Finding Fitzrovia - Private Walking Tour
Fitzrovia is an area that never ceases to fascinate. It only first appeared as a named area on an Ordnance Survey maps in 1994, but it has been firmly on the map for artists, writers, showmen and innovators since the 18th century.
On this neighbourhood walking tour,
- Uncover the stellar cast of characters who have lived, worked and enjoyed more than their fair share of tipples.
- Hear stories of Charles Dickens, Bob Dylan, Virginia Woolf and Marie Stopes.
- Enjoy tales of anarchists, bad behaviour, inspiring developments in medicine and science, scandalous behaviour and hard work and maybe even find a pub or two!
Fitzrovia has been a hub for immigrants throughout the years, it has attracted revolutionaries and artists, workers and authors and artists. Its pubs have numerous stories of the larger than life characters who have shared copious pints between their four walls. Throughout its history and through today it has served as the centre of medical work, from the grim Cleveland Street Workhouse and its pioneering doctor to the cutting edge technology of the research currently being done there. From the gracious houses of Fitzroy Square, to the surviving workers houses and one of London’s most visible landmarks and the new building projects it is a place with a wealth of stories and discoveries that remains a community where people live, work and play. Come with us and find it.
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