25 moments

1. Childhood summer stays at Talland House

   1882-01-01 · Talland House, St Ives, Cornwall, England

   

   As a child, Woolf spent recurring summer holidays with her family at Talland House; the St Ives landscape later informed several works. The card is dated to the first summer-season year; the source supports recurring stays through 1894.

2. Birth at Hyde Park Gate

   1882-01-25 · 22 Hyde Park Gate, South Kensington, London, England

   

   Virginia Woolf was born as Adeline Virginia Stephen at the Stephen family home in South Kensington. Coordinates identify the documented house site.

3. Lectures at King's College Ladies' Department

   1897-01-01 · King's College London, Strand Campus, London, England

   

   Woolf supplemented private classical tuition by attending lectures at King's College London's Ladies' Department. Coordinates represent King's Strand Campus; the precise lecture room is not identified.

4. Trinity May Ball introduction

   1900-01-01 · Trinity College, Cambridge, England

   

   Woolf attended Trinity College's May Ball, where her brother Thoby introduced his sisters to his Cambridge intellectual circle.

5. Settlement at Gordon Square

   1904-12-01 · 46 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London, England

   

   After the Stephen family's move from South Kensington, Woolf settled permanently at 46 Gordon Square, an early centre of the Bloomsbury circle. The preceding text identifies the house as 46 Gordon Square.

6. Residence at Fitzroy Square

   1907-04-01 · 29 Fitzroy Square, Fitzrovia, London, England

   

   Woolf lived with her brother Adrian at 29 Fitzroy Square, where they resumed the Thursday Club gatherings. The source dates this residence from April 1907 to November 1911; date records its start month.

7. Rest cure at Burley House

   1910-01-01 · Burley House, 15 Cambridge Park, Twickenham, London, England

   

   Woolf underwent one of several periods of treatment at Burley House, a private nursing home in Twickenham. The source does not give a more precise 1910 date; coordinates are approximate for the historic address.

8. Winter stay in Lewes

   1910-01-01 · Lewes, East Sussex, England

   

   Woolf and Adrian Stephen stayed in Lewes while exploring Sussex for a quiet country retreat. The source gives only the winter season, so the date is recorded at year precision.

9. Dreadnought hoax at Weymouth

   1910-02-07 · Weymouth Harbour, Weymouth, Dorset, England

   

   Disguised as part of a supposed Abyssinian royal party, Woolf joined the party that inspected the Royal Navy fleet in Weymouth during the Dreadnought hoax. Coordinates represent Weymouth Harbour, where the fleet inspection occurred; HMS Dreadnought's exact berth is not specified.

10. Residence at Brunswick Square

    1911-11-20 · 38 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London, England

    

    Woolf moved with Adrian Stephen to 38 Brunswick Square, where Leonard Woolf and other Bloomsbury associates became lodgers. The source dates the residence from 20 November 1911 to 29 October 1912. The house was later demolished; coordinates identify the site.

11. Housewarming at Asham House

    1912-01-01 · Asham House site, Beddingham, East Sussex, England

    

    Woolf and Vanessa Bell held housewarming parties at Asham House, their Sussex retreat near Beddingham. The preceding text identifies the house as Asham House. It was demolished; coordinates identify the documented former-site area.

12. Marriage to Leonard Woolf

    1912-08-10 · St Pancras Town Hall, London, England

    

    Virginia Stephen married Leonard Woolf at St Pancras Town Hall, beginning their literary and publishing partnership. Coordinates are a representative point for the historic St Pancras Town Hall/registry-office site.

13. Residence at Clifford's Inn

    1912-10-30 · 13 Clifford's Inn, City of London, England

    

    After their honeymoon, Virginia and Leonard Woolf lived at Clifford's Inn near Fleet Street. The source dates the residence from 30 October 1912 to September 1913; the original building was demolished.

14. Convalescence at Dalingridge Hall

    1913-09-30 · Dalingridge Hall, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

    

    Following a serious illness, Woolf went to George Duckworth's Dalingridge Hall to convalesce. Coordinates are a representative point for the Dalingridge area; the source identifies the estate but does not provide a mapped building coordinate.

15. Return to Asham House

    1913-11-18 · Asham House site, Beddingham, East Sussex, England

    

    Woolf returned to Asham House after convalescing at Dalingridge Hall. Asham House was demolished; coordinates identify the documented former-site area.

16. Move to Richmond Green

    1914-10-01 · 17 The Green, Richmond upon Thames, London, England

    

    Virginia and Leonard Woolf moved to rooms at 17 The Green in Richmond during the First World War. The source supports October 1914 but not a day-specific move date.

17. Move to Hogarth House

    1915-03-01 · Hogarth House, 34 Paradise Road, Richmond upon Thames, London, England

    

    Woolf moved with Leonard to Hogarth House in Richmond, the home that gave the Hogarth Press its name. The source supports month precision only.

18. Visit and purchase decision at Monk's House

    1919-01-01 · Monk's House, Rodmell, East Sussex, England

    

    A visit to Monk's House's garden persuaded Woolf to make Rodmell her long-term Sussex base with Leonard. The source gives summer 1919 rather than a precise visit date.

19. Return to Tavistock Square

    1924-01-01 · 52 Tavistock Square site, Bloomsbury, London, England

    

    The Woolfs returned to Bloomsbury and ran the Hogarth Press from 52 Tavistock Square, where Woolf also had a writing room. The original house was destroyed during the Blitz; coordinates identify the former No. 52 site.

20. Collapse at Charleston

    1925-08-01 · Charleston Farmhouse, Firle, East Sussex, England

    

    Woolf was at Charleston Farmhouse in August 1925 when she experienced a collapse after the publication of Mrs Dalloway. The source provides month precision but no day.

21. Women and Fiction lecture at Newnham

    1928-10-20 · Newnham College, Cambridge, England

    

    Woolf read a paper to the Newnham Arts Society; the Cambridge lectures became the basis for A Room of One's Own.

22. Women and Fiction lecture at Girton

    1928-10-26 · Girton College, Cambridge, England

    

    Woolf addressed Girton's ODTAA Society, accompanied by Vita Sackville-West, in the second of the lectures that underpinned A Room of One's Own.

23. Permanent residence at Monk's House

    1940-01-01 · Monk's House, Rodmell, East Sussex, England

    

    After an air raid damaged the Woolfs' Mecklenburgh Square flat, they lived full-time at Monk's House in Rodmell.

24. Talk to Rodmell Women's Institute

    1940-01-01 · Rodmell, East Sussex, England

    

    Woolf gave a talk about the Dreadnought hoax to the Rodmell Women's Institute late in her life. The venue within Rodmell and the date of the talk are not specified more precisely.

25. Death in the River Ouse

    1941-03-28 · River Ouse near Rodmell, East Sussex, England

    

    Woolf died after walking into the River Ouse near Monk's House, her home in Rodmell. Coordinates are an approximate representative point on the River Ouse near Monk's House; the precise entry point is not identified by the source.