40, Queen Square, London WC

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In 1895, George Moore called on William Archer at 40 Queen Square. Not finding Archer at home, he wrote a letter on his friend’s stationery.

40–41 Queen Square, London, Immediately before Demolition no date, watercolor on paper, attributed to John Philip Emslie (Wellcome Collection — ArtUK)

Old House, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, 1883, carbon print photograph (London Museum)

At some point after these pictures were made, the address was rebuilt in its present state (shown below). A history of Queen Square is available on the Garden History blog.

Gosh Sight and Sound Centre, 2021 (Google Maps)

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