Deerfield Beach, Florida, complete with all the environmentally-friend credentials you'd expect. Click on the link below to view The Sunday Times video tour of the Moss residence in Mayfair.

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William & Son Gets a Makeover

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Men's Style

Last spring I wrote about William & Son (above), the boutique London luxury goods firm founded by William Asprey after Asprey of London, the family business, was sold off back in the '90s. While William & Son hearkened back to the traditions established by Asprey in days gone by, including a bespoke gun department taking the place of Asprey's own which was closed down, William has conceded to a bit of modernization. His firm's Mayfair premises have just been revamped while the business as a whole has been "re-branded." The store's interior has been redone in an "elegantly modern" style, wihtout detracting from the classic and timeless nature of the firm's beautiful offerings, from diamond rings to 12-gauges. See the gallery for pix.

Gallery: William & Son

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Buy a May Fair Hotel Suite for a Year

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services

If you travel a lot it having nice places to stay can get really expensive. The May Fair Hotel in London is looking attract those types of travelers by offering them a way to defray those costs a little: buy one of their hotel suites for an entire year. Of course the price tag is not cheap at $585,000 but it does represent a savings of 60% compared to their regular nightly rates.

It might be nice to be able to leave some things in the suite and treat it like an apartment of sorts (an apartment that includes a daily maid and room service!) but you'd really have to travel a lot to make the cost economical.
What do you think, would you do it?

Gallery: The Mayfair Suites Collection

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"Beatles Flat" For Sale

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Just a week ago, we mentioned the opening of the Beatles hotel in Liverpool, for those with more cash and a deeper case of Beatlemania you can own a flat once rented by the Beatles in London for £1.75 million (around $3.415 million). The top floor property on Green Street, Mayfair is notable because it is the only home in which all four Beatles lived together. The four shared the property for a few months in the autumn of 1963. An early publicity photo of the Beatles peering over a banister was taken at the top of the property's communal stairwell. The property is now a two-bedroom apartment that includes a large living area, master bedroom and guest bedroom and it doesn't look anything like it did when the Beatles lived there.

[Thanks, Lana]

Gallery: Beatles Flat

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Madonna Takes Over London One House At A Time

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Ah, to be Madonna. Need more room for your many minions, just buy the house next door. According to The Sun, Madonna has paid around $1.6 million on a second London home to accommodate her large staff. She already owns other property next to her house as well as multiple homes in the U.S. She now has a significant slice of the posh Mayfair area giving her plenty of room to play lady of the manor.

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