Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. Walks for May/June 2013 are: May 4 – How the Squares were Shaped May 11 – Dickens Disraeli & Friends May 18 – Women of Bloomsbury May 25 – Fictional Bloomsbury June 1 – How […]
A multi-arts festival inspired by the remarkable story of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison comes to Bloomsbury. Dates: Thursday 13th June – Sunday 16th June 2013 Pre-festival talks and debates from Friday 7th June 2013 Venue: St. George’s, Bloomsbury, WC1A 2HR (Front entrance, Bloomsbury Way) On the 14th June 1913, 6000 women dressed in white marched […]
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. Walks for March/April 2013 are: March 16 – Art & Society in Bloomsbury March 23 – Dickens, Disraeli & Friends March 30 – Women of Bloomsbury April 6 – walk topic to be confirmed April […]
The snow is falling and people are having fun, making tracks and sculptures. . .
The Christmas tree is up in Bedford Square and although we’re lacking a dusting of snow or even a festive frost, the lights look magical twinkling through the borders. Meanwhile, with all the leaves down, we are being treated to the sight of the magnificent London Plane trees in all their architectural glory. Silhouetted against the winter sky, […]
Now that the North American garden that bloomed so colourfully in the British Museum forecourt over the summer is being dismantled at the end of the season, the plants are finding their way to Brunswick Square. The central bed, which has needed a facelift for a while, is being replenished with these colourful and drought-resistant […]
A new memorial in Gordon Square, a bust of Noor Inayat Khan by Karen Newman, is believed to be the first of an Asian woman in Britain. Princess Anne unveiled the bust on 8 November. Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow, lived as a child in London and France, and in 1942 was living […]
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am on the following topics: The Squares of Bloomsbury, Art and Society in Bloomsbury, Dickens, Disraeli and Friends, The Heart of Bloomsbury, Women of Bloomsbury. The meeting point is The Goodenough Club (23 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1 […]
A welcome announcement – Camden are developing a policy on the siting and suitability of monuments and memorials in their public spaces, including the Bloomsbury Squares, and invite public participation in a consultation until 2 December. See details below – and take the opportunity to respond with your views on their detailed proposals. “The Borough […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 