Falling Over Fitzrovia

Fitzrovia has long been the badly behaved sister of immaculate Mayfair and elegant Marylebone. Sandwiched between Oxford Street, the British Museum, and Regent’s Park, it has an impressive central location which, coupled with its 18th-century architecture, makes it a prime area for London living—although that hasn’t always been the case.

Fitzroy Square dates back hundreds of years to when Charles Fitzroy, Lord of the Manor of Tottenhall, decided to develop the area for his aristocratic friends. Picky as ever,