Leicester Square one bust each of famous former residents in the square: the scientist Sir Isaac Newton designed by W. Calder Marshall; Sir Joshua Reynolds, the first President of the Royal Academy by H. Weekes; John Hunter, a pioneer of surgery, by T. Wooler; and William Hogarth, the painter, by J. Durham. Ownership transferred to Westminster City Council in 1933. The most recent addition was a bronze statue of film star and director Charlie Chaplin, designed by sculptor John Doubleday in 1981. On the pavement were inscribed the distances in miles to several Commonwealth countries, including Canada, Kenya and Jamaica. After the
From Liverpool to Leicester Square From Liverpool to Leicester Square From Liverpool to Leicester Square was the first set of concerts by English singer-songwriter Melanie C. The tour ran from 27 September 1999 until 1 November 1999 The full audio of the concert in Toronto was webcast on The Guvernment's website. Five of the songs from the Milan concert were recorded for a half-hour special that aired on MTV Italy. The full concert in Madrid was broadcast on 4G in Spain. The last two songs in the setlist of the Amsterdam concert were recorded and featured on UK CD 2 for Never Be the Same