Grade I Listed · London W1T

A Garden at the
Heart of
London

One of London's finest Georgian squares, designed by Robert Adam in 1794. Private gardens preserved for the community — open to visitors each summer.

1794
Robert Adam Design
Grade I
Listed Building
Virginia Woolf
Former Resident
234
Years of History
Open
May – September
Welcome to the Garden

A Place Apart from the City Noise

Discover the full history
Garden Photography
1790
Original garden laid out

Summer Opening 2026

The garden is open to visitors on selected weekdays

Three Centuries of History

Milestones of the Square

From Robert Adam’s commission to the Bloomsbury Group and beyond — a rich human story in stone and green.

1790

Adam’s Commission

Charles FitzRoy engaged Robert Adam to design the east and south terraces — his final major project before his death in 1792.

1907

Virginia Woolf at No.\xa029

Virginia Woolf lived and wrote at 29 Fitzroy Square from 1907–1911, hosting early gatherings of the Bloomsbury Group.

1913

The Omega Workshops

1940

Wartime Use

The garden was commandeered during WWII to house emergency water storage dams for London’s firefighting operations.

1977

Naomi Blake Sculpture

The fibreglass sculpture ‘View’ by Naomi Blake was installed in the garden to commemorate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.

Today

A Living Garden

Maintained by the Frontagers’ Committee, the garden continues to serve residents and opens its gates each summer.

What’s On

Upcoming Events

12
May

Garden Open Day

12:00 – 15:00 · Free entry · Fitzroy Square Garden

19
May

Garden Open Day

12:00 – 15:00 · Free entry · Fitzroy Square Garden

14
Jun

Fitzrovia Festival

All day · Community celebration · Fitzrovia

10
Sep

Annual Garden AGM

18:30 · Committee members only · Private venue

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Garden News to Your Inbox

Seasonal updates, open day reminders, and community news from Fitzroy Square.

Who Lived Here

Notable Residents

No. 29
Virginia Woolf
1907–1911

Novelist and essayist, central to the Bloomsbury Group. Woolf wrote prolifically here and hosted the literary gatherings that shaped modernist literature.

No. 29
George Bernard Shaw
1887 - 1889

Playwright and Nobel laureate. Shaw lived at this address during the formative years of his career, penning some of his earliest major works.

No. 33
Roger Fry
1913

Art critic and painter who founded the Omega Workshops at this address — introducing Post-Impressionism to British decorative arts.

No. 37
Ford Madox Brown
1865–1874

Pre-Raphaelite painter who held his celebrated salon here, making Fitzroy Square a centre of Victorian artistic life and exchange.

For Key Holders & Frontagers

Frontagers’ Member Login Area

Committee documents, AGM minutes, garden maintenance schedules, and governance resources \xe2\x80\x94 all available to registered key holders and property frontagers in the private member area.