Group    From 1940 

London District of Fitzrovia

Categories: Community / Clubs

Area of London, bordered roughly by Euston Road to the north, Oxford Street to the south, Great Portland Street to the west and Gower Street to the east. Probably named after the Fitzroy Tavern public house, where the bohemian community had traditionally congregated. The name is first thought to have been recorded in print by Tom Driberg, in the William Hickey gossip column of the Daily Express in 1940.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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London District of Fitzrovia

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Joe Jenkins

Smaller than your average plaque, this is probably the bluest one in London.

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Frank Crichlow

Frank Crichlow

Frank Gilbert Crichlow was a human rights campaigner, community organiser and restauranteur.  Born Trinidad. Came to England in June 1953.  Founded Mangrove Restaurant.  Co-founded Mangrove Steel B...

Person, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial
Gustavus Loehr

Gustavus Loehr

Mining engineer and co-founder of Rotary International. Born in Carlinville, Illinois. He moved to Chicago, where he met Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele and Hiram Shorey, and on the 23rd February 19...

Person, Community / Clubs, Engineering, USA

1 memorial
Fire Brigades Union

Fire Brigades Union

From their website: "The FBU is one of the UK’s oldest specialist trade unions, with a proud history. Since 1918 the union has supported firefighters, influenced fire safety policy and won improved...

Group, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services

7 memorials

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Jonathan Waights

Jonathan Waights

Ceramics artist. From our Picture source website: "Art on Tiles, the hand painted tile company was founded in the 1980s by Jonathan Waights, a British ceramic artist who – as a teenager – was appre...

Person, Art, Portugal

1 memorial
Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley

Born Epworth, Lincolnshire. Renowned Hymn writer. 21 May 1738 experienced his conversion (3 days before his brother's) at John Bray’s home where he was seriously ill in bed. Buried at the old paris...

Person, Music / songs, Religion

8 memorials
Frederic David Mocatta

Frederic David Mocatta

Tycoon and philantropist.  Born London into a Jewish family who came to England from Spain in the 1650s.  Married but childless.  Worked in the family gold-dealing business until 1874 when he gave ...

Person, History, Museums / Libraries, Philanthropy

1 memorial
Fawcett frieze - 03, Pochin

Fawcett frieze - 03, Pochin

SW1, Parliament Square

Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...

1 subject commemorated
PP - 3T - Clinton

PP - 3T - Clinton

EC1, Edward Street

This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators