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Statue of Richard Cobden

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London Borough of Camden Statue of Richard Cobden 20231014152845
London Borough of Camden Statue of Richard Cobden 20231014152845

The statue of Richard Cobden is a Grade II listed statue on Camden High Street near Mornington Crescent tube station. Richard Cobden was a politician who campaigned against the Corn Laws; his Corn Law League used revolutionary tactics of targeting the electorate for a particular cause in contrast to the looser coalitions of the Tories and Whigs. Cobden does not appear to have had any formal connection to Camden Town, yet it was there that a small group of his admirers formed a committee to raise funds for the statue. Napoleon III is described as the most significant contributor to the fund on the statue, probably as a result of Cobden's internationalist stance, although there is limited evidence for this claim. With capital being limited, a concert was held at the Agricultural Hall in Islington in a last-minute attempt to raise funds. The statue is of Sicilian marble and was designed by the Wills Brothers. Cobden's widow would attempt to aid in its design by posing in her husband's most characteristic stance. It was unveiled in 1868. It has been claimed to be among the cheapest and worst statues in London.

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Statue of Richard Cobden
Camden High Street, Greater London Fitzrovia (London Borough of Camden)

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Camden High Street
NW1 7JE Greater London, Fitzrovia (London Borough of Camden)
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London Borough of Camden Statue of Richard Cobden 20231014152845
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Harrington Square
Harrington Square

Harrington Square is a garden square in the Camden Town area of London, England. It is located at the northern end of Hampstead Road and next to Mornington Crescent tube station. Despite its name, Harrington Square is a triangle, bordered to the west by Hampstead Road and bordered to the north-east by south by properties addressed as 'Harrington Square' itself. In the middle is Harrington Square Gardens which is a public green space. Numbers 15 to 24, which form the entirety of the north-eastern side except Hurdwick House, are grade II listed buildings. The south side of the square is dominated by the Ampthill Square Estate. The square was laid out in 1843 as part of the Bedford Estate. Soon after being built, it was home to William Mudford and to Margaret Oliphant. Alexander Graham Bell lived in Harrington Square with his grandfather when a teenager, in what Bell called "the turning point of my whole career". Oliver Lodge lived in the square.Harrington Square was originally part of a pair of squares, with Mornington Crescent Gardens on the other side of Hampstead Road, but Mornington Crescent Gardens were built on to create the Carreras Cigarette Factory, which fronts on to Harrington Square, in the 1920s. The south side of the square originally had terraces similar to the listed north-eastern side, but was bombed in World War II and replaced by the modern Ampthill Square Estate.Harrington Square has been the location of a number of murders recently, including one in 2012, one in 2018 and one in 2020.