Erection date: 1980
{On plinth:}
Bertrand Russell, 1872 - 1970.
Bust was made in 1980, the same year that Camden gave permission for it to be placed in the square and an appeal for funds was launched.
WC1, Red Lion Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bertrand Russell bust
Philosopher, logician, essayist, social critic and campaigner for peace. Bert...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bertrand Russell bust
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