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Bedford Square is a square in the Bloomsbury district of the Borough of Camden in London, England. It was built between 1775 and 1783 as an upper middle class residential area, and has had many distinguished residents, including Lord Eldon, one of Britain's longest serving and most celebrated Lord Chancellors, who lived in the largest house in the square for many years. The square takes its name from the main title of the Russell family, the Dukes of Bedford, who were the main landlords in Bloomsbury. Bedford Square from the BT Tower in 1966Bedford Square is one of the best preserved set pieces of Georgian architecture in London, but most of the houses have now been converted into offices. Numbers 1-10, 11, 12–27, 28–38 and 40–54 are grade I listed buildings. The central garden remains private. Bedford College, the first place for female higher education in Britain, was formerly located (and named after) Bedford Square. Current occupants Nos. 1 and 2: Cameron Mackintosh's London offices. No. 6: New York University's London Academic Facility. No. 16: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art No. 19: Morse Plc No. 25: InferMed Ltd No. 29: London office of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus No. 36: Architectural Association School of Architecture. No. 47: Yale University Press, London. Nos. 8, 9, 49, 50 and 51: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Former occupants No. 6: Lord Eldon — Lord Chancellor No. 11: Henry Cavendish — scientist No. 13: Harry Ricardo — engine designer — born here No. 22: Johnston Forbes-Robertson — actor No. 30: Jonathan Cape - renowned 20th Century publishing company. No. 35: Thomas Hodgkin — physician, reformer and philanthropist No. 35: Thomas Wakley — founder of The Lancet No. 41: William Butterfield — architect No. 41: Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins — novelist No. 44: Margot Asquith — wife of the Prime Minister H. H. Asquith -- and before that, Ottoline Morrell
