Tag: Fitzroy Square

It’s fun to eat at the (Indian) YMCA

I’ve walked past this place on my daily lunchtime perambulation for the past four years. It has always caught my eye. In my ignorance, I’d never considered that…

A coach and pair in Fitzroy Square

Fitzroy Square was laid out and developed in the 1790’s and early 1800’s. These houses must have seen thousands of horse drawn coaches delivering guests to their doors…

Phantom Thread in Fitzroy Square

I’ve just got back from the pictures where I saw the new Daniel Day-Lewis flick, “Phantom Thread”.  Day-Lewis threatens that it’s his final film. I hope not. He’s…

The clown’s hat

This picture has been taken from an unusual angle. In the words of the now much-reviled Rolf Harris, can you see what it is yet? It is the…

From manufactory to gallery in Fitzrovia: T J Boultings and Sons

I love Fitzrovia; the area and the word. It’s named after Fitzroy Square*, a beautiful Georgian Square at its heart which was pedestrianised in the 1970’s and now…