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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Fitzrovia

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

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

It soon became clear that the structure on Cleveland Street, in a neighborhood called Fitzrovia, was that workhouse, especially when Dr. Richardson unearthed details about the place that were echoed in the novel.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021

Peter Granwe remembers raising a glass to his grandfather when a pub named after him was opened - the Prince Monolulu in London's Fitzrovia.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2020

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