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Fitzrovia Estate Agents: Fitzhip: What Makes Fitzrovia Tick?

The rising star of the West End, Fitzrovia has stolen Soho's 'hip' crown and is now one of LDG's most magnetic and popular residential locations. And with its famous landmark, the BT Tower, souring 580 feet above the streets, you will never have trouble finding your way home.

Since this sky-high structure was erected in the Sixties communications and media have been Fitzrovia's livelihood.

The streets below buzz with television production squads, editing folk, new media types and ladies who lunch. Punters spill out onto Fitzrovia's pavements where Italian side-walk cafés lend a distinctly continental air to summer evenings.

While after-hours, Fitzrovia resumes the distinctly bohemian aura of yesteryears when writers such as Dylan Thomas and George Orwell frequented the Fitzroy Tavern.

First developed in the 18th century by Charles Fitzroy following the Great Fire of London, Fitzrovia was later given its name after Fitzroy purchased the Manor of Tottenhall and built Fitzroy Square.

Today BT Tower and The Charlotte Street, Langham Street and Sanderson Hotels are only the supporting branches for a future of guaranteed change in which we will see residential property increasing.

The real gems of this effervescent hub are the little guys: independent, often family-run institutions tucked away in Fitzrovia's back streets and various mews.

The Ships Galley on Hanson Street is a cheap and cheerful sandwich café, while on Great Titchfield Street Harris's Italian delicatessen serves up the best ciabattas in town.

Newman Passage is an innocuous little pedestrian thoroughfare which links Newman Street to Rathbone Street.

While Charlotte Street runs perpendicular to Goodge Street and is the main focal point for wining and dining, although gastronomic rivalry is close at hand in nearby Market Place and Great Portland Street.

Only a few minutes walk away is the bustling artery of Oxford Street, making Fitzrovia the perfect West End spot to invest and reap the rewards.

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