Building    To /10/1940

52 Tavistock Square

Categories: Property

Lived in by Leonard and Virginia Woolf 1924-39. Our picture source also has some photos of the interior, and explains that, even though they have moved out, the destruction of this house affected Virginia badly.

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52 Tavistock Square

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Virginia & Leonard Woolf - Tavistock Square

Virginia Woolf, 1882 - 1941, Leonard Woolf, 1880 - 1969, writers and publishe...

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Virginia Woolf bust

Bronze copy of the bust of Woolf sculpted by Stephen Tomlin in 1931, on a fiv...

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Henry John Wright

Henry John Wright

Member of the Chelsea Vestry Hall Building Committee in 1885. From British History Online: "Lord Cadogan extended the line of Tite Street north of Royal Hospital Road and leased land on the east s...

Person, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial
Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln

Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln

Known for repeated accusations of extortion, abduction and arson, among other things, Henry was likely among the most feared and hated noblemen in England during his time as Earl of Lincoln. Style...

Person, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial
NPS Group

NPS Group

Property designers and managers.

Group, Property

1 memorial
George Bird and family

George Bird and family

Builders and brick makers in West London. Considering their contribution to many prominent projects (listed on the plaque), it is surprising that there is no information available on them. We firs...

Group, Property

1 memorial
Royalty Mansions

Royalty Mansions

Built in 1908 as flats with workrooms for tailors. It was purchased for improvement by the Soho Housing Association in 1978 and after extensive renovation work was opened in 1980. Architects: 190...

Building, Property

1 memorial

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Bee Gees

Bee Gees

Three members of the group: Barry Gibb and his brothers, the twins Robin & Maurice, all born on the Isle of Man. The family emigrated to Australia in 1958 and that was where they began their m...

Group, Music / songs, Seriously Famous

1 memorial
Dr. Barnado - Coborn Street

Dr. Barnado - Coborn Street

E3, Coborn Street, 30

30 Coborn Street. Here Doctor Barnardo first lodged on coming to London in 1866. Historic buildings of Bow 

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
men and women of the London Midland and Scottish Railway

men and women of the London Midland and Scottish Railway

The building in which some of these people worked is nearby. 1934 Euston House was built on what is now Eversholt Street as the headquarters of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Designed by...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
W. S. Younger

W. S. Younger

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Normandy Landings / D-Day

Normandy Landings / D-Day

The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actua...

Event, Armed Forces, France, USA

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