Russell Square

Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. It is near the University of London's main buildings and the British Museum. To the north is Woburn Place and to the south-east is Southampton Row. Russell Square tube station is nearby to the north-east.

Read more about Russell Square:  History, Cabman's Shelter, 7 July 2005 Bombings, Literature and Culture

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