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

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