Tag Archives: Bloomsbury Squares
Beautifully illustrated new book from the Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens
Bloomsbury is a leafy, atmospheric neighbourhood of garden squares, differing in size, shape and individual character but all bringing a rural ambience into the urban surroundings. The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens has published this book to showcase these diverse squares, trace their history and give a sense of their life today. The original […]
Free guided walks around Bloomsbury Squares in July and August
The Val Martin Memorial Walks take place on Saturdays, 11am, rain or shine! Meet at the steps of the Goodenough Club 23 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2AD Please register and confirm each walk at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk or on The Square (search “Val Martin Memorial Walks” to find us on Eventbrite) Upcoming 2014 Walks: July 12th – Squares of […]
Bird song in Bloomsbury
Chris Watson, Handel Fellow at the Foundling Museum, recorded bird song in the squares and gardens around the Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square on International Dawn Chorus day on 4 May. He played some sounds and spoke about the project on the Today programme on Radio 4. His idea is to compare the sounds of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New statue in Gordon Square – WWII secret agent Noor Inayat Khan
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 […]
Guided Walks in Bloomsbury Squares
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 […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 