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Chelsea Fringe in the Bloomsbury Squares 17 & 24 May
Chelsea Fringe, now in its third year, comes to the Bloomsbury Squares for the first time with three events on 17 May and one on 24 May: Talking, drawing Bloomsbury squares: A close, and unusual, look at three of Bloomsbury’s squares and gardens. This event takes place twice : May 17, from […]
Historic gardens: research in action
The Bloomsbury Squares are a major grouping of historic gardens dating back to the late 17th century (the earliest is Bloomsbury Sq) with others developed in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Researching the history of a garden or landscape is an absorbing and exciting activity that draws together documentation, maps, paintings, horticulture and other […]
London Tree Week 24-31 May 2014
London Tree Week is a week-long celebration of London’s leafiness. It provides an opportunity to celebrate, promote and explore the city’s trees and woodlands. Londoners are encouraged to love, appreciate, understand, sit under, look at, decorate, water, prune, enjoy, smell, and (if necessary) hug the capital’s trees. London Tree Week 2014 will fall Saturday 24 – Saturday 31st […]
Free exhibition at October Gallery, Queen Square
The Flower Press 10th May 2014 12.30pm-3.30pm The Amies is a group of strong, artistic ladies who have escaped human trafficking. They are working together to give each other support, use their creative talents and have a laugh at the same time! October Gallery began working with the Amies in September 2012, through PAN Arts. […]
Walks round Bloomsbury
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. April 26 – Dickens, Disraeli & Friends May 3 – Women of Bloomsbury Mary 10 – Dickens, Disraeli & Friends May 17 – How the Squares were Shaped May 24 – The History & Heart […]
News and events
You can contact the Association on bloomsburysquares@talktalk.net Check this site for news of events in Bloomsbury’s historic squares and gardens, and information about their planting, features, or history. Click the Follow button on the right to get our posts hot off the press. All material © Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens, except where otherwise […]
Cartwright Gardens redevelopment
When the University of London’s plans to redevelop their student halls along the east side of Cartwright Gardens received full planning permission, it included a commitment by the University to upgrade the gardens and make them fully accessible to the public from dawn until dusk, 364 days a year for the lifetime of their stay […]
Weathering the storms – tree news
During this stormy weather that we have been fortunate to have had very little damage, as our trees are an important feature of the Bloomsbury squares. However, in Tavistock Square we have lost one of our age-old plane trees through disease. Camden Council Tree Department pointed out the remaining stump to us so that we could see […]
Wildlife in the square
The night of the storm Sunday 22nd – Monday 23rd December 2013 brought some of the worst weather encountered in London for decades with howling 70 mph winds and lashing rain which even flooded Euston Road. Early the following morning, Christmas Eve, returning from collecting a newspaper from Woburn Walk, I stepped into the north […]
Walks round Bloomsbury
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. The meeting point is The Goodenough Club (23 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1 2AD). Contact Cultural Bloomsbury if you would like information about the walks. They can also arrange walks to order for groups of 8 […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 