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52 Tavistock Square

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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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Beresford Square

Beresford Square

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Robert Horner

Robert Horner

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Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

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Bush Hill House

Bush Hill House

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St Marys Newington

St Marys Newington

In 1720 the old church was demolished, all but the clock tower, and rebuilt, incorporating the tower. 1793 the church was enlarged to accommodate the increased congregation, extending 25 feet to th...

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