Situated between Euston Road and New Oxford Street in the London Borough of Camden, Bloomsbury is abound with formal garden squares surrounded by terraced houses built during the Victorian and Georgian periods. Now a busy, but desirable residential area, Bloomsbury is home to many famous and important institutions such as the British Museum, the University College of London and hospitals such as Great Ormond Street.
Situation
To find Bloomsbury, come south from Euston Road heading towards Russell Square, which marks the centre of the this distinctively laid out area. Bloomsbury's bordered on its other three sides by Tottenham Court Road (west), Gray's Inn Road (east) and New Oxford Street (south).
Medieval origins.
Described in the Domesday Book (1086) as an area containing woods and vineyards, the name of Bloomsbury did not appear until 1201. At that time the area was under the ownership of a Norman Baron; William de Blemond, the name Bloomsbury, developed from 'Blemondisberi' - meaning the manor of Blemond. This land was given to Monks, who governed the land until Henry VIII reclaimed possession following the dissolution of the monasteries and donated it to the 1st Earl of Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley.
Southampton Square.
During the 1650's, Thomas Wriothesley, the 4th Earl of Southampton, built a magnificent house on what was then, the edge of the city of London. A year later, on the southern edge of his large residence, he laid out the grounds of then called, Southampton Square, now known as Bloomsbury Square. Later, the ownership of the land passed, through marriage, into the hands of the Russell family who hold the title of Duke of Bedford, it was in the hands of these owners that Bloomsbury would really develop.
Bloomsbury's Expansion.
The 4th Duke of Bedford's widow, one of the Russell family, set about developing residential areas, mainly laying out squares of terraced housing surrounding formal gardens. This layout is clear today, Southampton Square became Bloomsbury Square, there are many others, but the best examples include Russell Square, Bedford Square and Queen Square.
Culture.
The British Museum has been situated in Bloomsbury since 1759, originally housed in a large mansion called Montagu House, this was demolished in the 1840's to make way for the current larger building on the same site. The museum houses around thirteen million artefacts from cultures represented across the world.
University College
The University College of London administrative centre is based in Bloomsbury, as is many of its departments, the garden squares in Bloomsbury play host to students looking for a spot to study as well as employees including many medical staff, who are out on lunch breaks.
Hospitals and healthcare.
The University College of London has offered education in medicine since 1834 and works very closely with teaching hospitals also located within the Bloomsbury district. These include the Royal Free Hospital, the Whittington Hospital and most famously, Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Situation
To find Bloomsbury, come south from Euston Road heading towards Russell Square, which marks the centre of the this distinctively laid out area. Bloomsbury's bordered on its other three sides by Tottenham Court Road (west), Gray's Inn Road (east) and New Oxford Street (south).
Medieval origins.
Described in the Domesday Book (1086) as an area containing woods and vineyards, the name of Bloomsbury did not appear until 1201. At that time the area was under the ownership of a Norman Baron; William de Blemond, the name Bloomsbury, developed from 'Blemondisberi' - meaning the manor of Blemond. This land was given to Monks, who governed the land until Henry VIII reclaimed possession following the dissolution of the monasteries and donated it to the 1st Earl of Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley.
Southampton Square.
During the 1650's, Thomas Wriothesley, the 4th Earl of Southampton, built a magnificent house on what was then, the edge of the city of London. A year later, on the southern edge of his large residence, he laid out the grounds of then called, Southampton Square, now known as Bloomsbury Square. Later, the ownership of the land passed, through marriage, into the hands of the Russell family who hold the title of Duke of Bedford, it was in the hands of these owners that Bloomsbury would really develop.
Bloomsbury's Expansion.
The 4th Duke of Bedford's widow, one of the Russell family, set about developing residential areas, mainly laying out squares of terraced housing surrounding formal gardens. This layout is clear today, Southampton Square became Bloomsbury Square, there are many others, but the best examples include Russell Square, Bedford Square and Queen Square.
Culture.
The British Museum has been situated in Bloomsbury since 1759, originally housed in a large mansion called Montagu House, this was demolished in the 1840's to make way for the current larger building on the same site. The museum houses around thirteen million artefacts from cultures represented across the world.
University College
The University College of London administrative centre is based in Bloomsbury, as is many of its departments, the garden squares in Bloomsbury play host to students looking for a spot to study as well as employees including many medical staff, who are out on lunch breaks.
Hospitals and healthcare.
The University College of London has offered education in medicine since 1834 and works very closely with teaching hospitals also located within the Bloomsbury district. These include the Royal Free Hospital, the Whittington Hospital and most famously, Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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