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This house in Fitzroy Square, London, was home to two very famous writers at different times - George Bernard Shaw and Virginia Woolf.

Fitzroy Square is a Georgian square in Central London in the area known as in Fitzrovia which is just north of SOHO.

If you are travelling by London Underground the nearest station would probably be Warren Street Tube. It is within walking distance of Goodge Street Tube.

Fitzroy Square was partly designed by Robert Adam and there is a sculpture by Naomi Blake in the garden in the center of the square.

Fitzroy Square is also home to the Liberia Embassy and the Mozambique Embassy. The embassy of Croatia is located on Conway Street, which is just off the square.

There are two other posts that feature the Virginia Woolf Blue Plaque and the Geroge Bernard Shaw Memorial Plaque which you can see on the front of the house in this photograph.

I place this Carbuncle’s Blog photograph of a literary house in Fitzroy Square, London in the public domain, as far as I am able, and allow any use including commercial - check the terms of use here.

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I was cycling through Fitzroy Square in London which is just north of SOHO and near the Post Office Tower when I spotted a VERY literary house.

This is the commemorative plaque for George Bernard Shaw, who lived in the house from 1887 to 1898.

Virginia Woolf also lived in the house (not at the same time) - her GLC blue plaque will be posted next and I’ll also post a photo of the house in Fitzroy Square itself.

The text on George Bernard Shaw’s plaque reads “From the coffers of his genius he enriched the world”.

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950) was a world-renowned Irish author. He lived and worked in London and authored more than sixty plays, many of which are still performed on stage today.

I place this Carbuncle’s Blog photograph of a George Bernard Shaw commemorative plaque, seen in Fitzroy Square, London in the public domain, as far as I am able, and allow any use including commercial - check the terms of use here.

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