Old Compton Street

In the 1960s London of Jenny Cornelius's native universe, Mr Fell's bookshop was located “over on Greek Street just off Old Compton”. (PROSE: The Folly of Men)

Behind the scenes

As the London gay community is centered around Old Compton Street, it is unsurprising to find that a nearby bookshop owner might be “gay as a tree full of monkeys.”