A tradition of faithfulness in the heart of London

Bloomsbury's first minister William Brock said that ‘The Bible and The Times newspaper are the best materials for the preacher’, and Bloomsbury has continued this task of bringing faith to bear on the issues of the day ever since. There is great inspiration to be found in Bloomsbury's history, so to discover more about our story, read on...

• Our church archive is lodged in the Angus Library at Regent's Park College in Oxford. Please consult the catalogue for details.
• A Short History of Bloomsbury
• A Bold Experiment - the definitive history 1848-1999, written by Faith Bowers (PDF Download)
• The Life of William Brock DD, First Minister of Bloomsbury Chapel - written by Charles Birrell, 1878 (PDF Download)
• William Brock DD, First Pastor of Bloomsbury Chapel - written by George McCree, 1876 (PDF Download)
• H. Howard Williams: Preacher, Pastor - Prophet without honour? - written by Faith Bowers (PDF Download)
• A report on proposed renovations to the building from 1961 (PDF Download)
• A letter to William Brock from David Livingstone (PDF Download)
• Memories of a childhood in wartime London, by Ruth Johnson 1931-2020 (PDF Download)
• 'Hitting the Buffers' - the biography of Morton-Peto, the builder of Bloomsbury (available to purchase)
• 'Linking Hands with the Front' - the story of Bloomsbury in the First World War (available to purchase)
• Listen to a Bloomsbury service from the late 60s, recorded by the BBC, with Dr Howard Williams preaching on Luke 14.26 and Mark 3.34-35, on the theme 'Politics of the Kingdom'
• 'Encountering London: London Baptists in the 21st Century' - produced by the London Baptist Association