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Clutha Leader, Volume XXX, Issue 1786, 19 February 1904, Page 6

One of the features of London is the number of opta spaces, squares surrounded by dwellings. These squares are the private property of the landlords, and the fact that one of the blocks has been offered for sale "without restriction" has aroused fear lest the custom of building upon the beauty spots is to be inaugurated. The Duke of Bedford', who is stated to make £IO,OOO a year out of Covent Garden, owns practically all the great Bloomsbury squares. "Be'dfordia" covers something like 120 acres, of which 24 acres are open spaces, an'd is reported to be worth £25,000 an acre,