fitzrovia – Helenography

Postcards from Fitzrovia, Full Colour

Helen — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:55:38 +0000

Last week I posted some black and white postcards from Fitzrovia, here are a few colour shots. I think the above snap of the BT Tower is my favourite. I hadn’t thought to shoot it in that way before. There’s also a photo of the Charlotte Street Blues bar (that used to be Jamie’s bar) which has sadly shut down and since been boarded up. The two white mosaics are from Fitzroy Square.

Postcards From Fitzrovia Black and White

Helen — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:35:42 +0000

When I’m not in Yorkshire, I spend all the spare time I can in Fitzrovia – the first neighbourhood I lived in when I came to London. Here are some black and white photographs I took today. The Saatchi building is likely to feature again in my photography as it will be soon ripped out – Boris has given the go ahead – and replaced by a building that the locals are less keen. More photos from Fitzrovia can be found on my Pinterest board here.

Mind Mapping Fitzrovia

Helen — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:49:40 +0000

Inspired largely by the works seen in Mapping Manhattan, I recently decided to map the area I lived in when I first came to London: Fitzrovia. It’s my first attempt at cartography, which is why it looks a little bit like a seven year old might have made it. This is my Fitzrovia, the things I know and cherish about the area. The map is part of an ongoing book project I’m currently working on.

Postcards from Fitzrovia

Helen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:24:41 +0000

Park Crescent, Fitzrovia

Yesterday I traipsed round Fitzrovia in the rain for a writing project I’m working on. I used to live just north of the area on Hampstead Road but barely explored it as I was new to London and didn’t really get its cultural/social significance. Below are a few postcards that offer a small insight into the varied views of Fitzrovia, there’s plenty to admire and I even stumbled across a Banksy – you can tell which street art is by Banksy because, generally, the council put them behind glass.

Portland Place, Fitzrovia

Roses, Portland Place

Royal Institute of British Architects building, Portland Place

Architect John Nash, All Souls Church

The BT Tower, lost amongst the cranes

The Fitzroy Tavern, Charlotte Street

Mural, Whitfield Gardens

Banksy, just of Hanson street

The BT Tower, from Fitzroy Square