Holborn, Greater London, England
High Holborn
Red Lion Square
Red Lion Square is a small square in Holborn, laid out in 1684 by Nicholas Barbon and taking its name from the Red Lion Inn. According to some sources the bodies of three regicides - Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton - were placed in a pit on the site of the Square.
Red Lion Square is allegedly haunted by three famous historical figures - Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw and General Ironside.
Pictured left is Red Lion Square courtesy of Colin Smith.
Red Lion Square,
Holborn,
London,
WC1R.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Holborn is a district in the West End, central London, forming part of the London Borough of Camden, England.
The area's first mention is in a charter of Westminster Abbey, by King Edgar, dated to 959.
Pictured left is High Holborn courtesy of Edward. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
