▁▁ ▁The ▁new ▁style ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B ed ford ▁Level ", ▁a ▁pun ▁on ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁The ▁F ens ▁rec laimed ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B ed ford ▁Level ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁referring ▁to ▁Bed ford ' s ▁radical ▁(" lev eller ") ▁political ▁views . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B ed ford ▁C rop ". ▁Although ▁natural , ▁the ▁Bed ford ▁c rop ▁was ▁usually ▁sty led ▁with ▁w ax . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁on ▁Blo oms bury ▁ ▁Francis ▁Russell ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁central ▁Blo oms bury . ▁Following ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁Blo oms bury ▁Square , ▁he ▁commission ed ▁James ▁Bur ton ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁into ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area . ▁Russell ▁Square ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁development . ▁He ▁commission ed ▁Hum ph ry ▁Re pton ▁to ▁landscape ▁the ▁square ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Re pton ' s ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Duke ▁at ▁his ▁W ob urn ▁Est ate . ▁A ▁statue ▁by ▁Richard ▁West mac ott , ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁has ▁been ▁conser ved ▁and ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁square . ▁It ▁dep ict s ▁Francis ▁Russell ▁as ▁an ▁agricult ural ist ▁with ▁one ▁hand ▁on ▁a ▁pl ough , ▁corn ▁ears ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁sheep ▁at ▁his ▁feet .