"After being restored the statue and plinth will be placed at a more visible location near Victoria Gate in the central London park. The Grade II listed bronze sculpture, created in 1880 by Richard Claude Belt, was first erected in Hamilton Gardens, originally part of Hyde Park, but a three-lane dual carriageway built in the 1960s on Park Lane made it hard to reach."
"A fundraising campaign supported by the Heritage of London Trust and the Murray family raised the 380,000 required for the restoration and relocation, including a 230,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The president of The Byron Society thanked "all the people who have supported us to make this happen". Work to put in the foundations at the new site is expected to begin on 13 April while the statue and plinth is repaired."
Plans are in place to restore and relocate the Grade II listed bronze statue of Lord Byron, created in 1880 by Richard Claude Belt, to a visible location near Victoria Gate in Hyde Park. The statue was first erected in Hamilton Gardens, originally part of Hyde Park, but a three-lane dual carriageway built on Park Lane in the 1960s left it marooned on an inaccessible traffic island. A fundraising campaign supported by the Heritage of London Trust and the Murray family raised the 380,000 required for restoration and relocation, including a 230,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Foundations work at the new site is expected to begin on 13 April while the statue and plinth are repaired, with the statue expected to be in place by the end of June.
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