Bloomsbury in Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Dorothy Richardson

1873-1957

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 30, 2026

1. Dorothy Richardson Marker

Inscription.
Writer
lived here
1905-1906

Erected 2015 by Marchmont Association, University of Ulster TGA.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the UK, England, London, Marchmont Association Plaques series list.

Location. 51° 31.6′ N, 0° 7.752′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is in Bloomsbury. It is on Woburn Walk just east of Upper Woburn Place, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Woburn Walk, Camden, England WC1H 0JL, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Jacob Holyoake (here, next to this marker);

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William Butler Yeats (here, next to this marker); Saint Pancras Parish Church (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Auxiliary Firemen (about 90 meters away); Otto Schiff (about 90 meters away); Robert Owen (about 90 meters away); Charles Dickens (about 90 meters away); Tavistock Square Bus Bombing Memorial (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

More about this marker. The Marchmont Association website indicates that this marker was unveiled on May 15, 2015 by Professor Laura Marcus.

Also see . . . Dorothy Richardson (Wikipedia). "Dorothy Miller Richardson (17 May 1873 – 17 June 1957) was a British author and journalist. Author of Pilgrimage, a sequence of 13 semi-autobiographical novels–though Richardson saw them as chapters of one work–she was one of the earliest modernist novelists to use stream of consciousness as a narrative technique. Richardson also emphasizes in Pilgrimage the importance and distinct nature of female experiences. The title Pilgrimage alludes not only to 'the journey of the artist ... to self-realization but, more

Dorothy Richardson Marker - Wide View, Looking East on Woburn Walk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2018

2. Dorothy Richardson Marker - Wide View, Looking East on Woburn Walk

practically, to the discovery of a unique creative form and expression'." (Submitted on April 16, 2018.)

Additional keywords. Blue Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on April 16, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.