As the nights draw in, we’re hoping to spread a little light with our series of events we call ‘Lineage’. Each is different but they are all rooted in our strong sense of heritage within the Fitzrovia community. Whether it’s the unmistakable voice of Dylan Thomas at Christmas, the poetry of Rimbaud, the luminous images...
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Dylan’s Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Celebrated Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas was a famous resident of Fitzrovia. Widely popular during his lifetime, he remained so after his untimely death in New York at the age of 39. His time in the States cemented his legend and it was where he recorded his much-loved A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Chapel...
Celebrating Rimbaud at the Fitzrovia Chapel
Poet and Fitzrovia resident Arthur Rimbaud. Libertine, restless soul, lover of fellow writer Paul Verlaine. Join us to celebrate his legacy on the anniversary of his death. Sit and gaze at the breathtaking surroundings of the Fitzrovia Chapel while listening to Poesies in his native French. Event details: Friday 10 November, 13:00, free entry, part...
Counterculture in Fitzrovia – Past and Present
Counterculture in Fitzrovia – Past and Present Barry Miles and Hannah Watson in conversation at the chapel Wednesday 25 October, 18:30 to 20:30; tickets only £6 Since the Bohemians settled in the area in the 1920s and named it after their favourite pub ‘The Fitzroy Tavern’, Fitzrovia has long held a burgeoning history of counterculture through its resident writers,...
The past is beautiful
“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.” ―Virginia Woolf, Fitzrovia Resident As artistic director of an important heritage site, I often feel like a time traveller. In...