Bedford Square is a square in the Bloomsbury district of the London Borough of Camden in London, England. The Bloomsbury, a corner pub Bloomsbury is an area of central London, in the London Borough of Camden, named after early landowner William de Blemund who acquired the land in 1201. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

It was built between 1775 and 1783 as an upper middle class residential area, and has had many distinguished residents, including Lord Eldon, one of Britain's longest serving and most celebrated Lord Chancellors, who lived in the largest house in the square for many years. The square takes its name from the main title of the Russell family, the Dukes of Bedford, who were the main landlords in Bloomsbury. 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, was born at Newcastle upon Tyne. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ... Arms of the Dukes of Bedford from 1485 to the present day The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) were created several times in the peerage of England. ...

Bedford Square is one of the best preserved set pieces of Georgian architecture in London, but most of the houses have now been converted into offices. The central garden remains private.

Current occupants include:

• No. 6: New York University's NYU in London Academic Facility.
• No. 36: Architectural Association School of Architecture.
• Nos. 50 and 51: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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Former occupants

• No. 6: Lord Eldon - Lord Chancellor
• No. 11: Henry Cavendish - scientist
• No. 22: Johnston Forbes-Robertson - actor
• No. 35: Thomas Hodgkin - physician, reformer and philanthropist
• No. 35: Thomas Wakley - founder of The Lancet
• No. 41: William Butterfield - architect
• No. 41: Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins - novelist
• No. 48: Elizabeth Jesser Reid - anti-slavery activist and founder of Bedford College for Women
• No. 49: Ram Mohun Roy - Indian scholar and reformer

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See also

Other squares on the Bedford Estate in Bloomsbury included:

• Bloomsbury Square
• Russell Square
• Tavistock Square
• Gordon Square
• Woburn Square

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Reference

Ex residents' names are from the blue plaque website. A Greater London Council blue plaque at Alexandra Palace, commemorating the launch of BBC Television there in 1936. ...