Woolf and Shaw lived here

George Bernard Shaw, the brilliant dramatist, lived here.

Location: 29 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6LQ

Description: A house with two plaques - first the brown one which states From the coffers of his genius he enriched the world... no it's not dedicated to U2's Bono, but, George Bernard Shaw of course who lived here between 1887 to 1898.

Shaw was born on 26 July 1856, an Irishman who became a brilliant dramatist, literary critic, and socialist. During his life he wrote more than sixty plays, being uniquely honoured with both a Nobel Prize (1925) for his contribution to literature and an Oscar (1938) for 'Pygmalion'. He was a strong advocate for socialism and women's rights, a vegetarian and teetotaller, and a harsh critic of formal education.

Overall, a jolly good chap...although a drop of red wine would have only enriched his life.

Next the blue plaque to Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) who lived here from 1907 to 1911. A renowned area for writers Virginia took on a five-year lease for this house with her brother Adrian. Virginia, who occupied the whole of the second floor, spent her time here writing articles for newspapers and began her first novel, The Voyage Out while living here.

She was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century authoring Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928).