One of London’s best known public Squares
The gardens have a central marble fountain which contains a 19th century statue of Shakespeare, grass areas and a group of mature London plane trees creating a significant tree canopy overhead. There are four gates at each of the corners of the square each with a bust of a notable historical figure - Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist; Sir Joshua Reynolds, the first President of the Royal Academy; John Hunter, an early surgeon and the artist William Hogarth. The square also contains a statue of Charlie Chaplin.
