Queen Square (London)

United Kingdom / England / London

Queen Square is a comparatively small garden square in Bloomsbury, London, located approximately 200 metres (220 yards) east of Russell Square. The square was originally named Queen Anne's Square because a statue contained within it was misidentified as depicting Queen Anne. This statue is now believed to a portrayal of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.

Many of the buildings surrounding the square are devoted to providing, researching and administering health care.

George III was treated in a house on Queen Square when it was thought that he had gone mad. There is a public house on its southwest corner called the Queen’s Larder as, according to legend, the building was used by Queen Charlotte to store food for the King during his treatment. At the southern end of the square is the church of St George the Martyr, the Mary Ward Centre and the former Italian Hospital, now part of Great Ormond Street Hospital (whose main buildings are in the immediate vicinity).
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Coordinates:   51°31'17"N   -0°7'20"E
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