Statue: Francis Duke of Bedford
Erection date: 3/8/1809
Inscription
Francis Duke of Bedford.
Erected: MDCCCIX. {i.e. 1809}
Inside the gates at each entrance to the square there is a modern information board, erected when the square was renovated in 2003. About this statue it says: 'The bronze statue by Sir Richard Westmacott R. A. was unveiled on 3rd August 1809. It depicts Sir Francis Russell, the agriculturalist (a member of the first Board of Agriculture), with his hand on a plough with sheep at his feet and four cherubs representing spring, summer, autumn and winter.'
Russell owned most of the land around here and built the square.
Site: Francis Duke of Bedford (1 memorial)
WC1, Russell Square
