Monthly Archives: June 2022
Tree fall in Red Lion Square
An Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven) in full leaf, appears to have been caught by a south westerly gust of wind last week and fell, missing the Fenner Brockway statue by about 10 feet. A number of people witnessed the fall, with reports of a groaning then a great crack! Apart from a smashed bench and […]
Marama Cafe Band, Sunday 26 June, 2-5 pm, St George’s Gardens
Friends of St George’s Gardens invite you to make a note in your diary for their next event in the Gardens – the Marama Cafe Band, playing from 2 – 5.00 p.m. on Sunday 26 June. A free event and all are welcome – just turn up, bring a picnic and enjoy the chilled out […]
Blue Plaque for Fanny Wilkinson
English Heritage has awarded a Blue Plaque to Fanny Wilkinson, the first woman professional Landscape Gardener in England and the person who laid out Red Lion Square as a public garden in 1885. Fanny worked at the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association for approximately 20 years from 1884 to 1904. During this time, she designed more […]
Open Squares Weekend 11 & 12 June
It’s time for Open Garden Squares again, after two years of Covid disruption. Most of the Bloomsbury Squares are open to the public, but there’s a rare chance to visit the closed gardens of Bedford Square, Montague St Gardens and Mecklenburgh Square. Nick Andrew, an artist of the outdoors, will have an exhibition in Bedford […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 