Tag Archives: history

Fitzrovia Festival 2021

Posted on 04/04/2021 by Editors

Fitzrovia Festival is a non-commerical celebration of the life and history of the neighbourhood. It is a series of small events commemerating the people and places of the neighbourhood, its history, and changing times. Festival has been held since 1973 … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fitzrovia Festival 19-25 June 2017

Posted on 05/05/2017 by Editors

We’ll be celebrating the life and history of the neighbourhood with a series of non-commercial events including exhibitions, literature, and guided walks, from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 June 2017 If you are interested in the past, present, and future … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2017 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pubs and Literature: guided walk, 6.30pm Thursday 23 June 2016

Posted on 23/06/2016 by Editors

Author and Fitzrovia News editor Mike Pentelow will lead a guided walk around Fitzrovia’s pubs and talk about the neighbourhood’s literary connections. The walk will be based on the book Characters of Fitzrovia written by Mike Pentelow and Spare Rib … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2016 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Researching the Shakespeare Hut: exhibition, 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday 22 June 2016 at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Centre

Posted on 20/06/2016 by Editors

An exhibition about the little known story about the YMCA Shakespeare Hut, a building opened on the side of the current London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1916 to house and entertain troops on leave during WWI. 

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2016 | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Planned events for Fitzrovia Festival 2016

Posted on 04/04/2016 by Editors

Provisional dates for Fitzrovia Festival 2016 are: Saturday 18 to Saturday 25 June. Planned events included an exhibition of old photographs, books about the neighbourhood, and a series of guided walks exploring the the past present and future of the neighbourhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A pub crawl through history: Guided walk

Posted on 20/06/2015 by Editors

Local author Mike Pentelow and editor of Fitzrovia News will lead a guided visit to five of Fitzrovia’s historic hostelries stopping off in each one to have a some liquid refreshment and to talk about the pubs’ local and historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2015 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Anarchist Free School in Fitzrovia: guided walk

Posted on 17/06/2015 by Editors

Author Lydia Syson will lead a 60-minute guided walk and talk about the life of her great-great grandmother Nannie Dryhurst, a teacher at the International School — an anarchist free school — set up in Fitzroy Square in the late … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2015 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Discovering the Secrets of Fitzrovia: guided walk

Posted on 12/06/2015 by Editors

Local resident Peter Twist of Camden Tour Guides Association will lead a walk through the hidden corners of this fascinating part of London. A compelling mix of the great and the good, the sublime to the ever so slightly ridiculous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2015 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Community activism in Fitzrovia – 1970-1985: Talk and presentation

Posted on 12/06/2015 by Editors

Nick Bailey, long time resident and author of a book about Fitzrovia, will give a visual presentation looking at important sites of community activism, the struggle for housing and open space. Bailey will talk about the Tottenham Street Tenants Association, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2015 | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Books about Fitzrovia and by local authors

Posted on 26/06/2014 by Editors

10am to 5pm Saturday 28 June 2014, Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Centre, 39 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RX.

Posted in Fitzrovia Festival 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment