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The Duke of
Bedford’s statue Camden
commemorates the Islington
fifth duke, Francis
Russell (1765–1805). MARYLEBONE BLOOMSBURY
& FITZROVIA
An avid farmer, he is
shown with HOLBORN
& THE
sheep and COVENT INNS OF
SOHO &
a plough. TRAFALGAR GARDEN & COURT
MAYFAIR SQUARE THE STRAND

Locator Map
See Central London Map pp16–17
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T E 2 Bloomsbury Square
L S T R Laid out in 1661, it is graced
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S B Charles James Fox
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L I T T L E R U S S E L L S T R E E T Y P L A C E
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3 St George’s, Bloomsbury
The tower on this typically Sicilian Avenue is a small and
flamboyant Hawksmoor unexpected pedestrian precinct
church is modelled on the dating from 1905, with colonnades
tomb of King Mausolus. that evoke Roman architecture.
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