Comments on: Adam Dant’s West End Squares

By: Jonathon Green (@MisterSlang)

Jonathon Green (@MisterSlang) — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:40:40 +0000

‘Dirty smelly dogs…’ The London Library are in fact wholly welcoming to dogs, as long as they stay on the ‘outside’ of the membership card-activated entrance gate. Thus one can conveniently pick up and return books without, officially, entering the Library. On my last visit she was much petted and she is far from unique in this.

By: Alexandra Rook

Alexandra Rook — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:54:29 +0000

Ooh I prefer these to the maps – it’s a bit like looking for Where’s Wally!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:20:01 +0000

One thing about St James Square, the garden is open to the public during the day which is more than alot of other garden squares are – in fact I was in there this very afternoon, sheltering from the rain under one of the huge London plane trees, eating my Tesco sandwich before going on to the cinema!

By: Carmen

Carmen — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:46:09 +0000

I keep wanting to find Waldo.

By: Chris Webb

Chris Webb — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:38:30 +0000

Ada Lovelace lived in St James’s Square, and didn’t Bertie Wooster live in Berkeley Square?

I’ve often thought the London Library would be a good retirement project – buy a life membership (OAP discount!) and spend your days soaking up the accumulated knowledge and wisdom of the human race.

By: Paul Loften

Paul Loften — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:30:29 +0000

Thank you for this very informative map. Its fortunate that I saw it this morning as I was about to fill in my application to join Boodles of St James Gentleman’s Club . Having seen that dirty smelly dogs are excluded from the square, I realize that my application will have not a chance of succeeding as my cat would have been part of my application to join. Unfortunately Branston a tabby rescued from the dustbins of Enfield has a tendency to jump on your lap whilst you are taking refreshment and I am sure would act as severe source of disruption to the serene atmosphere in the dining area if fish pate is being served .

By: Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:50:01 +0000

Brilliant stuff with fantastic details (I particularly love all the various characters around the borders – genius!)

I often park in St James Square while delivering ‘zhush’ to Fortnums so it is great to see it celebrated in this way…