Most of Bloomsbury is designed in squares around pretty gardens. Several have statues in them
This statue was assumed originally to have been of Queen Anne. However, it bears no resemblance to any contemporary portrait of her.
It is now considered to be Queen Charlotte, consort to King George III
The other monument in Queen Anne's Square is to Lord Wolfson of Marylebone. Leonard Wolfson was a businessman and philanthropist. His family's wealth was made in the retail trade, and, with his father, he helped to turn Great Universal Stores into one the largest retail conglomerates in Europe. In 1955, alongside his father and mother, he created the Foundation that bears his family name. The Wolfson Foundation's activities and grant-making have been focused on research and education—and, not least, the advancement of science and medicine.
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