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Hawksmoor & Bloomsbury Exhibition
Exhibition opening hours are generally restricted to the opening hours of thechurch. If you would like to visit the exhibition please ring the church office on020 7242 1979 or email info@stgb.org.ukAccess to the exhibition is below the front of the tower at the eastern church entrance onBloomsbury Way, following the signs down the stairs to the Museum of Comedy.Hawksmoor & Bloomsbury tells the story of how St George’s church came to be built and thesubsequent development of both the church and its local area. How did Bloomsbury come to bebuilt? Who has lived in this area since Georgian times? What inspired Hawksmoor’s uniquedesign for St George’s and how has the recent restoration project restored this masterpiece ofthe 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 (Hogarth, Turner), socialists, abolitionists and suffragettes have allplayed their part in the history of Hawksmoor’s most distinctive London church.