World's Oldest Clothes - Hidden Museums - Bloomsbury Walking Tour - London

Do you want to see the world's oldest garment of clothing? The Tarkhan dress! It's amazing, 5000 years old! In this London walking tour of Bloomsbury around the London University there are many hidden museums and lovely things to see as well as beautiful squares. Woburn Walk is Regency from about 1822 with Listed buildings. Tucked away in a corner so not to disturb wealthy residents. W.B Yeats held meetings here every Monday attended by Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and John Masefield. Masefield said it was the most interesting sitting room in London!! Yeats was described by locals as "The toff what lived in the buildings" Tavistock Square where Charles Dickens lived and wrote Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Bleak House. It was his last residence in London. *Also on July 7th 2005 London bombings killed 13 people. Gordon Square is a nice serene garden which features in The Mummy returns. The Petrie Museum is where you will find thousands of Egyptian exhibits and the oldest