St George’s Bloomsbury’s new multimedia exhibition,
Hawksmoor & Bloomsbury, is located in the undercroft
beneath the church. The entrance to the exhibition is next to
the main (tower) church entrance on Bloomsbury Way.
Admission to Hawksmoor & Bloomsbury is free.
Hawksmoor & Bloomsbury tells the story of St George’s
church came to be built and the subsequent development of
both the church and its local area. How did Bloomsbury come
to be built? Who has lived in this area since Georgian times?
What inspired Hawksmoor’s unique design for St George’s
and how has the recent restoration project restored this
masterpiece of the English Baroque to its original splendour?
Come and explore the rich history of this unique part of
London and find out how authors (Dickens, Trollope), artists
(Turner), socialists and suffragettes have all played their part
in the history of Hawksmoor’s most distinctive London church.
For further information about booking a school/college visit,
click here.
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