Attractions in Bloomsbury - London

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American Church in London

The Whitfield Memorial church is an appropriate home for the American church in London as it is named after the great American evangelist George Whitfield who died in 1770. The church was officially established in 1969, but there has...

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Bedford Square

Built in the late 18th Century, Bedford Square is London’s only complete Georgian Square. The distinguished buildings that surround the beautifully maintained central garden were once inhabited by aristocracy and more recently book publishers. Today, they contain the offices of...

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Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

The Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church is one of the major Baptist churches in central London, and has a reputation for powerful and emotive preaching. The church is also highly concerned with social issues, and has a particular interest in helping...

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Bloomsbury Square Gardens

Bloomsbury Square is one of the oldest squares in London, and has a long history associated with literature and what was called the ‘Bloomsbury Group’. Unfortunately, none of the original buildings remain from its completion in 1661, and the square...

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British Architectural Library

The British Architectural Library is a fascinating place for anyone with even a passing interest in architecture to visit. The collection has united a mass of information and primarily technical drawings which relate to many of the most famous...

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British Jewish Life

In 1656, a small group of Jewish people worked hard to earn the right to live in England, and eventually Oliver Cromwell allowed them to live and worship freely within the state. From that time, this small group became...

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British Museum

More than 6 million people visit the British Museum every year making it London’s most popular attraction. Commonly acknowledged as one of the finest museums in the world, the British Museum is a repository for treasures and antiquities from across...

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Brunei Gallery

An exciting and modern venue located at the heart of the capital, the Brunei Gallery is attached to the School of Oriental and African Studies, an important part of the university of London. The gallery is open to the...

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Brunswick Shopping Centre

The Brunswick Shopping Centre is a modern shopping facility based at the heart of the Brunswick Project, a fascinating and iconic residential building that has been located in Bloomsbury since the 1960s. The shopping centre has a great range...

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Brunswick Square

Brunswick Square is a small public garden within the area of Bloomsbury, and many interesting and important buildings surround it. These include the Brunswick Centre shopping area, which is currently being refurbished, and the Foundling Museum. In fact, the square...

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Cartoon Museum

The Cartoon Museum is one of the most interesting exhibitions that you could hope to visit in this area of London. The collection has well over a thousand original cartoons that have been collected from a period of several...

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Centre Point

The Centre Point office building is one of the most interesting and controversial buildings ever to be built in London. The controversy began with the planning permission being granted for the building, which is on the site of what was...

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Charles Dickens House

This house was the home of the legendary author between 1837 and 1839, and is where Dickens completed some of his most famous works, including the Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist. The house became a museum dedicated to Dickens’ life...

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Charles Pugin's House

Augustus Charles Pugin was an Anglo-French artist and architectural drafts man. He lived most of his life in London in the late 18th and early 19th Century. He was famed for his portrait works and in fact had...

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Church of Christ the King

This neo-Gothic church was designed by Raphael Brandon in 1853 for the Victorian sect of the Catholic Apostolic Church. It was subsequently used by the University of London and was the main centre for Anglican student work in London beginning...

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Commonwealth Studies

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies is the world's leading academic study into the Commonwealth and the countries that lie within its jurisdiction. The internationally recognised library houses more than one hundred and sixty thousand items including the particularly impressive...

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Coram's Fields

Coram’s Fields are an unusual set of public park in garden in that they do not allow the admittance of unaccompanied adults. This creates a secure and safe environment for parents and children to play and enjoy the large...

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Dominion Theatre

The Dominion Theatre has been used as both a theatre and cinema, and is one of London’s largest theatres. The original capacity was over 2,800, but now the top lever is unused and the capacity has been reduced to a...

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Foundling Museum

The Foundling Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the Foundling Hospital, which was the first home for abandoned children in London. It also tells the story of the founder Thomas Coram, William Hogarth and George Handel. The...

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Galton Collection

The Galton Collection is housed within the University College London buildings and makes up one of the finest exhibitions of medical instruments and documents in the country. The fine collection has many of the pieces that the eminent scientist...

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Geology Collections

The University of London Geology Centre is one of the most well respected collections of work on this subject that you will find anywhere in the country. The study of the earth has been going on at this institution...

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George du Maurier's House

Although his name would suggest otherwise, George du Maurier was in fact a British writer, simply born in Paris, France. His influence on 19th Century art and literature was great. He took a leading role in the writing...

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Gordon Square

One of Bloomsbury’s most attractive green squares, Gordon Square was developed by Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s as one of a pair with nearby Tavistock Square. Originally intended for the private use of residents of the square, today it belongs...

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Grant Museum of Zoology

Dating to 1828, the Grant Museum is an historic collection covering the whole of the animal kingdom, and containing many rare and extinct specimens such as quagga and dodo remains. We cater for all age groups and interests from...

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Historical Research Institute

Founded in 1921 by AF Pollard, the institute is one of the best respected meeting places for scholars anywhere on the planet. Bringing together academic research and putting it into a massive archive of different subjects, the collection is...

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Huguenot Society, The

The Huguenot Society was founded in 1885 to promote the publication and interchange of ideas about the Huguenots in Great Britain and Ireland. There was also an ideal to try and keep a bond of friendship between those of...

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Institute of Jewish Studies

The Institute of Jewish Studies was established to study and observe the development of the Jewish people in this country and across the world. A fascinating collection that was originally just designed for academic research, it is now open...

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Living Well Health Club

This centrally located health club and leisure facility offers state of the art fitness equipment and training in the heart of London. The centre has a swimming pool, gymnasium and fitness suite, spa facilities, sauna and studio space....

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Oasis Sports Centre

The Oasis Sports Centre is one of five sports and activity centres in the Borough and Camden, and is centrally located near the Shaftesbury Theatre. The centre has two swimming pools, with one outdoors and one indoors. There is also...

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Odeon Covent Garden

Although part of a large chain this cinema is famous for premiering offbeat films and art house productions, particularly British made films. The cinema comprises of two screens and is situated just on the edge of London’s theatre district....

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Petrie Museum

University College London’s Museum of Egyptology was founded in 1892 as an educational resource for the Department of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology. The creation of the museum was at the request of Amelia Edwards, writer of 'A Thousand Miles up...

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Polish Cultural Institute

This is a non-profit making institution that has close links with the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The purpose of this centre is to promote the Polish culture and way of life to people who live in Britain....

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Queen Square

Queen Square is one of the smallest garden squares in London, and is located nearby to the much larger Russell Square. The square was originally named Queen Anne Square, after a statue in the square was wrongly identified as depicting...

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RADA Theatres

England’s most prestigious theatre school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, operates three in-house theatres under one roof - the Jerwood Vanburgh, GBS and Geilgud. The theatres operate as showcase for RADA graduates but are also hired by other theatre...

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RIBA Architecture Gallery

The Royal Institute of British Architects Gallery is located at the heart of London and features a massive collection of work that has been brought together from hundreds of years of architectural history. The collection has many models of...

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Regent Square Park

Regent Park Square is a large public garden at the heart of Bloomsbury in London. The area has been set aside for use by the people of the city and visitors for many hundreds of years and is well...

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Renoir Cinema

Part of the amazing Brunswick Project, the Renoir Cinema is one of the best known in the entire city. It is prized because of its independent status and commitment to screening not only the big money films that come...

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Russell Square

This historic city garden at the centre of affluent Bloomsbury was originally built in the nineteenth century based on designs by Humphrey Repton. The square was redeveloped as part of a millennium project but care was taken not to...

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Shaftesbury Theatre, The

The Shaftesbury is one of London’s premier theatres. Situated in the heart of the west end it has always been committed to staging the biggest and best shows in the capital, ranging from musicals to operettas and comedies....

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Sicilian Avenue

Sicilian Avenue was designed by R.J. Worley and completed in 1910. It was designed as a pedestrianised shopping street with accommodation above the outlets. The area is still used to this day, and the large stone inscriptions at each end...

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Slade School of Art

The Slade School of Art is part of the University of London and was founded in 1871. Felix Slade who envisaged a school of fine art within a liberal arts university started it as result of a bequest....

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Soho Baptist Chapel

This church has a long and fascinating history. It is one of a handful of churches that have been renamed twice. There is little historical evidence to lead historians and theologians to any firm conclusions as to why the...

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St George The Martyr Queen Square

The church of St George the Martyr at Queen Square was completed in 1706, and now serves as a community church in the Bloomsbury and Holborn areas. The church is quite simple and elegant in design, and has a beautiful...

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St George’s Church Bloomsbury

St George’s Church is the parish church of Bloomsbury, and is one of the most grand and beautiful buildings in the area. The building was designed by the famous architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, and was completed in 1730. The church has...

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St. Giles-in-the-Fields

This outstandingly beautiful church is built in the Palladian style and was constructed in 1734. Considered to be ‘the west end church’ this ancient building sits in the shadow of the ‘Centre Point’ building and close to some of...

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Swiss Church in London

The Swiss Church in London was founded in 1762, and is a Reformed Protestant church. The church welcomes people of all Christian denominations, and holds sermons and events in English, German and French. The Swiss Church serves as both a...

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Tavistock Square

This attractive Bloomsbury square features a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in its centre, placed there in 1968. The square was developed by the architect Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s, one of a pair with nearby Gordon Square, and is part...

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Thomas Coram Statue

Thomas Coram's Statue is one of the eye catching features of Brunswick Square in Bloomsbury, close to the Foundling Museum. The statue celebrates the life of the great sea captain, businessman and philanthropist who gave so much to the...

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UCL Art Collections

The college art collection is housed in the Strang Print Room, deep within the main historic central building of University College. The collection is made up of over ten thousand separate pieces including drawings, sculptures and prints from 1490 to...

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UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, The

The UCL Bloomsbury Theatre is a spacious and welcoming theatre close to London’s West End. It can seat over 500 people, each with plenty of leg room and without obstructed views of the stage. We also have a well-stocked...

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UCL Institute of Archaeology

The Institute of Archaeology at the University of London is one of the most important research bodies in the world on this subject, and the museum and gallery carries an extensive array of samples taken from thousands of years of...

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UCL Library Collections

The UCL Library Special Collections is one of the foremost university collections of archives, rare books and manuscripts in the country. Amongst the many highlights are the CK Ogden Collection and Graves Library, a vast store of medieval manuscripts...

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University College London

The main entrance to University College London is an example of the Greek revival style, and was designed by William Wilkins, the architect of the National Gallery. Founded in 1862, UCL was the first university to be established in England...

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Woburn Walk

This attractive pedestrian street in the northern end of Bloomsbury features beautifully preserved bow-fronted buildings that were built by the architect Thomas Cubitt in 1822. A plaque on one of the buildings marks the house of W B Yeats, who...

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