"The bust of the 19th-century poet has languished for decades at the southern end of Park Lane, slowly deteriorating. To reach the Grade II-listed sculpture, you have to cross three lanes of fast-moving traffic, with no pedestrian crossing in place. But it is now to be restored and moved to a more visible location near Victoria Gate in Hyde Park, where it can be appreciated by passersby."
"Created in 1880 by Richard Claude Belt, the statue was first erected in Hamilton Gardens, originally part of Hyde Park, before a three-lane dual carriageway was built in the 1960s and made it difficult to reach. The bronze sculpture depicts Byron, highly regarded as one of Britain's finest poets, sat on top of a slab of Greek marble. It is inspired by one of Byron's lines: "To sit on rocks and muse o'er flood and fell.""
The Grade II-listed bronze bust of Lord Byron, created in 1880 by Richard Claude Belt, has been stranded on a traffic island at the southern end of Park Lane for decades and has deteriorated. The sculpture originally stood in Hamilton Gardens, part of Hyde Park, until a three-lane dual carriageway made access hazardous. A grant of 230,280 secured by The Byron Society from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will fund restoration and relocation near Victoria Gate in Hyde Park. Foundations work begins April 13, followed by repair of the statue and plinth. The move will improve public access and prominence for the memorial.
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