His great-grandson, Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset was the main promoter of the theatre and a patron of performing arts.
Salisbury Square was the third home to the Cogers debating group of which John Wilkes was one of the founding members.
An obelisk currently stands in the middle of Salisbury Square to Alderman Robert Waithman, a draper who became a politician and Lord Mayor of London.
Samuel Richardson's printing office was at the northwest corner of Salisbury Square, communicating with the court, No.
The penny weekly romances aimed at the newly literate working classes published by Edward Lloyd (1815-1890) were given the name Salisbury Square Fiction because of their provenance.