Canadian Embassy For Sale, MacDonald House Profiled

The Times has reported that the Canadian High Commission in Grosvenor Square has been put for sale. MacDonald House - an eight-storey mansion occupying numbers 1-3 Grosvenor Square - is expected to reach £300million on the open market, with the eventual new owners likely to turn the prestigious address into a hotel or serviced apartments, according to speculation.

A Brief History of MacDonald House

In 1936, the previous building that occupied the space was knocked down as part of the Square's ongoing development by the Duke of Westminster, and a new building was put up, becoming 1-3 Grosvenor Square.

From 1938 onwards, part of the building was the original Mayfair home to the US Embassy, but the Americans' requirements outgrew the building and they moved into their purpose built Embassy in 1960, which takes up the entire western side of Grosvenor Square.

Soon after they left, the Canadian High Commission took up residence there and it's been in there hands ever since. The Canadians are now looking to move the closer to Trafalgar Square.

Is 50 Berkeley Square the most haunted house in London?

50 Berkeley Square has oft been reported at London's most haunted house. Currently occupied by antiquarian book sellers, Maggs Bros, the house has been the scene of many reported ghostly happenings, dating back to Victorian times.

Find out more about the history of hauntings at 50 Berkeley Square with this useful links.

• London Walks
• Scary For Kids
• Zurich Mansion - Haunted Mansions Around The World

The legend of this apparently haunted house was even turned into a computer game, called Ben Jordan Paranormal Investigator: Horror At Number 50.

Have you been to 50 Berkeley Square? Have you ever witnessed anything... spooky?

Curzon Mayfair Showings Update

From Friday September 28th - Thursday October 4th:

The Singer (12A)
As You Like It (12A)
A Mighty Heart (15)

More info from Curzon Cinemas

St Albans Is The New Mayfair, According To Monopoly UK

The classic board game Monopoly has been redesigned with a new Here and Now UK Wide Edition, which has seen Mayfair replaced as the most expensive location on the board. Park Lane has been replaced with Exeter.

Other additions to the game board include Liverpool, Leeds and Dundee.

The Here and Now UK Editon by Hasbro will be out in time for Christmas (of course!).

Keep an eye on Toys and Videogames for details.

John Rocha Opens Store in Mayfair

John Rocha - the Hong Kong born, but Dublin based, designer - has opened a new store in London's Mayfair. He has converted a former pub at 15a Dover Street into an amazing space which will be the London home to his fashion empire.

Rocha was awarded the British Designer of the Year Award in 1994 and received a CBE from the Queen in 2002.

Find out more at the John Rocha website

Squidoo page about Mayfair

Here's an interest Squidoo page all about Mayfair. Certainly gives a good snap shop of what Mayfair has to offer.

Squidoo - Mayfair, London

Silent At Heart opens at Air Gallery

Silent at Heart is a new art exhibition that has opened at the Air Gallery in Dover Street, Mayfair.

Put together with funding from the Wellcome Trust, this exhibition which combines work from commissioned artists with contributions from art students, aims to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome (SCDS) - a rare condition that claims the life of 8 young people a week.

The exhibition remains open until September 15th.

Find out more: Silent At Heart