South Kensington in Kensington and Chelsea in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Virginia Woolf
1882 – 1941
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026
1. Virginia Woolf Marker
Stephen
Virginia Woolf
1882 – 1941
Novelist and Critic
Born and lived here
until 1904
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 25, 1882.
Location. 51° 29.979′ N, 0° 10.879′ W. Marker is in Kensington and Chelsea, England, in Greater London. It is in South Kensington. It is on Hyde Park Gate south of Kensington Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington and Chelsea, England SW7 5DH, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in London and 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: Sir Leslie Stephen (here, next to this marker); Vanessa Bell (here, next to this marker); Sir Winston Churchill
this page online
Also see . . . To the gate house (The Guardian).
The collaborative family journal of the Stephen children, named after the tall dark house in Kensington where they grew up, covers the years 1891-92 (when Virginia Stephen was 10) and part of 1895. Hyde Park Gate News is an invaluable record of the day-to-day activities of this exceptional late-Victorian family. It is an enchanting, funny and vigorous example of 19th-century juvenilia. It tells us a great deal about the characters, values, and familial behaviour of the Stephens. And, for readers of Woolf, it has an extraordinary impact.(Submitted on October 4, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. blue plaque
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026
2. Virginia Woolf Marker
The blue plaque for Virginia Woolf is located beneath plaques dedicated to her sister, Vanessa Bell, and her father, Sir Leslie Stephen.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
