One of the aims of this blog is to highlight London’s “narrow
streets and open spaces”. Well these are some fine examples of the hidden
treasures London has to offer close to Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia. They may
look like cobbled alleyways from a small village in the shires but are in fact
smack bang in the heart of the West End less than a minute away from the hustle
and bustle of Oxford Street.
Newman Passage in Fitzrovia links Rathbone Street with
Newman Street and emerges next to the Newman Arms pub. The alley was used as
the opening murder scene in Michael Powell’s classic 1959 film “Peeping Tom”.
Colville Place connects Charlotte Street with Whitfield
Street and was built in 1766. It’s difficult to imagine that this green and
tranquil court yard is in the heart of London’s busy West End.
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