Monstrosity Proposed on Euston Road
Monstrosity proposed at Belgrove House, King’s Cross St Pancras. We need your help to ensure that it is defeated. Continue reading Monstrosity Proposed on Euston Road
Author: Owen Ward
I have lived on Judd Street in Bloomsbury / King's Cross since 2017.
I am chair of the Bloomsbury Conservation Areas Advisory Committee and director of Ward Conservation & Design. I am a full member of the IHBC and hold an MSc in Sustainable Heritage.
My articles have been published in the Independent and Planning in London and attract interest locally and worldwide.
Camden: The Non-Local Authority
FOI response reveals surprising statistics about where Camden employees live. Continue reading Camden: The Non-Local Authority
Bloomsbury’s Heritage is At Risk
Bloomsbury has outgrown the status of Conservation Area, and requires something new to properly protect its heritage. ‘A conservation area is an area of special historic or architectural interest, the appearance or character of which it is desirable to preserve … Continue reading Bloomsbury’s Heritage is At Risk
UCL Launches Excellent Mapping Resource
UCL have been working on an online application to map information about the buildings of London. Continue reading UCL Launches Excellent Mapping Resource
Note: Birds of Bloomsbury
To all those who have received an email update about the Birds of Bloomsbury, the webpage (which can be found here) also contains a recording of the song of each bird. For some reason the recordings did not load in the email. Continue reading Note: Birds of Bloomsbury
The Birds of Bloomsbury
Support Bloomsbury’s natural environment and add interest to your home by feeding the birds of Bloomsbury. Continue reading The Birds of Bloomsbury
A Forgotten Part of London’s Heritage
We value the walls of our city – the vertical aspects of its historic architecture. But what of the floor of our city, the streets between our buildings? Continue reading A Forgotten Part of London’s Heritage
Sleeping Bloomsbury
Historic Hospital Demolition Approved
Camden and the GLA prove their total obliviousness to the importance of heritage in today’s decision to approve the demolition of much of the historic Royal Free Hospital on Gray’s Inn Road. Continue reading Historic Hospital Demolition Approved
Success Story: Ormonde Mansions
Collective action to protect residents of Ormonde Mansions shows how working together can benefit the residents of Bloomsbury. Continue reading Success Story: Ormonde Mansions
Save Bloomsbury 