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
Founded by Arthur Torrington and Samuel B. King. Its main objective is to publicise and celebrate the life and work of Olaudah Equiano
Political party founded by Keir Hardie and others.
It seems that the roots of the Notting Hill Carnival are in dispute since both Claudia Jones and Rhaune Laslett-O'Brien have a claim to be the originator. Claudia organised the first indoor event a...
Event, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Tourism / Traditions, Caribbean Islands
Locally led organisations aimed at teaching young people about kindness to animals. They also worked to prevent cruelty to animals. Founded by Catherine Smithies as a furtherance of the temperance ...
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...
Built to control the water level in the former Surrey Docks.
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
Manufactured in a house at the north end of Lawrence Street SW3, 1745-1784. The factory was founded by two Frenchmen, Charles Gouyn, a goldsmith and Nicholas Sprimont, a silversmith. It was the fir...
City of Westminster Peter Cook, 1937 - 1995, comedian and "only twin", co-founded and ran the Establishment Club here. The Heritage Fou...
