Charlotte Street

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These days, Charlotte Street is known mainly as being home to the Charlotte Street Hotel and the famous London ad agency, Saatchi and Saatchi. It's centrally located, near Goodge Street tube and Tottenham Court Road, and boasts many excellent restaurants including Pied à Terre with its two Michelin stars, Elena's L'Etoile and Sheelans.

In earlier years, Charlotte Street was very firmly established at the heart of bohemian London - most of which centred around a Charlotte Street pub, The Fitzroy - which gave its name to the area - Fitzrovia. Writers Dylan Thomas and George Orwell were regular customers here, as was occultist and writer, Aleister Crowley, artist Augustus John and sculptor Jacob Epstein. The most famous hangman in England, Albert Pierrepoint, allegedly drank here too. In this virtual tour, The Fitzroy can be seen on the corner of Windmill Street.

Please click the thumbnail image below to view the full-sized virtual tour of Charlotte Street.