The statue is of Oliver Cromwell, led the glorious revolution, changed the dynamic between parliament and the monarch giving parliament the superior authority over the monarch. He was buried in Westminster Abbey but after the monarch took over again he was dug up,hanged and decapitated. Pretty crazy stuff. (may or may not be exactly historically accurate)
There is a bell inside the red lion pub because it is such a popular spot among the members of parliament (MEP) that whenever a bill needs to be voted on there is a bell that rings giving the MEPs enough time to return to the house of Parliament to vote (people in the UK drink just as much as americans - TRUE).
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