Category Statues
New portrait unveiled by Queen Camilla
A new portrait of Noor Inayat Khan was unveiled recently at the RAF Club by Queen Camilla. Noor, a radio operator and fluent French speaker, was dropped into enemy occupied France in 1943 to aid the French resistance, sending messages back to England. Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow and lived as a child […]
New bust of Humphry Repton
A new bust of Humphry Repton was unveiled in October – not in the famous London Square he created, Bloomsbury’s own Russell Square, but on the corner of Humphry Repton Lane and Elvin Gardens, just moments away from world-famous Olympic Way in Wembley. The bust was created by professional sculptor Hannah Northam. It was donated by […]
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 […]
Women in Bloomsbury Squares -International Women’s Day 8 March
Walking through the squares on International Women’s Day, you’ll see the first signs of spring blossoming in the gardens, but also look out for the memorials celebrating women’s achievements or relating to women. In Tavistock Square, there is a bust of Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), the modernist author and member of the literary and artistic Bloomsbury Group, […]
Developments in Cartwright Gardens
Building work has progressed apace over the winter of 2015-16 and this may be the last chance for a look at the new accommodation block from across the square before the leaves come out on the large plane trees. Work to renovate the gardens is also afoot and they will benefit greatly from their refresh. […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 