Seven Dials Covent Garden is a unique quarter of London whose star-shaped layout remains as constructed in the early 1690s. It was brought back to life largely through the dedication of the Seven Dials Trust, working in partnership with the local authorities and landowners for nearly forty years.

We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Trust Patron Frank Dobson. Frank was a great supporter of the Trust and our work over many years. His wit and many words of advice will be missed by us all.

Trust chairman David Bieda says: “We were close friends for almost 50 years, and I shall miss his friendship, wit and wide-ranging knowledge.” 

The Trust has created a new exhibition titled 'Seven Dials Renaissance 1971–2019' to celebrate the conservation & regeneration of Seven Dials and Covent Garden since 1971.

We’re delighted to have received sponsorship for two People’s Plaques through Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s locally-based companies, The Really Useful group and LW Theatres Group Ltd.

You may have noticed the work currently going on in Neal Street to replace the large number of differing street lights with the Trust’s Covent Garden Lantern^® and bracket – extending the scheme of façade lights in Seven Dials – the first phase of which was completed in 2014 – to the surrounding areas. 

Just before Christmas 2018 we installed the first of the Seven Dials History Plaques – in Earlham Street, Short’s Gardens, Mercer Street and on The Dials.

The Trust's latest People's Plaque was unveiled on 26th July. Aptly, in this year of celebrating women's suffrage, it commemorates two pioneering women - Zepherina Veitch and Dame Rosalind Paget DBE, ARRC. The plaque is sited at what is now The Hospital Club, in Endell Street, which was the British Lying-In Hospital (London's first dedicated maternity hospital), built in 1849 and operational until 1913. This is where both Veitch and Paget, already nurses, trained as midwives.

We're delighted that Westminster City Council has chosen to sponsor one of the Trust's People's Plaques, through funding from  the St James' Ward Fund. The plaque chosen celebrates Aldridge's Horse Bazaar, whose extensive premises occupied the site on Upper St Martin's Lane which is now occupied by Orion House and Meridian House.