Bloomsbury Social Centre

Bloomsbury Social Centre
The centre in December 2011
Bloomsbury Social Centre is located in Greater London
Bloomsbury Social Centre
Bloomsbury Social Centre
Location within Greater London
Address53 Gordon Square, London
Coordinates51°31′28″N 0°07′47″W / 051.524333°N 000.129667°W / 051.524333; -000.129667
Construction
Opened23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Closed22 December 2011 (2011-12-22)
ArchitectCharles Holden
Tenants
School of Oriental and African Studies
Website
bloomsburysocialcentre.wordpress.com

Bloomsbury Social Centre was an impromptu squat and social centre in Bloomsbury, London, which was squatted as a self-managed social centre by students in affiliation with Occupy London, and the global Occupy movement. It was formed on 23 November 2011, and evicted on 22 December, lasting a total of 30 days.[1] It occupied 53 Gordon Square,[2] a historic six-storey Georgian Grade II-listed building, the former home of the Percival David Collection, renovated by famous British architect, Charles Holden, the principal architect of nearby Senate House.[3] 53 Gordon Square is now part of the Doctoral School.[4]

  1. ^ "Eviction". Bloomsbury Social Centre. Wordpress. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Bloomsbury Social Centre evicted". Freedom Press. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Bloomsbury Social Centre". Wordpress. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ^ https://www.soas.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2023-06/Estates-Strategy-2023-2028.pdf [bare URL PDF]