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Category Archives: Fitzrovia
Eurozone bailout deal for Greece analysed with aid of pies
By News Reporters When the Canadian broadcaster CBC wanted to explain to its viewers how the latest Eurozone bailout deal works and what Greece owes, they came to a traditional Greek pie shop… in Fitzrovia. Where else? CBC’s Susan Ormiston … Continue reading
Posted in business, Fitzrovia, news
Tagged banking crisis, eurozone, Fitzrovia, Greece, London
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This corporate art display is a shallow attempt to tap into Fitzrovia’s cultural identity
By Fitzrovia Noir While Fitzrovia overflows with commercial art galleries, what has happened to the area’s artists’ studios? Well, they no longer exist. They have been forced out by market demands, with some opportunists now seeking to exploit the area’s … Continue reading
Open air art gallery at former Middlesex Hospital site
By News Reporters Art galleries have taken over Fitzrovia so much so that the exhibits are now spilling out onto the streets. And in stark contrast to the bland development which has had the go-ahead, the hoardings surrounding the former … Continue reading
A hub of London socialism
By Jess Owens The Communist Club was one of two prominent venues in Fitzrovia (the other was Cleveland Hall) where social reform was advanced from the mid to late 19th century. Its origins began with the efforts of some German … Continue reading
Short Story: The Delivery
By Lucy Hume Catherine’s husband was out of the house attending to business in the city when the doorknocker sounded three times, loudly, so when she opened it to find a boy standing in the porch and asking for him … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Fitzrovia
Tagged Charles Dickens, fiction, London
Development plans for Middlesex Hospital site approved by Westminster council
By News Reporters Enjoy the spring sunshine around the former Middlesex Hospital site and the views of the buildings which can be seem from the surrounding streets while it lasts. Because after the current (and very noisy) works on the … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Fitzrovia
Tagged environment, Fitzrovia, London, Middlesex Hospital, planning
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Charles Dickens, Cleveland Street and the Workhouse
By Angela Lovely In Dickens & the Workhouse which has been published to coincide with the 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens, eminent historian Ruth Richardson tells the story of how she came to discover that London’s most … Continue reading
Posted in books, Fitzrovia, History
Tagged Charles Dickens, Dickens2012, Fitzrovia, history, London, Oliver Twist, workhouses
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Your support for open space in Fitzrovia is welcomed. But please don’t claim credit for the idea
By Max Neufeld It is unfortunate that in their newsletter Bloomsbury ward councillors found it necessary to claim credit for the idea to turn Alfred Place into an open space. For the record, the Charlotte Street Association initiated the proposal … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Fitzrovia
Tagged bloomsbury, Camden, environment, Fitzrovia, London
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A quartet of musical instrument shops are still popular destinations
By Peter Whyatt J P Guiver & Co in Mortimer Street claim to be the oldest violin dealer in England and is one of four specialist music shops still surviving in Fitzrovia. Guiver’s specialise in violins, violas, cellos and bows. … Continue reading
Fitzrovia Medical Centre and the Schleswig-Holstein Question
By News Reporters Councillor Adam Harrison amused the full Camden Council meeting last Monday when he stood up to announce that recently he had reason to be reminded of the Schleswig-Holstein Question. “I was working on a ward-based issue and … Continue reading
Posted in Fitzrovia, health
Tagged Camden, health, health and social care bill, London, Westminster
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