Richard Cobden
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Richard Cobden
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 9 Mar 2009
Standing at the unfashionable end of Camden High Street is this distinctly careworn statue of Richard Cobden, seemingly noticed only by the pigeons. Cobden was a 19th century Manchester industrialist and MP who championed free trade and campaigned for the repeal of the corn laws. He later became a severe critic of what he saw as the militarism of British foreign policy and promoted better relations with France.
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