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I was sitting on a bench in Leicester Square, London, along with several hundred other Londoners, tourists, office workers and various other people enjoying the sun (Yes, we really did get some sun in London this year) – when the statue in the middle of Leicester Square caught my eye.

I took a few photographs, here is one of them.

The motto on the statue reads “There is no darkness but ignorance”.

I have no other information as it was just too hot to do any more, but I WILL walk down there again and update this post with who it is and why it is there.

I do know that Leicester Square was given in the past to the people of London for their free and un-interrupted enjoyment – however Wesminster Council over-rides this by closing the park in the evenings and preventing the people of London (and visitors) from enjoying the square – Westminster Council is above the law, I guess.

UPDATE: I went back and had another look, and also read some of the informational signs around the gates of Leicester Square and it is actually a statue of the bard himself, William Shakespeare.

I place this Carbuncle’s Blog photograph of the Statue in Leicester Square, London in the public domain, as far as I am able, and allow any use including commercial.

There is no need to ask permission to use this London photograph of Leicester Square, if it is of use to you, but if you really, really want to say thank you – why not link to Carbuncle’s blog so others can access the public domain photographs here?