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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

That first speech was scripted by Rudyard Kipling, who lay in state in the Fitzrovia Chapel before his funeral in Westminster Abbey.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024

By 2010, London was a global financial center, and Fitzrovia was turning into a hub for art galleries and small-plate restaurants, part of a transformation that would price many locals out of the city.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021

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

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