Fitzrovia

British  

/ fɪtsˈrəʊvɪə /

noun

1. informal the district north of Oxford Street, London, around Fitzroy Square and its pubs, noted in the 1930s and 40s as a haunt of poets

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Example Sentences

It was recorded in the Fitzrovia Chapel, central London, which once served as the chapel of the Middlesex Hospital.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

This year's Christmas broadcast was delivered in the Fitzrovia Chapel in London, the first time a venue outside a royal residence had been used for over a decade.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

In 2018, at the age of 85, he made his public debut as a composer when selections of his music were performed at two concerts at London’s opulent Fitzrovia Chapel.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2021

Gold was the film to which Tom introduced me 10 years or so ago, when we were writing for The Fitzrovia Radio Hour, a cultish thing that did reasonably well at the Edinburgh fringe.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

The media group OMG has taken the same step in the Fitzrovia district of London, sending home around 1,000 employees after a staff member who recently passed through Singapore began showing symptoms.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020