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Direction sign for Fitzrovia.
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History notes: origins of the name Fitzrovia

by Editors 3:42 pm, Friday, 10 March 20233:42 pm, Friday, 10 March 2023

Questions about the origin of the name Fitzrovia. Photo: Fitzrovia News. According to most sources, the name Fitzrovia was first used in the late 1930s and appeared in print for the first time in 1941. But it appears to have been used earlier — as much as 100 years’ ago. The conventional story goes that […]

Artists for Democracy logo in red, white and blue. Showing line drawing of three people.
Posted inFeatures

Artists for Democracy revisited at the Horse Hospital

by Clive Jennings 6:10 pm, Thursday, 16 February 20236:21 pm, Thursday, 16 February 2023
Abstract painting of female figures.
Posted inFeatures

Helen Saunders and the perils of Percy Street

by Sue Blundell 12:09 pm, Monday, 16 January 202312:09 pm, Monday, 16 January 2023
Two men lying on a bed in the one of the Aids wards at the Middlesex Hospital in 1993.
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Middlesex Hospital’s Aids wards exhibition returns to Fitzrovia Chapel with new installation

by Editors 8:30 am, Wednesday, 4 January 20238:33 am, Wednesday, 4 January 2023
Image of an oil on canvas of a scene on The Titanic depicting women and children queuing for the lifeboats while the men bade them farewell.
Posted inFeatures

Illustrated talk on social class and passengers on the Titanic

by Editors 9:19 am, Tuesday, 3 January 20239:19 am, Tuesday, 3 January 2023
View of Tottenham Court Road and buildings in Hanway Place in early 1970s.
Posted inFeatures

Seeking the secrets of the handbag factory at Hanway Place and Tottenham Court Road

by Editors 6:48 am, Friday, 16 December 20229:18 am, Friday, 16 December 2022
Playing in the snow at Fitzroy Square, London.
Posted inFeatures

A couple of inches of snow fell in Fitzrovia on Sunday night

by Editors 10:41 am, Monday, 12 December 202210:43 am, Monday, 12 December 2022
Still from film shows crosses on graves in a field.
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Film reveals 25 years of tragedy and violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

by Editors 2:14 pm, Thursday, 10 November 20222:25 pm, Thursday, 10 November 2022
Black and white photograph of Betty May sitting.
Posted inFeatures

The bohemian and mystic life of Betty May

by Angela Lovely 7:41 am, Tuesday, 18 October 202210:37 pm, Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Street sign stating Whitfield Street, W1. Painted in black on white with W1 painted in red on white. The sign has a black border and is painted on a wall of London yellow bricks.
Posted inFeatures

History notes: Artists for Democracy at 143 Whitfield Street

by Editors10:28 am, Wednesday, 14 September 202210:09 am, Friday, 16 September 2022
Architect's drawing showing the front elevation of the Museum Telephone Exchange in North Crescent off Chenies Street.
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The Museum Telephone Exchange at North Crescent deserves protecting

by Contributor 7:07 am, Tuesday, 13 September 20227:07 am, Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Painted street sign on yellow brick wall stating: Fitzroy Street, W1.
Posted inFeatures

History notes: Walter Sickert in Fitzroy Street

by Editors10:43 am, Sunday, 11 September 20224:01 pm, Sunday, 11 September 2022
Photo of a flowered jacquard bodice, made in eighteenth century France.
Posted inFeatures

An inspiration for contemporary fashion, film and fabrics

by Sue Blundell 6:03 pm, Monday, 1 August 202211:04 am, Friday, 12 August 2022
View of a row of terraced homes.
Posted inFeatures

Help with the cost of living in Camden and Westminster

by Editors12:38 pm, Friday, 24 June 202212:16 pm, Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Head and shoulders photo of Millie Miller.
Posted inFeatures

The life of Millie Miller – the first woman to lead a London council

by Editors7:23 am, Wednesday, 8 June 202211:18 am, Thursday, 19 May 2022
Sally and Brigitte standing in the street in front of railings with jubilee bunting.
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A Jubilee street party in Fitzrovia brings the neighbourhood together

by A M Hanson 11:31 am, Monday, 6 June 20224:59 pm, Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Poster advertising God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols. Artwork by Jamie Reid, 1977.
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Jubilee artwork 45 years on

by Linus Rees 6:49 am, Friday, 3 June 20228:35 pm, Thursday, 2 June 2022
A St Giles-in-the-Fields parish boundary stone set in a wall at Alfred Mews. It is dated 1784 and has the initials S. G. F.
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History notes: parish guides, monumental inscriptions, and researching family history

by Editors7:49 am, Friday, 27 May 20228:32 am, Friday, 27 May 2022
Portrait of Olaudah Equiano.
Posted inFeatures

On radio: The Amazing Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Editors7:34 am, Wednesday, 25 May 20227:53 am, Wednesday, 25 May 2022
View of Lasdun's Royal College of Physicians.
Posted inFeatures

Guided walks to learn about and enjoy the built environment in Camden

by Editors6:52 am, Tuesday, 24 May 20227:55 pm, Sunday, 22 May 2022

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Mike Pentelow enjoying music and a drink at the King and Queen pub in September 2018.

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