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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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124-126 Cheapside

124-126 Cheapside

This image shows the row before 1902 when Wood Street was widened and the east-most shop was demolished. The picture source, London's Historic Shops and Markets, writes: "Built in 1687 following th...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Edmund William Richardson

Edmund William Richardson

Company Secretary of the Planet Building Society.  c.1871 he demolished the old Friary House and built the present house in which he lived until his death. British History Online details some prop...

Person, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion

1 memorial
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...

Building, Property, Religion

1 memorial
Tavistock House

Tavistock House

Built 1796 by property developer James Burton, who probably lived here while developing the surrounding area. The 1834 Davies & Bartlett map (bottom right corner) shows the house surrounded by ...

Building, Property

2 memorials
UCATT

UCATT

Trade union representing all building trades.

Group, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial