Fitzroy Square

The Napoleonic Wars and a slump in the London property market brought a temporary stop to construction of the square after the south and east sides were completed.

Another contemporary account describes the incomplete square: The houses are faced with stone, and have a greater proportion of architectural excellence and embellishment than most others in the metropolis.

[3] The south side suffered bomb damage during World War II and was rebuilt with traditional facades to remain in keeping with the rest of the square.

[5][6] In 2008 the square was upgraded by relaying most of the surface at a single level, removing street clutter such as bollards, and further restricting vehicular access.

In addition to those above: The square is described in William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair as the "Anglo-Indian district", where many retired officials of the civil service in India resided.

[20][21] On the south-west side of the square's central gardens is a fibreglass sculpture created by Naomi Blake to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee in 1977.

Fitzroy Square, view to the north from the Post Office Tower in 1967
The square in 2015
Entrance to 6 Fitzroy Square, headquarters of The Georgian Group
A sculpture by Naomi Blake in Fitzroy Square Garden
A photograph of the Virginia Woolf blue plaque at Fitzroy Square. It reads 'Virginia Woolf 1882-1941 Novelist and Critic lived here 1907–1911.'
Virginia Woolf 1882-1941 Novelist and Critic lived here 1907–1911. Blue Plaque erected in 1974.
View from 21 Fitzroy Square by Derwent Lees, 1912 [ 13 ]
Statue of Francisco de Miranda in Fitzroy Street, London.
33 to 40 Fitzroy Square, built c.1792-8, and now Grade I listed