• At Frith Street turn left and continue northwards.

 

Frith Street dates from the early 1680’s and was probably named for the builder Richard Frith. It also appears in some records from the time as Thrift Street. 

 

At number 21 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stayed with his sister Anne Marie and his father Leopold in 1764 - 5. As part of a Grand European Tour Leopold brought his two young prodigies to London and they became a sensation, especially when Wolfgang Amadeus was asked to exhibit advanced composing and playing skills by the audiences. A plaque marks his stay here.   ///singer.lowest.ranges

 

Number 22, now the Bar Italia, is the house where John Logie Baird first demonstrated his mechanical television system to members of the Royal Institute. This event is commemorated by a plaque.   ///slams.rots.from

 

Ronnie Scott’s jazz club occupies number 47 and has been an innovative and popular music venue since moving here from nearby Gerrard Street in 1965. There are many notable pubs and restaurants along this road.   ///heave.riders.tune

 

Above the door of Dr. John Snow's second London house at number 54 there is a blue plaque, commemorating his illustrious career. He was a founder of modern epidemiology for his work in identifying the source of a cholera outbreak in 1854. This study suggested a way in which was transmitted that clearly contradicted the prevailing miasma theory. Although overlooked at the time, his study would later be recognised as evidence for the germ theory of disease, which was established in the years after his death.  ///opens.cats.curve

 

Three of the finest houses in Frith Street are the location of Hazlitt's Hotel. The houses date from 1718. Note their fine doorways, railings and, typical of Georgian houses, the windows get smaller towards the top. This building displays a plaque to the famous essayist William Hazlitt who died here.   ///cake.cares.angle